Categories: Anglo-Saxon people | English heroic legends
Byrhtnoth (Byrhtnoþ, also spelled Byrhtnoð, Byrihtnoð, Brihtnoþ, Beorhtnoþ, Beorhtnoð, Baeorhtnoð), Anglo-Saxon name, composed of beorht 'bright' and noth 'courage'. Name of the leader of the Anglo-Saxon defence force in the Battle of Maldon in 991.
