Old English literature There are five shorter poems: capture of the Five Boroughs (942); coronation of King Edgar (973); death of King Edgar (975); death of Alfred the son of King Æthelred (1036); and death of King Edward the Confessor (1065). The 325 line poem "The Battle of Maldon" celebrates Earl Byrhtnoth and his men who fell in battle against the Vikings in 991. It is considered one of the finest, but both the beginning and end are missing and the only manuscript was destroyed in a fire in 1731. A well-known speech is near the end of the poem: Old English heroic
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood which includes five additional songs. The original track listing was used for the Record Store Day 2015 re-release on red coloured vinyl. "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" was produced by Darryl Neudorf and co-produced by Case. This is her first solo album in four years. Neudorf helped mix, produce and engineer other Case albums including "The Virginian" (1997), "Furnace Room Lullaby" (2000), "Blacklisted" (2002), "The Tigers Have Spoken" (2005), "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" (Bonus Disc Version) (2007) and "Middle Cyclone" (2009). He helped produce and engineer for other artists such as Sarah McLachlan, The Sadies and The Mohawk Lodge.