12 July 927
Meeting at Eamont
Athelstan met northern and western rulers at Eamont after taking control of York.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Eamont Bridge in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Athelstan met northern and western rulers at Eamont after taking control of York.
Constantine II of Scotland acknowledged Athelstan’s supremacy and agreed not to support Viking enemies.
Ealdred of Bamburgh accepted Athelstan’s authority after the collapse of Scandinavian York.
Hywel Dda of Deheubarth attended the Eamont settlement and acknowledged Athelstan’s overlordship.
Owain of Strathclyde joined the rulers who accepted Athelstan’s authority at Eamont.
A meeting at Eamont Bridge is sealed by an agreement that Constantine, Eogan of Strathclyde, Hywel Dda, and Ealdred would "renounce all idolatry": that is, they would not ally with the Vikings
Provenance
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