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Scotland in 1018

Historical records for Scotland in 1018, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

January

1 January 1018Battle of CarhamOwen Strathclyde the Bald

Carham · Warfare / England War

Owen of Strathclyde supports Malcolm II against Northumbrian forces at Carham and is later remembered as a key Scottish ally.

Other Events

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Carham · Warfare / England War

After Carham, much of present day Scotland is under the control of the King of Scots. A Battle between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of Northumbria at Carham on Tweed

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Carham · Warfare / England War

Establishes the River Tweed as the north boundary of Northumbria, had been Edinburgh. Defeats the Northumbrians on the Tweed River. Captures the area between the Tweed & Firth of Forth & Lothian from the English.

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Carham · Warfare / England War

The Battle of Carham is a victory for the Scottish king Malcolm II and the battle is thought to have strengthened Scotlands hold on Lothian.

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Carham · Warfare / England War

The Battle of Carham, by the River Tweed, is a victory for the Scots led by Mael Coluim and the men of Strathclyde led by their king, Owen the Bald. River Tweed becomes the border between Scotland and England. King Owen of Strathclyde is killed.

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Carham · Warfare / England War

With Malcolm II as king and Owen of Strathclyde supporting him, an important Battle is fought against Earl Uhtred of Bamburgh and his Northumbrian army at Carham, near Roxburgh. The Kingdom of Northumbria withdraws from Edinburgh to the River Tweed.

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

Lothian · Warfare / England War

Recaptures much of Lothian from the English after the Battle of Carham

1018Battle of CarhamMalcolm II

River Tweed · Warfare / England War

The Battle of Carham was a Battle between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Northumbrians at Carham on Tweed in 1018 or possibly 1016, also sometimes known as the Battle of Coldstream

1018Battle of CarhamOwen the Bald

Carham · Warfare / England War

The Battle of Carham, by the River Tweed, is a victory for the Scots led by Mael Coluim and the men of Strathclyde led by their king, Owen the Bald

1018Invasion of BerniciaMalcolm II

Bernicia · Warfare / England War

A second war in Bernicia, probably in 1018, is more successful

Names involved

Malcolm IIOwen Strathclyde the BaldOwen the Bald

Places involved

BerniciaCarhamLothianRiver Tweed

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.