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For two years after the [[Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Scots|Scottish]] defeat at the [[First Battle of Corbridge]], the [[Viking]]s raided the land north of the [[River Tees|Tees]] until when in 917 their chief, [[Rögvaldr Guðrøðrsson]], left with a large fleet for [[Waterford]]. He returned in the next year to invade Britain again. This time the Scots were prepared and the armies met on the [[River Tyne, England|Tyne]] in 918 in the '''Second Battle of Corbridge'''. |
For two years after the [[Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Scots|Scottish]] defeat at the [[First Battle of Corbridge]], the [[Viking]]s raided the land north of the [[River Tees|Tees]] until when in 917 their chief, [[Ragnall ua Ímair|Rögvaldr Guðrøðrsson]], left with a large fleet for [[Waterford]]. He returned in the next year to invade Britain again. This time the Scots were prepared and the armies met on the [[River Tyne, England|Tyne]] in 918 in the '''Second Battle of Corbridge'''. |
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The ''[[Annals of Ulster]]'' informs us that the Norse army divided itself into four columns. The Scots destroyed the first three but were ambushed by the last, commanded by Rögvaldr himself. The Scots managed to escape without disaster, however. The ''Historia de Sancto Cuthberto'' mentions the battle site of Corbridge for this second encounter and adds that the English fought alongside the Norse that time, though it ignores the presence of the Scots, whose fighting is derived from the ''Annals of Ulster''. It seems that it was an indecisive engagement. |
The ''[[Annals of Ulster]]'' informs us that the Norse army divided itself into four columns. The Scots destroyed the first three but were ambushed by the last, commanded by Rögvaldr himself. The Scots managed to escape without disaster, however. The ''Historia de Sancto Cuthberto'' mentions the battle site of Corbridge for this second encounter and adds that the English fought alongside the Norse that time, though it ignores the presence of the Scots, whose fighting is derived from the ''Annals of Ulster''. It seems that it was an indecisive engagement. |
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Revision as of 13:11, 3 March 2009
For two years after the Anglo-Saxon and Scottish defeat at the First Battle of Corbridge, the Vikings raided the land north of the Tees until when in 917 their chief, Rögvaldr Guðrøðrsson, left with a large fleet for Waterford. He returned in the next year to invade Britain again. This time the Scots were prepared and the armies met on the Tyne in 918 in the Second Battle of Corbridge.
The Annals of Ulster informs us that the Norse army divided itself into four columns. The Scots destroyed the first three but were ambushed by the last, commanded by Rögvaldr himself. The Scots managed to escape without disaster, however. The Historia de Sancto Cuthberto mentions the battle site of Corbridge for this second encounter and adds that the English fought alongside the Norse that time, though it ignores the presence of the Scots, whose fighting is derived from the Annals of Ulster. It seems that it was an indecisive engagement.
In 919, Rögvaldr descended on York. He took the city and had himself proclaimed king, establishing the kingdom of York. The Bernicians remained under him, though Ealdred and Domnall I, king of Strathclyde, did homage to the king of England.
Sources
- Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.