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Siege of Durham 1006

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1006Wikidata P585 point in time
Century11th centuryderived
PeriodEarly medieval, Anglo-Saxon & Vikingderived
CountryEnglandderived
ParticipantsKingdom of England, Kingdom of ScotlandWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Durham was a 1006 attack on the settlement of Durham, England, conducted by Scottish forces under Malcolm II against the English defenders, possibly as part of an attempt to gain complete control of Cumbria, or part of the traditional raiding of a new Scottish king intended to display their military might. The battle ended in defeat for the Scottish after Uhtred of Bamburgh raised an army from the lands of Bernicia and York to repel the attackers. This victory would lead to Uhtred being named Earl of Bamburgh, and later Earl of York, uniting these lands under his leadership.

Despite his defeat, Malcolm would lead another attack into England in 1018 and gained recognition that the lands north of the River Tweed were under Scottish control after the Battle of Carham.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 54.7753, -1.5756

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Durham (1006) (revision 1381867349), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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