BattlefieldsNorse Raid on Iona 793 — First Scottish Context
Early Medieval

Norse Raid on Iona 793 — First Scottish Context

793
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Iona monastery/Scottish island communities
Forces
undefended Hebridean island communities
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse raiding fleet from Hordaland
Outcome
Norse fleet reconnoitred Hebridean waters and made first contact raids on smaller island communities before the main assault on Iona in 795.
The Battle

History & Significance

The first Norse raids on the northern British Isles in 793 used Orkney and Shetland as staging grounds; the Hebrides experienced Norse reconnaissance raids that set the pattern for the sustained assault on Iona beginning 795.

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