BattlefieldsOlaf Guthfrithson Killed at Tyninghame 941
Early Medieval

Olaf Guthfrithson Killed at Tyninghame 941

941
East Lothian, Scotland
Also known as: Death of Olaf Guthfrithson 941 · Olaf Raids Bernicia 941
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Norse (Olaf Guthfrithson)
Forces
Bernician local forces
VS
Victor
Bernicians
Forces
Dublin Norse raiders
Outcome
Olaf Guthfrithson killed while raiding Lindisfarne area; Norse position in north destabilised
The Battle

History & Significance

The Chronicle records Olaf Guthfrithson was killed in 941 while raiding in Bernicia — he died at or near Tyninghame on the East Lothian coast. His death during a raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne ended the most dangerous Norse threat to English control of the north. The Dublin Norse succession dispute that followed allowed Edmund to move quickly to recover the Five Boroughs in 942.

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