King Haakon IV of Norway assembled one of the largest medieval Scandinavian fleets at Kirkwall in Orkney before sailing south to confront Alexander III at Largs. The fleet numbered between 120 and 200 vessels including the royal flagship Mariasuden. The Kirkwall assembly was the last great expression of Norwegian maritime power in the west and the final assertion of sovereignty over the Hebrides that would end with the Treaty of Perth in 1266.
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