William the Conqueror's devastating Harrying of the North in 1069-70 had direct implications for Scotland. Malcolm III had been sheltering English rebels and Edgar Atheling at his court. After William's punitive campaign annihilated northern English resistance, Malcolm was forced to negotiate. The Treaty of Abernethy in 1072 followed, in which Malcolm did homage to William and expelled Edgar Atheling. The campaign shaped the entire subsequent relationship between England and Scotland.
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