Who won Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740?

Northumbria (Eadberht) won Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740. The outcome was: Northumbrian raid into Pictish territory while Aethelbald exploited the absence.

When and where did Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740 take place?

Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740 took place in 740 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Early Medieval

Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740

740

Perthshire, Scotland

Also known as: Eadberht of Northumbria attacks Picts 740

Era

Early Medieval

Battle Type

Skirmish

Location

Perthshire, Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Picts

Forces

Pictish forces

VS

Victor

Northumbria (Eadberht)

Forces

Northumbrian army

Outcome

Northumbrian raid into Pictish territory while Aethelbald exploited the absence

The Battle

History & Significance

Eadberht of Northumbria, a strong and capable king, campaigned against the Picts in 740. This left Northumbrian southern borders exposed, which Aethelbald of Mercia exploited by raiding. Eadberht later allied with Angus king of the Picts in campaigns against Strathclyde, showing that Northumbrian-Pictish relations were complex and shifting.

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Scheduled Monuments near Northumbrian Campaign against the Picts 740

Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1 miles

Tullibole, church and burial ground

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.2 miles

Braughty, unenclosed settlement 750m ESE of

Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles

Claysike, enclosures 300m W of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 miles

Middleton Fossoway, enclosure 400m SSE of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.6 miles

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