The Norse sagas record that Thorstein the Red son of Olaf the White conquered Ross and Moray and held them before being treacherously slain. If accurate this represents the most extensive Norse territorial conquest on the Scottish mainland, penetrating south of the Moray Firth into the agricultural heartland of northeastern Scotland. The treacherous killing of Thorstein by the Scots demonstrates active Scottish resistance to Norse mainland occupation.
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