After Malcolm III's 1079 raid into Northumbria, William the Conqueror sent his eldest son Robert Curthose with an army into Scotland. Malcolm came to terms without major fighting. On his return march, Robert founded the 'New Castle upon Tyne' as a northern defensive fortress -- the founding of what would become Newcastle. The expedition showed the Norman determination to maintain dominance over Scotland without necessarily fighting a major battle.
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