BattlefieldsAthelstan Scottish Campaign 934
Early Medieval

Athelstan Scottish Campaign 934

934
Angus, Scotland
Also known as: Athelstan Invades Scotland 934 · Scottish Campaign of Athelstan
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Constantine II of Scotland
Forces
Scottish forces under Constantine II
VS
Victor
Athelstan
Forces
Combined English, Welsh, and mercenary army with fleet
Outcome
Athelstan land army ravages Scotland to Dunnottar; fleet raids as far as Caithness; Constantine submits
The Battle

History & Significance

Athelstan launched a punitive expedition into Scotland in 934 after Constantine II broke his oath of submission, perhaps by allying with Norse enemies. The land army devastated Scotland to Dunnottar on the Kincardineshire coast while the fleet ravaged the eastern seaboard as far as Caithness. Constantine submitted again. The campaign was the most extensive English military operation in Scotland before the medieval period and bred the resentment that led to the grand coalition against Athelstan at Brunanburh in 937.

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