BattlefieldsDuncan I Siege of Durham 1039
Early Medieval

Duncan I Siege of Durham 1039

1039
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish royal army under Duncan I
Forces
Durham garrison
VS
Victor
Durham garrison
Forces
Scottish royal army under Duncan I
Outcome
Scottish defeat; heavy losses; Duncan I fled; his weakness enabled Macbeth to kill him the following year
The Battle

History & Significance

Duncan I of Scotland besieged Durham in a disastrous campaign to extend Scottish power into northern England; the Scots were routed by the Durham garrison sallying out; Duncan fled north with a shattered army, fatally weakening his position

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