Norham's fall in 1318 was a major strategic blow. The powerful Bishop of Durham's castle on the Tweed was considered nearly impregnable, yet Edward Bruce's forces took it. Together with the capture of Berwick the same year, Scotland controlled all the key crossings into northern England
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