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Early Medieval

Constantine II vs Anlaf Guthfrithson — Scottish Frontier Fighting 940

940
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Anlaf Guthfrithson Norse-Irish raiding parties
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish border forces
Outcome
Scots maintained defensive positions; Olaf focused on Northumbria
The Battle

History & Significance

Following Brunanburh, Anlaf Guthfrithson (Olaf Guthfrithson) returned from Waterford to seize York in 940 and then raided into Scottish controlled Lothian; Constantine II's aging kingdom faced renewed Norse-Irish pressure from this resurgent Dublin king

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Scheduled Monuments near Constantine II vs Anlaf Guthfrithson — Scottish Frontier Fighting 940

Shieldgreen Tower
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Glenbield, fort 800m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.7 miles
Green Hill, settlement
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Venlaw Castle Hotel,settlement 780m NE of
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 miles
Upper Kidston,fort & settlement NNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.5 miles
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