The first decade of the eleventh century saw continued Norse pressure on the Scottish coasts even as Malcolm II consolidated his grip on Lothian. The Forth estuary remained vulnerable — its monastic communities and trading settlements were tempting targets. These raids occurred in the same period as the great Danish attacks on England under Cnut, showing how connected the Norse world was across the British Isles.
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