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Early Medieval

Battle of Corbridge (second, 918)

918
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Second Battle of Corbridge
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scots and Northumbrians
Forces
Scots and Northumbrians (c. 2,000–3,000).
VS
Victor
Ragnall (Norse-Irish Vikings)
Forces
Ragnall's Norse-Irish Vikings (c. 2,000–3,500)
Outcome
Norse-Irish victory; Ragnall became king of Northumbria/York
The Battle

History & Significance

Ragnall defeated the combined forces of Constantine II of Scotland and the Northumbrian English at the second Battle of Corbridge. This victory established Norse-Irish kingship at York, creating the complex three-way contest between English, Scots, and Norse-Irish that would characterise Northumbrian politics for the next thirty years.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Corbridge (second, 918)

Corbridge Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Vicar's pele tower
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Three temporary camps at Farnley Grange
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Walker's Pottery
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Dilston Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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