Thorstein the Red, son of Olaf the White and the legendary Aud the Deep-Minded, carved out a territory covering Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Moray through a series of campaigns in the 870s. The Norse sagas claim he ruled half of Scotland until he was treacherously slain by Scots. His campaigns represent the maximum extent of Norse territorial ambition on the Scottish mainland.
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