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Early Medieval

Constantine II Abdication and End of the Viking Wars 943

943
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
no opposition
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Scottish Alba
Outcome
Peaceful transition; Constantine retired; Malcolm I became king
The Battle

History & Significance

Constantine II abdicated the Scottish throne after 43 years — the longest reign of any Scottish or Pictish king — and retired to the Culdee monastery at St Andrews; his long reign had successfully defended the kingdom of Alba from Norse conquest

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Constantine II Abdication and End of the Viking Wars 943

St Andrews Cathedral and Priory and adjacent ecclesiastical remains
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
St Andrews Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Dominican Friary, 25m S of Blackfriars' Chapel, St Andrews
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
St Andrews,West Port
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Kittock's Den, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.7 miles
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