David I of Scotland besieged Norham Castle on the Tweed in 1138 as part of his campaign to exploit the Anarchy and expand Scottish territory southward. The Bishop of Durham's great castle on the river was a key border fortress. The siege was raised by English forces before the castle fell. The Scottish pressure on the northern borders culminated in the Battle of the Standard later that year.
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