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Early Medieval

Pictish King Nechtan Expels Columban Clergy 717

717
Angus, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Columban clergy and Dalriadan ecclesiastical interests
Forces
Columban clergy and their Dalriadan protectors
VS
Victor
Pictish King Nechtan
Forces
Pictish royal authority under Nechtan
Outcome
Iona clergy expelled from Pictland; Roman practice imposed; Dalriadan ecclesiastical influence severed
The Battle

History & Significance

King Nechtan mac Der-Ilei expelled the Columban monks from Pictland and adopted Roman church practices; though a religious act, it was enforced militarily by the Pictish king and had major political implications for Dalriada-Pictish relations

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