The most destructive Viking assault in Scottish history. Olaf the White and Ivar the Boneless — the two greatest Viking leaders of their generation — besieged Dumbarton Rock (Alt Clut), the capital of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, for four months. They discovered the water source and cut it off. The garrison surrendered. King Artgal was later killed on Ivar's orders. The Vikings took an enormous haul of slaves back to Dublin. Strathclyde never fully recovered.
Entire population taken as slaves to Dublin
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