In the immediate aftermath of the Berwick massacre in 1296, Scottish forces retaliated with raids into Tynedale. The valley, running deep into Northumberland, was a natural invasion corridor and remained one of the most contested and violent zones of the entire border region for three centuries. These early raids established patterns of seasonal raiding that would persist long after the formal Wars of Independence ended.
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