Harrying of the North
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- Harrying of the North
- The Scottish challenge
- Malcom had become King of Scotland in 1058 and was eager to extend his power
- Events of 1072
- Following the failure of Edgar's invasion (1070) William to disband his forces.
- This encouraged Malcolm to invade
- He devastated Durham and Cleveland, consolidating his hold over Cumbria and ravaging Teesdale
- The invasion and Malcolm's marriage provoked William to intervene in Scotland.
- During the summer of 1072 William marched to Perth in the heart of Malcom's Kingdom.
- This encouraged Malcolm to invade
- Following the failure of Edgar's invasion (1070) William to disband his forces.
- Events of 1079
- Malcolm was successful in Monray and seized the opportunity of William back in Normandy to raid Northumbria
- William sent his son Robert north to deal with it and Malcolm renewed his submission
- Robert began building a great new and formidable castle on the Tyne.
- The Scandinavian threat
- 1085 Viking and Scandinavian forces threatened his rule
- Swein's son Cnut who had been King of Danes in 1081 reasserted the family claim to the throne
- William summoned French mercenaries to the coast
- William summoned a war council
- Cnut had assembled a fleet however was murdered in 1086 which prevented it from sailing.
- They were still able to raise large fleets and in 1069 were able to land in the humber
- 1085 Viking and Scandinavian forces threatened his rule
- The Scottish challenge
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