What the records say
- When
- 1010s
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 55.64° N, 2.32° W
- Description
- 1016 battle
Battle of Carham
Battle between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Northumbrians at Carham on Tweed
The Battle of Carham was fought between the English ruler of Bamburgh and the king of Scotland in alliance with the Cumbrians. The encounter took place in the 1010s, most likely 1018, at Carham on Tweed in what is now Northumberland, England. Uhtred, son of Waltheof of Bamburgh, fought the combined forces of Malcolm II of Scotland and Owen the Bald, king of the Cumbrians.
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