What the records say
- When
- 870
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 55.94° N, 4.56° W
- Description
- 870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings
Siege of Dumbarton
870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings
The siege of Dumbarton was a successful four-month siege of the Brittonic fortress at Dumbarton Rock in 870, initiated by the Viking leaders Amlaíb, King of Dublin, and Ímar. Dumbarton was capital of the Kingdom of Alt Clut, the only surviving Brittonic kingdom outside of Wales. It represented a valuable target for the Viking invaders, who were likely motivated by strategic considerations, as well as loot.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “После четырёхмесячной осады викинги захватили столицу бриттского королевства Альт-Клута (Стратклайда) Дамбартон”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page