AthelingMalcolm submits at Abernethy
William marches into Scotland by land and sea and the King of Scots does homage.
What the record says
Malcolm had married Edgar’s sister Margaret and sheltered the ætheling. At Abernethy he gave hostages and expelled Edgar from his court.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 15 August 1072 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Related events
- The Isle of Ely falls
Hereward and Morcar are the last to hold out; Morcar surrenders and Hereward escapes.
- Lanfranc becomes archbishop
The abbot of Caen takes Canterbury and begins remaking the English church.
- Edgar makes his peace
The last claimant of the old house comes to court and accepts a pension.
- Papal legates depose Stigand
The council at Winchester strips the old archbishop of Canterbury and Winchester.
- Malcolm III marries Margaret of Wessex
The Scottish royal house became closely linked to the displaced Anglo-Saxon royal line.
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
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