The Battle of Carham: A Thousand Years On

by Neil McGuigan (Editor), Alex Woolf (Editor)

Overview

Very little is known about the battle of Carham, fought between the Scots and Northumbrians in 1018. The leaders were probably Máel Coluim II, king of Scotland, and Uhtred of Bamburgh, earl or ealdorman in Northumbria. The outcome of the battle was a victory for the Scots, seen by some as a pivotal event in the expansion of the Scottish kingdom, the demise of Northumbria and the Scottish conquest of 'Lothian'. The battle also removed a potentially significant source of resistance to the recent conqueror of England, Cnut.

This collection of essays by a range of subject specialists explores the battle in its context, bringing new understanding of this important and controversial historical event. Topics covered include: Anglo-Scottish relations, the political character and ecclesiastical organisation of the Northumbrian territory ruled by Uhtred, material from the Chronicles and other historical records that brings the era to light, and the archaeological and sculptural landscape of the tenth- and eleventh-century Tweed basin, where the battle took place.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788851503
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	01/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Neil McGuigan is a researcher, historian and lecturer, and also works as a historical consultant for PC-game developers. He gained degrees from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in history from the University of St Andrews, where he is a regular lecturer and tutor. His recent research has concentrated on Scotland and Northumbria in the period 800 to 1200.

Alex Woolf is a senior lecturer in history at the University of St Andrews. He holds a BA in Medieval History and Medieval English, an MPhil
in Archaeology and a PhD from the University of St Andrews. He is the author of a number of articles and books on medieval Scottish history, including From Pictland to Alba: Scotland, 789 to 1070, Scandinavian Scotland: 20 Years After and Beyondthe Gododdin: Dark Age Scotland in Medieval Wales.

Neil McGuigan is a researcher, historian and lecturer, and also works as a historical consultant. He gained degrees from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in history from the University of St Andrews, where he is a regular lecturer and tutor. His recent research has concentrated on Scotland and Northumbria in the period 800 to 1200.
Alex Woolf is a senior lecturer in history at the University of St Andrews. He holds a BA in Medieval History and Medieval English, an MPhil in Archaeology and a PhD from the University of St Andrews. He is the author of a number of articles and books on medieval Scottish history, including From Pictland to Alba: Scotland, 789 to 1070, Scandinavian Scotland: 20 Years After and Beyondthe Gododdin: Dark Age Scotland in Medieval Wales.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Preface ix

List of Abbreviations xi

Map of Bamburgh and Surrounding Region, c. 1000 xvii

Map of Britain, c. 1000 xviii

1 The Battle of Carham: An Introduction Neil McGuigan 1

2 Southern Scotland as Part of the Scottish Kingdom: The Evidence of the Earliest Charters Dauvit Broun 33

3 Edinburgh's Renown in the Early Middle Ages Philip Dunshea 50

4 Carham: The Western Perspective Fiona Edmonds 79

5 Bamburgh and the Northern English Realm: Understanding the Dominion of Uhtred Neil McGuigan 95

6 Early Medieval Carham in its Landscape Context David Petts 151

7 A New Reading of Late Anglo-Saxon Sculpture in and around the Tweed Valley: Carham, Lindisfarne, Norham and Jedburgh Victoria Thompson 174

8 Annals 848 to 1118 in the Historia Regum David A. Woodman 202

9 The Diocese of Lindisfarne: Organisation and Pastoral Care Alex Woolf 231

Index 241