Malcolm II the destroyer I on the male line.
| Malcolm II the Destroyer | |||||||
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| Gaelic. Máel Coluim An Forranach , English Malcolm II the Destroyer | |||||||
 Malcolm II, King of Scotland | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Kenneth III | ||||||
| Successor | Duncan I | ||||||
| Birth | OK. 980 | ||||||
| Death | November 25, 1034 | ||||||
| Burial place | |||||||
| Kind | Macalpines | ||||||
| Father | Kenneth II | ||||||
| Children | daughters : Donada, Betok | ||||||
Biography
Malcolm II came to power, killing his predecessor Kenneth III .
During his reign, Malcolm II repeatedly fought with England . The first time he invaded Northumbria in 1006 , but was defeated. After this defeat, the British captured the city of Durham and "decorated" its walls with the severed heads of the Scots, washed and neatly combed. Women who took care of the appearance of their heads were awarded with Jarl Uhtred : each of them received a cow. Malcolm gathered his strength for a long time, wanting revenge. In 1018, near Karem on Tweed, he inflicted a crushing defeat on Uhtred’s brother Eadwulf Kudel . After that, all the lands before Tweed became part of Scotland. The King of Denmark and England, Knud the Great, tried in 1031 to conquer these lands, but failed.
Malcolm II bequeathed the Scottish throne to his grandson Duncan , the son of his eldest daughter Betok .
Literature
- McKenzie Agnes. The Birth of Scotland / Translation, Scientific Ed., Enter. article by S.V. Ivanov. - SPb. : Eurasia, 2003 .-- 336 p. - (Clio fundationis). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 5-8071-0120-0 .
Links
- SCOTLAND, KINGS . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy . Date of treatment October 20, 2011. Archived February 11, 2012.