siege of Alnwick (1093)

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battle siege

The siege of Alnwick (1093) was a Norman-Scottish clash in Northumberland during which the Scottish king Malcolm III and his son Edward were killed, marking a pivotal setback for Scottish ambitions in northern England.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Alnwick (1093) ×2

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → siege →
associatedWith	Alnwick Castle →
attackerCommander	Edward, son of Malcolm III → Malcolm III of Scotland →
belligerent	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Scotland →
casualty	Edward, son of Malcolm III → Malcolm III of Scotland →
cause	Scottish attempt to assert control over Northumbria →
combatant	Norman English garrison → Scottish forces →
conflictType	Norman-Scottish conflict →
country	Kingdom of England →
date	13 November 1093 →
defenderCommander	Robert de Mowbray →
era	11th century →
followedBy	succession crisis in the Kingdom of Scotland →
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages →
killedAt	Edward, son of Malcolm III → Malcolm III of Scotland →
languageOfPrimarySources	Latin →
locatedIn	Northumberland → northern England →
longTermEffect	strengthening of Norman control in Northumbria → weakening of Scottish influence south of the River Tweed →
opponentLeader	Malcolm III of Scotland → Robert de Mowbray →
partOf	Anglo-Scottish border conflicts → Norman-Scottish wars →
place	Alnwick →
predecessorEvent	earlier Scottish incursions into Northumbria under Malcolm III →
recordedIn	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → Scottish medieval chronicles →
relatedTo	reign of Malcolm III of Scotland → rule of William II of England →
result	English victory → Scottish defeat →
significance	major setback for Scottish ambitions in northern England → turning point in Anglo-Scottish relations in the late 11th century →
tacticalOutcome	Scottish king and heir killed in action →
year	1093 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malcolm III of Scotland ("Battle of Alnwick (1093)") →	battle
Edward, son of Malcolm III and Margaret →	conflict
Malcolm III of Scotland ("Battle of Alnwick (1093)") →	diedIn