Battle of Bauds was a battle fought in 962 in an area known as the Bauds, south of
Findochty and west of
Cullen near
Portknockie,
Scotland between Scotland, under King
Indulf, and
Norse pirates. The Vikings had been raiding and burning through Scotland, and had won numerous
skirmishes against the Scots, including the
Battle of Dollar
The Battle of Dollar was an 875 battle fought in Dollar, Scotland between Danish invaders under Thorstein and the men of Alba under Constantine I. The Danes defeated the men of Alba and then occupied Caithness, Sutherlandshire, Ross, and Mora ...
. However, in this battle, the Norsemen were defeated. Afterwards, Norse control in Scotland fell apart. However, Indulf was killed in the battle.
References
Notes
Sources
*George Bruce. ''Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles''. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) ().
*
W. CRAMOND; NOTES ON TUMULI IN CULLEN DISTRICT; AND NOTICE OF THE DISCOVERY OF TWO URNS AT FOULFORD, NEAR CULLEN (1897) Retrieved 29-12-2010
960s conflicts
962
10th century in Scotland
Battles involving Scotland
Battles involving Denmark
History of Moray
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