Battle of Bauds was a battle fought in 962 in an area known as the Bauds, south of

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and west of Cullen near

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between Scotland, under King

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, and Norse pirates. The Vikings had been raiding and burning through Scotland, and had won numerous

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es against the Scots, including the

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. However, in this battle, the Norsemen were defeated. Afterwards, Norse control in Scotland fell apart. However, Indulf was killed in the battle.

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*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
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