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  2. Malcolm II of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The first reliable report of Malcolm II's reign is an attack in 1006 of territory under the Northumbrian rulers of Bamburgh (the lands between the River Forth and the River Tees, roughly ancient Bernicia), perhaps the customary crech ríg (literally royal prey, a raid by a new king made to demonstrate prowess in war), which involved a siege of Durham.

  3. Malcolm III of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Malcolm's father Duncan I became king in late 1034, on the death of Malcolm II, Duncan's maternal grandfather and Malcolm's great-grandfather.One Scottish king-list gives Malcolm's mother the name Suthen (Suthain), a Gaelic name; [7] John of Fordun states that Malcolm's mother was a "blood relative" (consanguinea) of the Danish earl Siward, [8] [9] though this may be a late attempt to deepen ...

  4. Family tree of Scottish monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Malcolm II King of Scots c. 980 –1034 r. 1005–1034: Bethóc: Crínán of Dunkeld Mormaer of Atholl d. 1045: Edward the Exile 1016–1057: Duncan I c. 1001 –1040 r. 1034–1040: William I the Conqueror King of England c. 1028 –1087: Edgar the Ætheling: Margaret of Scotland c. 1045 –1093: Malcolm III Canmore c. 1031 –1093 r. 1058 ...

  5. Gille Coemgáin of Moray - Wikipedia

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    Both men were Gille Coemgáin's cousin, and both had reason to want him dead. Gille Coemgáin is believed to have killed his cousin Dúngal mac Cináeda, the younger brother of Malcolm II, in 999. [1] [2] This could be a motive, but 33 years is a long time to wait for retaliation. Likewise, Gille Coemgáin participated in the death of Mac ...

  6. Siege of Durham (1006) - Wikipedia

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    Painting of King Malcolm II of Scotland. Malcolm II became king of Scotland in 1005 and may have wished to gain Cumbria outright at a time when Æthelred II of England was occupied fighting Vikings in southern England, rather than waiting for the English king to gift the lands for which Malcolm would have had to give homage. There was also a ...

  7. ‘Haunted estate’ where the Queen Mother grew up ... - AOL

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    Located in Angus, Scotland, Glamis Castle has royal connections that go back over a thousand years, and grisly spot where Malcolm II of Scotland was murdered in 1034.

  8. List of Scottish monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth was a cousin of Duncan and was a maternal grandson of Malcolm II. In a series of battles between 1057 and 1058, Duncan's son Malcolm III defeated and killed Macbeth and Macbeth's stepson and heir Lulach and became the king, thereby passing the throne back to the House of Dunkeld.

  9. Bethóc - Wikipedia

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    Bethóc was the eldest daughter and heir of Malcolm II of Scotland, who had no known sons. She married Crínán, Abbot of Dunkeld, about 1000. [1] [2] This marriage may have been designed to encourage the Dunkeld's clan to remain loyal to Malcolm II. [3] Together, Bethóc and Crínán had an heir, Donnchad I. [4]