Siege of Dumbarton
| Siege of Dumbarton | |||||||
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| Part of the Viking invasions of Scotland | |||||||
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| Scandinavian Dublin | Kingdom of Strathclyde | ||||||
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Olaf the White Ivar the Boneless | Artgal | ||||||
The Siege of Dumbarton took place in 870, where the Briton fortress at Dumbarton Rock was besieged by a Viking force from Ireland.[1] The defenders were defeated after four months when they ran out of water, and the attackers returned to Ireland a year later with a great deal of slaves and plunder.[2] The event forced the Britons to move their capital to Govan.
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Coordinates: 55°56′10″N 4°33′43″W / 55.936°N 4.562°W
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