The Battles of Corbridge both took place at the same Corbridge, between the same contestants in 915 and 918. They were important in deciding the fate of the Viking kingdom of York and the Anglo-Saxon earldom of Northumbria. Corbridge is a town in Northumberland, England, situated 25 km (16 miles) west of Newcastle and 6 km (4 miles) east of Hexham. ... Events Fatimid armies invaded Egypt. ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... The name Viking is a borrowed word from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ... Jorvik was the Viking name for the English city of York. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...

First Battle of Corbridge: 915

The first battle, according to the chronicle of the diocese of Durham (Historia de Sancto Cuthberto), was the result of two years of raiding the coast of Northumbria (from 913). The date of the battle is uncertain. In a battle in the Irish Sea in 914, Rögvaldr Guðrøðrsson defeated his rivial Barðr Óttarsson. The same year, Rögvaldr invaded Britain and burned Dunblane. Rögvaldr apparently expelled the Bernician aristocracy from Lothian, and Ealdred of Bamburgh fled to the court of King Causantín II of Scotland. Finally, the king of Scotland, Causantín II, allied with the earl of Bernicia, Ealdred I. Together they met the invaders, under their leader Rögvaldr, at Corbridge. The allies were defeated and, according to the Historia, the land north of the Tees was divided between Rögvaldr's followers. Events The Shiite Fatimid state in modern day Tunisia launches a failed military campaign against Egypt Births Deaths Eadwulf, Anglo-Saxon Earl of Bernicia who ruled the land north of the Tees Alexander III of Byzantium Categories: 913 ... Events Town of Warwick, England founded on the River Avon Vikings conquer much of Ireland Byzantine Empire battles with Bulgaria over city of Adrianople, which changes hands several times Reconstruction of Nanjing after a long dissertation; it marked the beginning of contemporary Nanjing City. ... Dunblane is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, near Stirling. ... Constantine II (874?–952) was king of Scotland from 900 to 942 or 943. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... The Tees, a river of England, rises on the eastward slope of Cross Fell in the Pennine Chain, and traverses a valley about 85 miles (137 km) in length to the North Sea. ...

Second Battle of Corbridge: 918

For the next two years, the result of the defeat was Viking raids until in 917, Rögvaldr left with a large fleet for Waterford. He returned in the next year to invade Britain again. This time the Scots were prepared and the armies met on the Tyne in 918. Events August 20 - Battle of Anchialus: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria invades Thrace and drives the Byzantines out. ... Waterford (Irish: Port Lairge) is, historically, the capital of County Waterford in Ireland, though today the city is administered separately from the county, the latter having its seat in Dungarvan. ... The River Tyne can refer to two rivers in the United Kingdom: River Tyne, England River Tyne, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The Annals of Ulster informs us that the Norse army divided itself into four columns. The Scots destroyed the first three but were ambushed by the last, commanded by Rögvaldr himself. The Scots managed to escape without disaster, though. The Historia de Sancto Cuthberto mentions the battle site of Corbridge for this second encounter and adds that the English fought alongside the Norse that time, though it ignores the presence of the Scots, whose fighting is derived from the Annals of Ulster. It seems that it was an indecisive engagement. The Annals of Ulster are a chronicle of medieval Ireland. ...

In 919, Rögvaldr descended on York. He took the city and had himself proclaimed king, establishing the kingdom of York. The Bernicians remained under him, though Ealdred and Domnall I, king of Strathclyde, did homage to the king of England. Events King Edward I of England conquers Bedford. ... Strathclyde (Welsh Ystrad Clud) was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ... This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain...

Sources

• Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.