Battle of Bands
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Battle of Bauds was a battle fought in 962
in an area known as the Bauds, south of Findochty
and West of Cullen, Scotland
between Scotland under king Indulf
, and Danish
pirates. The Danes had been raiding and burning through Scotland, and had won numerous victorious skirmishes against the Scots, including the Battle of Dollar
. However, in this battle, the Danes were defeated. Afterwards, the Danish control in Scotland fell apart. However, Indulf was killed in the battle.
962
Year 962 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* February 2 – Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor....
in an area known as the Bauds, south of Findochty
Findochty
Findochty is a village in Banffshire, Scotland, 4 miles east of the town of Buckie.Findochty stands on the shores of the Moray Firth. The Gaelic name of the village was recorded by Diack in his own transcription method as fanna-guchti which is unclear in meaning...
and West of Cullen, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
between Scotland under king Indulf
Indulf of Scotland
Ildulb mac Causantín, anglicised as Indulf, nicknamed An Ionsaighthigh, "the Aggressor" was king of Scots from 954. He was the son of Constantine II ; his mother may have been a daughter of Earl Eadulf I of Bernicia, who was an exile in Scotland.John of Fordun and others supposed that Indulf had...
, and Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
pirates. The Danes had been raiding and burning through Scotland, and had won numerous victorious skirmishes against the Scots, including the Battle of Dollar
Battle of Dollar
The Battle of Dollar was a 875 battle fought in Dollar, Scotland between Danish invaders under Thorstem and the men of Alba under Constantine I. The Danes defeated the men of Alba and then occupied Caithness, Sutherlandshire, Ross, and Moray, far to the North of the battle site.-References:*George...
. However, in this battle, the Danes were defeated. Afterwards, the Danish control in Scotland fell apart. However, Indulf was killed in the battle.