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Battle of Carham
The Battle of Carham was a battle between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Danes at Carham on Tweed in 1018. The battle was a victory for the Scottish king Máel Coluim II and the battle is thought to have strengthened Scotland's hold on Lothian, in 1029 Canute, King of England, Denmark, and Norway, travelled to Scotland and seems to have recognised Malcolm's possession of Lothian.
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