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Battle of Lumphanan (1057)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1057

On 15 August 1057, Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore) defeated and killed King Macbeth of Scotland near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, ending his seventeen-y…

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  1. 1057Lumphanan · AberdeenshireMalcolm III led supporters of King Duncan's line north from the south, encountering Macbeth's forces near Lumphanan and joining battle for supreme kingship of Scotland.
  2. 1057Lumphanan · AberdeenshireMacbeth was killed in the fighting and his kingship collapsed with the defeat; Malcolm III won a decisive victory, but Macbeth's stepson Lulach briefly succeeded him, and Scottish unification still required further military campaigns.

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