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Siege of Dumbarton, the Glossary

The siege of Dumbarton was a successful four-month siege of the Brittonic fortress at Dumbarton Rock in 870, initiated by the Viking leaders Amlaíb, King of Dublin, and Ímar.^[1]

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28 relations: Amlaíb Conung, Angles (tribe), Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Annals of Ulster, Arthgal ap Dyfnwal, Ímar, British Isles, Causantín mac Cináeda, Celtic Britons, Crag and tail, Dumbarton Castle, Govan, Kingdom of Alba, Kingdom of Dublin, Kingdom of Strathclyde, Northumbria, Picts, Rhun ab Arthgal, River Clyde, River Leven, Dunbartonshire, Scandinavian Scotland, Scottish people, Vikings, Wales, West Dunbartonshire, York, 11th century, 1300.
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870s conflicts
9th century in Scotland

Amlaíb Conung

Amlaíb Conung (Óláfr; died c. 874) was a Viking leader in Ireland and Scotland in the mid-late ninth century. Siege of Dumbarton and Amlaíb Conung are 9th century in Scotland.

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Angles (tribe)

The Angles were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period.

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Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain

The settlement of Great Britain by diverse Germanic peoples led to the development of a new Anglo-Saxon cultural identity and shared Germanic language, Old English, which was most closely related to Old Frisian on the other side of the North Sea.

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Annals of Ulster

The Annals of Ulster (Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland.

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Arthgal ap Dyfnwal

Arthgal ap Dyfnwal (died 872) was a ninth-century king of Alt Clut.

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Ímar

Ímar (Ívarr; died c. 873), synonymous with Ivar the Boneless, was a powerful Viking leader in Ireland and Scotland in the mid-late ninth century. Siege of Dumbarton and Ímar are 9th century in Scotland.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

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Causantín mac Cináeda

Causantín mac Cináeda (Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Choinnich; died 877) was a king of the Picts.

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Celtic Britons

The Britons (*Pritanī, Britanni), also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were an indigenous Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age until the High Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons (among others).

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Crag and tail

A crag (sometimes spelled cragg, or in Scotland craig) is a rocky hill or mountain, generally isolated from other high ground.

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Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle (Dùn Breatainn) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland.

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Govan

Govan (Cumbric: Gwovan; Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland.

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Kingdom of Alba

The Kingdom of Alba (Scotia; Alba) was the Kingdom of Scotland between the deaths of Donald II in 900 and of Alexander III in 1286.

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Kingdom of Dublin

The Kingdom of Dublin (Old Norse: Dyflin) was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD.

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Kingdom of Strathclyde

Strathclyde (lit. "broad valley of the Clyde",, Cumbria) was a Brittonic kingdom in northern Britain during the Middle Ages.

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Northumbria

Northumbria (Norþanhymbra rīċe; Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is now Northern England and south-east Scotland.

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Picts

The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Early Middle Ages.

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Rhun ab Arthgal

Rhun ab Arthgal was a ninth-century King of Strathclyde.

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River Clyde

The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland.

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River Leven, Dunbartonshire

The River Leven (Uisge Leamhna) is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South.

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Scandinavian Scotland

Scandinavian Scotland was the period from the 8th to the 15th centuries during which Vikings and Norse settlers, mainly Norwegians and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, and their descendants colonised parts of what is now the periphery of modern Scotland.

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Scottish people

The Scottish people or Scots (Scots fowk; Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire (Wast Dunbairtonshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

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York

York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.

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11th century

The 11th century is the period from 1001 (represented by the Roman numerals MI) through 1100 (MC) in accordance with the Julian calendar, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium.

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1300

The year 1300 (MCCC) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, the 1300th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 300th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1300s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Dumbarton

Also known as Sack of Dumbarton, Siege of Dumbarton Rock.