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The Battle of Largs: Vikings vs Scots for the Hebrides
In 1263, a Viking fleet sailed down the Firth of Clyde, aiming to reclaim the Hebrides for Norse rule. This episode of The Story of Scotland examines the Battle of Largs, a skirmish that never quite became a full battle but nonetheless marked the beginning of the end for Norse power in Scotland. We follow King Haakon IV of Norway, whose aging fleet was battered by Scottish storms and a wily defensive strategy by Alexander III's commanders. The Treaty of Perth in 1266 finally ceded the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland for a sum of 4,000 marks plus an annual tribute of 100 marks…
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