Battle of Dunsinane
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The Battle of Dunsinane, also known as the Battle of the Seven Sleepers, was fought between the forces of Macbeth, King of Scotland and forces led by Siward, Earl of Northumbria and Malcolm Canmore on
Dunsinane Hill from Black Hill
Malcolm III of Scotland
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Malcolm III was King of Alba from 1058 to 1093. He was later nicknamed "Canmore". Malcolm's long reign of 35 years preceded the beginning of the Scoto-Norman age.
Portrait of Malcolm and Margaret, from the Forman Armorial (1562)
William Rufus, "the Red", king of the English (1087–1100)
Memorial cross said to mark the spot where King Malcolm III of Scotland was killed while besieging Alnwick Castle in 1093.
18th century engraving of Malcolm III