Malcolm I of Scotland

Reign: 943 – 954
Life: 897–954

By the 940s, he was no longer a young man, and may have become impatient in awaiting the throne. Willingly or not, the 11th century The Prophecy of Berchán , a verse history in the form of a supposed prophecy, states that it was not a voluntary decision that Constantine II abdicated in 943 and entered a monastery, leaving the kingdom to Máel Coluim. Seven years later, the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba says: plundered the English as far as the River Tees , and he seized a multitude of people and many herds of cattle: and the Scots called this the raid of Albidosorum, that is, Nainndisi. This battle is not reported by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , and it is unclear whether it should be related to the expulsion of Amlaíb Cuarán from York or the return of Eric.

During Malcolm I of Scotland's reign, Constantine VII ruled Rome, Eadred ruled England, and Pope Agapetus II ruled Papacy.

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