Battle of Dollar

Part of the Danish invasions of Scotland

Date	875
Location	Dollar, Scotland
Result	Danish pyrrhic victory.

Belligerents

Denmark

Scotland

Commanders and leaders

Thorstem

Constantine I

Casualties and losses

1/3

unknown

The Battle of Dollar was an 875 battle fought in Dollar, Scotland between Danish invaders under Thorstem and the men of Alba under Constantine I. The Danes defeated the men of Alba and then occupied Caithness, Sutherlandshire, Ross, and Moray, far to the North of the battle site.

References

George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).

Scandinavian Scotland

Rulers	List of Kings Earls of Orkney Crovan dynasty Lords of Argyll Mormaers of Caithness Uí Ímair

Notable women	Aud the Deep-Minded Bethóc, Prioress of Iona Bjaðok Cacht ingen Ragnaill Gormflaith ingen Murchada Gunnhild Gormsdóttir Ingeborg of Norway Ingibjörg the Earls'-Mother Isabel Bruce Máel Muire ingen Amlaíb Margaret, Maid of Norway Margaret, Queen of Norway Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland Ragnhild Eriksdotter

Other notable men	Caittil Find Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red

History	Kingdom of the Isles Dál Riata Gall-Ghàidheil Lochlann Orkney Outer Hebrides Shetland Scottish–Norwegian War (1262-66)

Archaeology	Bornish Birsay Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial Rubha an Dùnain Scar boat burial St Magnus Church

Artifacts and culture	Birlinn Chronicles of Mann Darraðarljóð Dumfriesshire Hoard Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx runestones Orkneyinga saga Ounceland Sen dollotar Ulaid St Magnus Cathedral Udal law

Althings	Delting Dingwall Law Ting Holm Lunnasting Nesting Sandsting Tingwall Tynwald

Language	Middle Irish Norn Old Norse Pictish

Etymology	Scottish island names Northern Isles Hebrides

Battles and treaties	Bauds Brunanburh Clontarf Dollar Barry Epiphany Isle of Man Largs Renfrew Skyhill Tara Vestrajǫrðr Treaty of 1098 Treaty of Perth

Associated clans and septs	Gunn Macaulay of Lewis Mac Coitir MacDonald MacDougall MacLeod Macruari Somhairle

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