| Battle of Carham | |||||||
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 St Cuthbert's Church, Carham, viewed from the other side of the Tweed, where the battle took place. The minster was a significant economic and administrative centre. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Northern English of Bamburgh / Earldom of Northumbria |
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Strathclyde | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Uhtred of Bamburgh |
King Malcolm II Owen the Bald | ||||||
The Battle of Carham was fought between the English ruler of Bamburgh and the king of Scotland in alliance with the Cumbrians. The encounter took place in the 1010s, most likely 1018 (or perhaps 1016), at Carham on Tweed in what is now Northumberland, England. Uhtred, son of Waltheof of Bamburgh (or his brother Eadwulf Cudel), fought the combined forces of Malcolm II of Scotland and Owen the Bald, king of the Cumbrians (or Strathclyde). The result of the battle was a victory for the Scots and Cumbrians.