| Battle of 839 | |||||||
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| Part of the Viking invasions of the British Isles | |||||||
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Picts Dál Riata | Norwegian Vikings | ||||||
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Uuen son of Onuist Bran son of Onuist Aed son of Boanta | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of 839, also known as the Disaster of 839 or the Picts’ Last Stand, was fought in 839 between the Vikings and the Picts and Gaels. It was a decisive victory for the Vikings in which Uuen, the king of the Picts, his brother Bran and Aed son of Boanta, King of Dál Riata, were all killed. Their deaths led to the rise of Kenneth I and the formation of the Kingdom of Scotland, as well as the disappearance of Pictish identity. It has therefore been described as "one of the most decisive and important battles in British history."[1]