Battle of Largs

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The Battle of Largs was a 1263 clash off the coast of Scotland between Norwegian and Scottish forces that marked the decline of Norwegian influence over the Hebrides and paved the way for Scottish control of the western isles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Largs canonical 17
Battle at Largs 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath death of Haakon IV in Orkney later in 1263 ⓘ
withdrawal of the Norwegian fleet to Orkney ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Largs ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Largs
associatedWith Hebrides ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Islands

Isle of Arran ⓘ
linked to: Arran
belligerent Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
combatant Norwegian forces ⓘ
Scottish forces ⓘ
commandedBy King Haakon IV ⓘ
linked to: Haakon IV of Norway
commander Alexander III of Scotland ⓘ
Haakon IV of Norway ⓘ
commemoratedBy Largs Pencil monument ⓘ
linked to: Pencil Monument
commemoratedIn Scottish historical tradition ⓘ
conflictIn Scottish–Norwegian War ⓘ
countryInvolved Norway ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
date 2 October 1263 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Perth ⓘ
hasCategory 1263 in Scotland ⓘ
13th-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving Norway ⓘ
Battles involving Scotland ⓘ
hasCause Norwegian–Scottish rivalry over the Hebrides ⓘ
influenced Treaty of Perth ⓘ
locatedIn North Ayrshire ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
location Largs ⓘ
opposedBy King Alexander III ⓘ
partOf Norwegian expeditions to Scotland in 1263 ⓘ
history of Norway ⓘ
history of Scotland ⓘ
precededBy Norwegian fleet operations around the Hebrides in 1263 ⓘ
result Norwegian retreat ⓘ
decline of Norwegian influence in the Hebrides ⓘ
strategic Scottish advantage ⓘ
strengthening of Scottish control over the western isles ⓘ
significance marked the decline of Norwegian sea power in western Scotland ⓘ
paved the way for Scottish sovereignty over the Hebrides ⓘ
theatre Firth of Clyde ⓘ
typeOfWarfare amphibious landing ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ
year 1263 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haakon IV of Norway → notableEvent → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Treaty of Perth → follows → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Alexander III of Scotland → victory → Battle of Largs ⓘ
subject linked to: Alexander III
Largs → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Largs → commemorates → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Pencil Monument → commemorates → Battle of Largs ⓘ
subject linked to: Largs
Battle of Largs → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Largs ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Largs
Clan Ross → notableBattle → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Treaty of Perth → follows → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Sudreyjar → significantEvent → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Pencil Monument → commemorates → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Vikingar! visitor centre → relatedTo → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Largs → knownFor → Battle of Largs ⓘ
subject linked to: LARGS
Clann Dhùghaill → participatedInConflict → Battle of Largs ⓘ
Norse Scotland → significantEvent → Battle of Largs ⓘ