Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266

E413783

bilateral treaty medieval treaty peace treaty

The Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266, known as the Treaty of Perth, was a medieval agreement that ended Norse claims to the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in favor of Scottish sovereignty.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 canonical	2
Treaty of 1266 between Scotland and Norway	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4102217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266
Context triple: [Treaty of Perth, alsoKnownAs, Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266]

A. Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237
The Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237, commonly known as the Treaty of York, was a medieval agreement that formally defined much of the border between England and Scotland.
B. Treaty of Berwick (1357)
The Treaty of Berwick (1357) was the agreement that secured the release of King David II of Scotland from English captivity and temporarily ended hostilities between Scotland and England during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
C. Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a 1328 peace agreement between England and Scotland in which England formally recognized Scottish independence under King Robert the Bruce.
D. Treaty of Edinburgh
The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.
E. Treaty of Birgham
The Treaty of Birgham was a 1290 agreement intended to secure the independence of Scotland by arranging the marriage of Margaret, the Maid of Norway, to Edward of Caernarfon, while explicitly safeguarding Scottish laws and institutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266
Target entity description: The Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266, known as the Treaty of Perth, was a medieval agreement that ended Norse claims to the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in favor of Scottish sovereignty.

A. Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237
The Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237, commonly known as the Treaty of York, was a medieval agreement that formally defined much of the border between England and Scotland.
B. Treaty of Berwick (1357)
The Treaty of Berwick (1357) was the agreement that secured the release of King David II of Scotland from English captivity and temporarily ended hostilities between Scotland and England during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
C. Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a 1328 peace agreement between England and Scotland in which England formally recognized Scottish independence under King Robert the Bruce.
D. Treaty of Edinburgh
The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.
E. Treaty of Birgham
The Treaty of Birgham was a 1290 agreement intended to secure the independence of Scotland by arranging the marriage of Margaret, the Maid of Norway, to Edward of Caernarfon, while explicitly safeguarding Scottish laws and institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ medieval treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 ⓘ Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 ⓘ surface form: Treaty of 1266 between Scotland and Norway
appliesToJurisdiction	Hebrides ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man western seaboard of Scotland ⓘ
category	1266 in Norway ⓘ 1266 in Scotland ⓘ 13th-century treaties ⓘ Scotland–Norway relations ⓘ
chronology	precedes the 1468–1469 pledging of Orkney and Shetland to Scotland ⓘ
compensation	annual payment of 100 marks to Norway ⓘ lump sum payment of 4,000 marks ⓘ monetary payment from Scotland to Norway ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Norway ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateSigned	1266-07-02 ⓘ
effect	defined the boundary between Scottish and Norwegian possessions in the North Atlantic ⓘ ended Norwegian claims to the Hebrides ⓘ ended Norwegian claims to the Isle of Man ⓘ recognized Scottish sovereignty over the Hebrides ⓘ recognized Scottish sovereignty over the Isle of Man ⓘ
follows	Battle of Largs ⓘ Scottish–Norwegian conflict over the Western Isles ⓘ surface form: Scottish–Norwegian War
hasLegalStatus	international treaty ⓘ
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfWork	Latin ⓘ
mainSubject	Norse claims in the British Isles ⓘ sovereignty over the Hebrides ⓘ sovereignty over the Isle of Man ⓘ
partOf	history of Norway ⓘ history of Scotland ⓘ history of the Hebrides ⓘ
placeSigned	Perth ⓘ Perth, Scotland ⓘ
result	Scottish consolidation of control over the western isles ⓘ decline of Norwegian political influence in the Hebrides ⓘ peace between Scotland and Norway ⓘ
signatory	Alexander III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus VI of Norway ⓘ
signedUnderReignOf	Alexander III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus VI of Norway ⓘ
territoryCededToScotland	Hebrides ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man
territoryRetainedByNorway	Orkney Islands ⓘ surface form: Orkney Shetland ⓘ
yearSigned	1266 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Treaty of Perth → alsoKnownAs → Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 ⓘ

Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 → alsoKnownAs → Treaty between Scotland and Norway of 1266 ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Perth