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The Treaty of Perth, 1266, ended military conflict between Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 under Magnus the Law-mender
Magnus VI of Norway

Magnus Lagab?te or Magnus H?konsson , was king of Norway from 1263 until 1280....
 and Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 under Alexander III
Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III , King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh, the only son of Alexander II of Scotland by his second wife Marie de Coucy. Alexander's father died on 6 July 1249 and he became king at the age of eight, inaugurated at Scone, Perth and Kinross on 13 July 1249....
 over the sovereignty of the Hebrides
Hebrides

The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups, the Inner and Outer Hebrides....
 and the Isle of Man
Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles....
.

The Hebrides and the Isle of Man had become Norwegian territory during centuries when both Scotland and Norway were still forming themselves as coherent nation-states, and Norwegian control had been formalised in 1098, when Edgar of Scotland
Edgar of Scotland

Edgar or ?tgar mac Ma?l Choluim , nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" , was king of Alba from 1097 to 1107. He was the son of Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland ....
 signed the islands over to Magnus III of Norway
Magnus III of Norway

Magnus Barefoot son of Olaf III of Norway and grandson of Harald Hardrada, was kings of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of Mann and the Isles from 1099 until 1102....
.






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The Treaty of Perth, 1266, ended military conflict between Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 under Magnus the Law-mender
Magnus VI of Norway

Magnus Lagab?te or Magnus H?konsson , was king of Norway from 1263 until 1280....
 and Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 under Alexander III
Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III , King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh, the only son of Alexander II of Scotland by his second wife Marie de Coucy. Alexander's father died on 6 July 1249 and he became king at the age of eight, inaugurated at Scone, Perth and Kinross on 13 July 1249....
 over the sovereignty of the Hebrides
Hebrides

The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups, the Inner and Outer Hebrides....
 and the Isle of Man
Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles....
.

The Hebrides and the Isle of Man had become Norwegian territory during centuries when both Scotland and Norway were still forming themselves as coherent nation-states, and Norwegian control had been formalised in 1098, when Edgar of Scotland
Edgar of Scotland

Edgar or ?tgar mac Ma?l Choluim , nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" , was king of Alba from 1097 to 1107. He was the son of Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland ....
 signed the islands over to Magnus III of Norway
Magnus III of Norway

Magnus Barefoot son of Olaf III of Norway and grandson of Harald Hardrada, was kings of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of Mann and the Isles from 1099 until 1102....
. In Norwegian terms, the islands were the Sudreys, meaning Southern Isles.

The Treaty of Perth
Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
 was agreed three years after the 1263 naval Battle of Largs
Battle of Largs

The Battle of Largs was an meeting engagement fought between the armies of Norway and Scotland near the present-day town of Largs in North Ayrshire on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland on 2 October 1263....
 and, in Scotland
Scotland: A New History

The book Scotland: A New History was first published by Century Limited in 1990. Pimlico published a revised edition in 1992 and reprinted this later edition in 1992 and 1993....
 (page 90, Pimlico 1992, ISBN 0-7126-9893-0), Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch

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 has compared the treaty's importance with that of the Treaty of York
Treaty of York

The Treaty of York was signed by Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland in 1237. The treaty set the Anglo-Scottish border between England and Scotland....
 of 1237. The Treaty of York defined a border between Scotland and England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 which is almost identical to the modern border.

Largs is often claimed as a great Scottish victory, but the Norwegian forces, led by Håkon IV
Haakon IV of Norway

Haakon Haakonsson , also called Haakon the Old, was List of Norwegian monarchs of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Under his rule, medieval Norway reached its peak....
, were not fully committed to battle and the result was inconclusive. Håkon had planned to renew military action the following summer, but he died in Orkney during the winter. His successor, Magnus the Law-mender, sued for peace and secured the Treaty of Perth.

In the treaty Norway recognised Scottish sovereignty over the disputed territories in return for a lump sum of 4000 marks
Mark (money)

Mark was a measure of weight mainly for gold and silver, commonly used throughout western Europe and often equivalent to 8 ounces. Considerable variations, however, occurred throughout the Middle Ages ....
 and an annuity of 100 marks. The annuity was actually paid during subsequent decades. Scotland also confirmed Norwegian sovereignty over Shetland and Orkney.

See also

  • List of treaties
    List of treaties

    This list of treaties contains historic agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups....


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