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The 'Battle of Cruden Bay occurred in the summer of 1012 in the North East of Scotland between Malcolm II and King Canute.[1] Traditionally. the village of Cruden Bay's name was derived from the Gaelic Croch Dain (Slaughter of Danes).[2]

The 1000th anniversary of the battle was marked in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ p.90, Geoff Holder, The Guide to Mysterious Aberdeenshire
  2. ^ A Brief History of Cruden Parish Church crudenchurch.org.uk, accessed 14 October 2008
  3. ^ "Cruden Viking battle remembered". BBC. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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