, ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁renew ed ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁king , ▁Edmund ▁having ▁been ▁murder ed ▁in ▁ 9 4 6 ▁and ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Ed red . ▁Eric ▁Blood ax e , ▁son ▁to ▁King ▁Har ald ▁H air f air ▁of ▁Norway , ▁took ▁York ▁in ▁ 9 4 8 , ▁before ▁being ▁driven ▁out ▁by ▁Ed red , ▁and ▁when ▁Am la í b ▁Cu aran ▁again ▁took ▁York ▁in ▁ 9 4 9 – 9 5 0 , ▁M á el ▁Col u im ▁ra ided ▁North umb ria ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁the ▁Te es ▁taking ▁" a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁many ▁her ds ▁of ▁cattle " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Chron icle . ▁The ▁Ann als ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁for ▁ 9 5 2 ▁report ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁" the ▁men ▁of ▁Al ba ▁and ▁the ▁Brit ons ▁[ of ▁Str ath c ly de ] ▁and ▁the ▁English " ▁against ▁the ▁foreign ers , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁North men ▁or ▁the ▁Nor se - G a els . ▁This ▁battle ▁is ▁not ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁Chron icle , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Am la í b ▁Cu aran ▁from ▁York ▁or ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Eric ▁Blood ax e . ▁ ▁The ▁Ann als ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁report ▁that ▁M á el ▁Col u im ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁ 9 5 4 . ▁Other ▁sources ▁place