▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁project ▁imperial ▁authority ▁over ▁Ed gar ' s ▁neigh ours . ▁With ▁a ▁grand ▁show ▁of ▁force , ▁Ed gar ▁may ▁have ▁sought ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁this ▁authority , ▁and ▁thereby ▁resolve ▁certain ▁out standing ▁issues ▁with ▁his ▁neighbour ing ▁r ul ers . ▁There ▁is ▁reason ▁to ▁suspect ▁that ▁the ▁ups ur ge ▁in ▁Vik ing ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 6 0 s / 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁may ▁have ▁fact ored ▁in ▁Ed gar ' s ▁mach in ations . ▁Specifically , ▁one ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ▁may ▁have ▁concerned ▁the ▁on going ▁war ring ▁between ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁and ▁the ▁Wel sh . ▁Such ▁conflict ▁could ▁have ▁pos ed ▁a ▁significant ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁trade ▁routes ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁Ed gar ▁may ▁have ▁sought ▁an ▁understanding ▁with ▁Mac cus ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁important ▁sea - lan es ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁Is les men . ▁The ▁threat ▁of ▁international ▁coll usion ▁could ▁have ▁also ▁fact ored ▁into ▁Ed gar ' s ▁assembly . ▁One ▁possibility ▁is ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁acted ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁Is les men ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁tempt ed ▁to ▁l end ▁support ▁to ▁dic ont ented ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁D anel aw . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁conce iv able ▁that ▁the ▁assembly ▁could ▁have ▁concerned ▁the ▁remarkable ▁rising ▁power ▁of ▁Am la í b ▁C ú ar án ▁in