▁I ▁of ▁Scotland ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁battle ▁by ▁Mac b eth . ▁Dun can ' s ▁son ▁Mal col m ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁seek ▁safety ▁in ▁England . ▁Fif teen ▁years ▁later ▁Mal col m ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁L um phan an , ▁where ▁Mac b eth ▁was ▁ ▁killed . ▁L ul ach , ▁Mac b eth ' s ▁step - son , ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Scotland ▁briefly ▁before ▁he ▁too ▁died ▁at ▁Mal col m ' s ▁hands ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 8 . ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁L ul ach , ▁Mal col m ▁became ▁King ▁of ▁Sc ots . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁Mal col m ▁inv aded ▁the ▁northern ▁count ies ▁of ▁England ▁numerous ▁times . ▁The ▁count ies ▁of ▁North umber land , ▁C umber land ▁and ▁West mor land ▁were ▁histor ically ▁claimed ▁by ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁after ▁the ▁defeat ▁ ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Harold ▁God win son ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 6 , ▁English ▁resistance ▁to ▁their ▁Norman ▁conquer ors ▁ ▁was ▁cent red ▁on ▁Ed gar ▁ Æ th eling , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Edmund ▁Ir ons ide . ▁Ir ons ide ▁was ▁half - bro ther ▁to ▁Edward ▁the ▁Conf essor . ▁Cop si , ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁T ost ig ▁( a ▁previous ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁ear l ▁of