▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H ast ings , ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 6 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁nob ility ▁were ▁also ▁either ▁killed ▁at ▁H ast ings ▁or ▁replaced ▁by ▁Norman ▁l ords ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fighting , ▁William ' s ▁army ▁had ▁to ▁suppress ▁many ▁re bell ions ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁un rest , ▁some ▁English ▁nobles ▁had ▁sought ▁san ctu ary , ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁ ▁Mal col m ▁III . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁Ed gar ▁ Æ th eling , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁W esse x ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁last ▁English ▁claim ant ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁a ▁host ile ▁Scotland , ▁in ▁al liance ▁with ▁dis aff ected ▁English ▁l ords ▁including ▁▁ Æ th eling , ▁ ▁William ▁rode ▁north ▁with ▁his ▁Norman ▁army ▁and ▁forced ▁Mal col m ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁A bern eth y . ▁Although ▁the ▁specific ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁are ▁lost ▁in ▁history , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁ ▁swe aring ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁William , ▁Mal col m ▁was ▁ ▁given ▁est ates ▁in ▁C umb ria ▁and ▁Ed gar ▁ Æ th eling ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁court . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 1 0 4 0 , ▁Dun can