Norman and Scottish dynastic strife After King William's death in 1087, Edgar supported William's eldest son Robert Curthose, who succeeded him as Duke of Normandy, against his second son, William Rufus, who received the throne of England as William II. Edgar was one of Robert's three principal advisers at this time. The war waged by Robert and his allies to overthrow William ended in defeat in 1091. As part of the resulting settlement between the brothers, Edgar was deprived of lands which he had been granted by Robert. These were presumably former possessions of William and his supporters in Normandy, confiscated by Robert and distributed to his own followers, including Edgar, but restored to their previous owners by the terms of the peace agreement. The disgruntled Edgar travelled once again to Scotland, where Malcolm was preparing for war with William. When William marched north and the two armies confronted one another, the kings opted to talk rather than fight. The negotiations were conducted by Edgar on behalf of Malcolm, and the newly reconciled Robert Curthose on behalf of William. The resulting agreement included a reconciliation between William and Edgar. However, within months Robert left England, unhappy with William's failure to fulfil the pact between them, and Edgar went with him to Normandy.
Norman and Scottish dynastic strife After King William's death in 1087 Edgar supported William's eldest son Robert Curthose who succeeded him as Duke of Normandy against his second son William Rufus who received the throne of England as William II Edgar was one of Robert's three principal advisers at this time The war waged by Robert and his allies to overthrow William ended in defeat in 1091 As part of the resulting settlement between the brothers Edgar was deprived of lands which he had been granted by Robert These were presumably former possessions of William and his supporters in Normandy confiscated by Robert and distributed to his own followers including Edgar but restored to their previous owners by the terms of the peace agreement The disgruntled Edgar travelled once again to Scotland where Malcolm was preparing for war with William When William marched north and the two armies confronted one another the kings opted to talk rather than fight The negotiations were conducted by Edgar on behalf of Malcolm and the newly reconciled Robert Curthose on behalf of William The resulting agreement included a reconciliation between William and Edgar However within months Robert left England unhappy with William's failure to fulfil the pact between them and Edgar went with him to Normandy