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named Siward, whom this King Edward made Earl of Northum- 

 berland. This Siward killed in battle Makacta (Macbeth), King 

 of Scotland, who had raised a rebellion against King Edward. 

 After this Makacta, Malcolm Largehead, who had been made 

 King of Gjmiberland, became King of the Scots. At another 

 time Siward sent his son to wage war in Scotland, where he died 

 of dysenlery. When the father heard of it, he said : — " Ha ! 

 could not my son die another death? He is worth nothing." 

 Being indignant at this, he determined to have his revenge. So 

 he marched into Scotland with an army, where the same malady 

 attacked him so cruelly that it was clear he was about to die. 

 "Alas!" said he, "I have been in so many battles. Why did I 

 not depart from the world in one of them ? I must now die like 

 an ox. Put my hauberk on me ; cover me with my helmet ; give 

 me my dagger ; gird my sword on me ; entrust me with my spear ; 

 and then I will die as a brave knight." These orders were car- 

 ried out, and then he died. At this time Edward, the son of 

 Edmond Ironside, came from Hungary; but he died soon after, 

 and was buried at St. Paul's, in London. He was the father of 

 Edgar the Atheling and of Margaret, who afterwards became 

 Queen of Scotland. She was the wife of Malcolm Largehead, 

 who begot Edward and David of her. The elder son, Edward, 

 was killed with his father in battle. David afterwards reigned 

 wisely over Scotland in the time of William of Malmesbury. 

 Malcolm also had two daughters by Margaret — Maude, whom 

 Henry, the King of England, son of William the Conqueror, 

 married; the other Mary, whom Eustace, Count of Boulogne, 

 took to wife. The chronicles of Scotland relate that this 

 Margaret was driven by a storm at sea into the Forth in Scot- 

 land, as she was on her way to England. She was taken ^hence 

 to King Malcolm, who, as he wished to marry, took her to wife. 

 The chronicles also state that Malcolm claimed the right to Scot- 

 land, though he was a bastard son of the King. He had two 

 better brothers, with whom he was brought up in England. At 

 that time, on account of the youth of the heirs to the Crown, 

 each of the Lords of Scotland ruled his own part of the country 

 like a king. They were then called, not Earls, but Thanes. One 

 of them who thought himself the greatest master, the Thane of 

 Murref, commanded all the other Thanes to be ready to convey 



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