Todd Ferguson
Historian specializing in Scottish history who studies and discusses the siege of Dumbarton and broader ninth-century interactions between Brittonic kingdoms and Viking forces.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 52min
Viking Scotland: The Siege of Dumbarton
Todd Ferguson, a historian of early Scotland, explains the four-month 870 siege of Dumbarton Rock and its strategic grip on the Clyde. He traces Altclut/Strathclyde’s politics, Viking shifts from raiding to siege warfare, logistics of the assault, mass captives sent to Dublin, and how the fortress’s fall reshaped regional power and aided Scotland’s long unification.
