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Siege of Durham (1006)

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• ... that Uhtred became earl of Bamburgh after victory at the siege of Durham, even though his father seems to have still lived?
• ALT0a... that Uhtred became earl of Bamburgh after his victory at the siege of Durham, even though his father seems to have still been living?

• Source: Uhtred's victory brought him to the attention of Æthelred II who recognized him as earl even though Waltheof seems still to have been alive

• ALT1: ... that Uhtred led forces at the siege of Durham as his father was too old to fight? Source: Uhtred's father, Waltheof, described as being of great age and thus unable to lead the counter-attack, shut himself up in the fortress at Bamburgh, leaving the resistance to the Scots to his son
• ALT2: ... that after the siege of Durham tradition states local women were paid a cow each to clean the heads of the fallen attackers, which were then mounted on spikes from the town's stockade? Source: [Tradition has it that local women were paid one cow each to cleanse the heads of Scottish dead, for mounting on spikes on the town stockade]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Delta (emulator)
• Comment: When designing the hooks I was thinking including Uhtred's name might draw some interest because of The Last Kingdom (TV series), but not sure if I am overestimating the shows reach?

Created by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 16:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC).

• I will gladly review this in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 06:41, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
• The article was created on 19 May 2024‎ and nominated on the same day. It is thus eligible.
• The article is sourced. I did two spot checks and the references checked out.
• The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
• Earwig did not pick up anything noteworthy.
• QPQ done.
• Hook review: I think the original hook is the best one and it is ODNB sourced and thus viable. I nevertheless have small questions:
  • In my opinion "earl of Bamburgh" should be wikilinked. Probably to Rulers of Bamburgh (even though Earl of Bamburgh redirects to Earl of Northumbria [is this a redirection mistake, I am not knowledgeable here]?)
  • The flow of the wording might be improved: What do you think about "... that Uhtred became earl of Bamburgh after his victory at the siege of Durham, even though his father seems to have still been living?"
  • "his father" should probably also be wikilinked to Waltheof of Bamburgh - what do you think?
  • Thanks for creating free and interesting knowledge! I will approve this nomination once these small questions have been addressed! WatkynBassett (talk) 07:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Created Alt0a to address the above suggestions. I have no strong feelings about whether this is better than the original. The question about Earl of Northumbria vs Rulers of Bamburgh is a question I've no clear answer for. CSJJ104 (talk) 19:49, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Looking at this again I notice Waltheof of Bamburgh is a stub. I'm unsure if this might be an issue for inclusion in the hook?

While I have no issue with whichever hook the promoter chooses when that point is reached I do like Alt2 as being distinct from the sort of hook which typically appears on DYK. CSJJ104 (talk) 20:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on the hook. In my experience many hooks with doubtful reliability are extensively discussed and often challenged at the promotion stage or even later when the sets are put together therefore, I did not pick the more unusual hook ALT2 (which has the qualifier "tradition"). I think ALT0a is fine and that a stub article is wikilinked is no issue at all. I approve hook ALT0a. WatkynBassett (talk) 05:25, 25 May 2024 (UTC)