Following the battle Lulach, Macbeth's stepson was crowned King, before being killed by Malcolm who then took the throne.

Since the death of his father, King Duncan, in battle with Macbeth, Malcolm had been sheltered by Earl Siward of Northumbria,[1] his uncle.

[1] Some sources say it was Edward the Confessor, King of England, who ordered Siward to launch this invasion of Scotland.

[2] After retreating North, Macbeth would again face Malcolm in battle at Lumphanan,[3] in modern day Aberdeenshire.

[1] Upon assuming the throne, Malcolm, with the help of his English queen, Margaret, began the long task of removing Gaelic culture from mainstream Scotland.