Battle of Kringen
（重定向自Kringen）
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![Landing of Scottish Forces at IsfjordenAdolph Tidemand](/Images/godic/202501/22/Landing_of_Scottish_Forces_at_Isfjorden_by_Tidemand3043.jpg")
![Scottish barn Skottelåven at Klomstad, Kvam in Oppland county, Norway](/Images/godic/202501/22/Skottelaaven3043.jpg")
![Monument in Otta over the battle site](/Images/godic/202501/22/Monument_over_the_Battle_of_Kringen3043.jpg")
The Battle of Kringen (Norwegian:Slaget i Kringom) involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War.
The battle has since become a part of folklore in Norway, giving names to local places in the Ottadalen valley. A longstanding misconception was that George Sinclair, a nephew of the George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness was the commander of the forces; in fact, he was subordinate to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Ramsay.