172:(Fergus Mór mac Eirc, with the people of Dál Riata, held part of Britain, and he died there.) However, the forms of Fergus, Erc and Dál Riata are later ones, written down long after the 6th century. The record in the Annals has given rise to theories of invasions of Argyll from Ireland, but these are not considered authentic.
160:, although copied in the 9th century it is written in 8th-century language, possibly even 7th-century, predating the supposed invention of myth proposed by Campbell 200 to 300 years later, proving that Fergus Mór is not a product of 10th-century propaganda. The historical record, such as it is, consists of an entry in the
370:"'... and they won land among the Picts by friendly treaty or the sword': How a re-examination of early historical sources and an analysis of early medieval settlement in north Co. Antrim confirms the validity of traditional accounts of Dál Riatic migration to Scotland from Ulster"
183:
can be taken as examples. The
Senchus states that Fergus Mór was also known as Mac Nisse Mór. These sources probably date from the 10th and 11th centuries, respectively, between 20 and 30 generations after Fergus may have lived.
198:
These sources, while they offer evidence for the importance of Fergus Mór in
Medieval times, are not evidence for his historical career. Indeed, only one king in the 6th century in Scotland is known from contemporary evidence,
195:
gives an extensive genealogy for Fergus: m. h-Eircc m. Echdach
Muinremuir m. Óengusa Fir m. Feideilmid m. Óengusa m. Feideilmid m. Cormaicc, and a further 46 generations here omitted.
325:, declaring, "We conducted a Fergus to Scotland; we welcome in James the Second the undoubted heir of Fergus by the lineal descent of one hundred and ten crowned heads".
245:
with him from
Ireland, that he was succeeded by a son named Dúngal. A list of kings follows which is corrupt but bears some relation to those found in earlier sources.
605:
822:
241:
says that Fergus was the first Scot to rule in
Scotland, and that Cináed mac Ailpín was his descendant. In addition, he writes that Fergus brought the
226:
In the contexts of
Patrician tradition, legendary accounts and symbolic description, the figure twelve is mentioned with reference to the sons of Erc.
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280:, before eventually returning to Scotland and reconquering the Scottish lands. He was killed in battle against Durstus, king of the
303:, as the "happie Monarch sprung of Ferguse race". Nor was James VI the last ruler to share this belief. The Great Gallery of the
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817:
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19:
690:
299:, shared the scholar's view of the origins of his line, describing himself in one of many verses written to his wife
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650:
220:
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715:
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110:
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212:
837:
776:
304:
143:
268:
under one
Maximus conquered all of Britain. His father Eugenius had been killed by the Romans, and Fergus,
745:
705:
685:
680:
635:
216:
312:
730:
720:
175:
The
Genealogy of Fergus is found in the king lists of Dál Riata, and later of Scotland, of which the
832:
827:
735:
670:
645:
334:
318:
200:
176:
162:
382:"tories of Dalriadic origins cannot be held to be worthy of acceptance as history", Sally Foster,
758:
188:
399:
The early part of Fergus's ancestry is shared with that given for Senán son of
Gerrgenn in the
786:
630:
575:
483:
462:
234:
62:
771:
675:
211:. The first kings of Dál Riata whose existences are reasonably sure are Fergus's grandsons
404:
344:
300:
192:
128:
90:
169:"Feargus Mor mac Earca cum gente Dal Riada partem Britaniae tenuit, et ibi mortuus est."
725:
558:
519:
515:
387:
340:
261:
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531:
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665:
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204:
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While his historicity may be debatable, his posthumous importance as the founder of
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539:
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124:
284:, and was succeeded by his son Eugenius. A linked tradition traces the origin of
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If
Wyntoun's account adds little to earlier ones, at the end of the 16th century
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273:
763:
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of medieval and Renaissance Scotland is not in doubt. Rulers of Scotland from
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135:
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264:. In this version, the Scots had been expelled from Scotland when the
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There is reference to the Fergus Mór tradition in the Irish notulae,
407:; compare Rawlinson B. 502 para 1696 "Genelach Ríg n-Alban and the
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499:
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337:, a genealogical figure who was alleged to be a son of Fergus
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who assisted Fergus II in the above restoration to Scotland.
321:'s Irish partisans welcomed the king at Kilkenny during the
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The Senchus and the Duan name Fergus's father as Erc son of
203:, and even this identification rests upon a later gloss to
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contains a scanned edition of James Aikman's translation (
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according to Buchanan's count, was raised in exile in
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until the present time claim descent from Fergus Mór.
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420:
John W. M. Bannerman, "Kinship, Church and Culture",
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from the Book of Lismore (no translation available)
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18:"Fergus I" redirects here. Not to be confused with
390:. See also Ewan Campbell, "Were the Scots Irish?".
311:'s portraits of Scottish monarchs, from Fergus to
480:Picts, Gaels, and Scots: Early Historic Scotland.
471:Campbell, Ewan, "Were the Scots Irish ?" in
512:from Rawlinson B.502 (no translation available)
307:in Edinburgh was decorated with eighty-nine of
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315:, produced to the order of James's grandson.
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191:. A Middle Irish genealogy of the kings of
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459:The Oxford Companion to Scottish History.
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442:Aikman's edition, pp. 202–218.
823:People whose existence is disputed
288:to the son of the royal family of
166:, for the year 501, which states:
14:
706:Eochaid mac Domangairt
500:CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
260:added much, generally following
219:, or perhaps his great-grandson
422:Collected essays & studies
351:Origins of the Kingdom of Alba
239:Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland
1:
813:6th-century Scottish monarchs
736:Eochaid mac Echdach
20:Fergus I (mythological king)
777:Conall mac Áedáin
532:Betha Shenáin meic Geirginn
401:Betha Shenáin meic Geirginn
347:, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
276:. He later fought with the
854:
808:6th-century Irish monarchs
772:Conall mac Taidg
482:Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2014.
433:See chapters xliv and liv.
411:", at line 1792 and after.
17:
621:
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563:
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548:Rerum Scoticarum Historia
528:(translation in progress)
461:Oxford UP, Oxford, 2001.
256:Rerum Scoticarum Historia
123:) was a possible king of
46:to 501 (possibly 498–501)
35:
787:Áed mac Boanta
546:) of George Buchanan's
544:The History of Scotland
526:The Annals of Tigernach
504:University College Cork
305:Palace of Holyroodhouse
384:Picts, Gaels and Scots
254:
237:'s early-15th-century
168:
115:Fearghas Mòr Mac Earca
114:
676:Conall Crandomna
576:Domangart mac Ferguso
213:Gabrán mac Domangairt
516:The Annals of Ulster
127:. He was the son of
631:Domangart Réti
335:Gofraid mac Fergusa
209:Letter to Coroticus
201:Ceretic of Alt Clut
177:Senchus Fer n-Alban
163:Annals of Tigernach
107:Fergus Mór mac Eirc
818:Kings of Dál Riata
666:Domnall Brecc
656:Eochaid Buide
615:Kings of Dál Riata
478:Foster, Sally M.,
189:Eochaid Muinremuir
795:
794:
701:Ferchar Fota
696:Domnall Donn
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573:Succeeded by
566:King of Dál Riata
488:978-1-78027-191-0
295:Buchanan's king,
235:Andrew of Wyntoun
221:Áedán mac Gabráin
144:Cináed mac Ailpín
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37:King of Dál Riata
25:King of Dál Riata
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726:Dúnchad Bec
661:Connad Cerr
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301:Anne of Denmark
250:George Buchanan
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129:Erc of Dalriada
111:Scottish Gaelic
91:Erc of Dalriada
73:
26:
23:
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11:
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838:Stone of Scone
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691:Máel Dúin
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262:John of Fordun
243:Stone of Scone
231:
230:Later accounts
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157:Book of Armagh
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63:Domangart Réti
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467:0-19-211696-7
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455:Broun, Dauvit
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409:Betha Shenáin
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181:Duan Albanach
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150:Early sources
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140:national myth
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768:Interregnum?
625:
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547:
543:
540:Google Books
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309:Jacob de Wet
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286:Clan Cameron
270:Fergusius II
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208:
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186:
174:
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133:
119:
118:
106:
105:
36:
15:
750:Interregnum
711:Ainbcellach
520:translation
510:Genealogies
506:including:
274:Scandinavia
117:; English:
74:29 June 430
51:Predecessor
833:501 deaths
828:430 births
802:Categories
764:Donncoirce
716:Fiannamail
449:References
313:Charles II
72:Fergus Mór
31:Fergus Mór
741:Muiredach
686:Domangart
473:Antiquity
403:from the
125:Dál Riata
59:Successor
54:New title
570:unknown
329:See also
319:James II
297:James VI
179:and the
136:Scotland
782:Domnall
721:Selbach
681:Dúnchad
671:Ferchar
636:Comgall
290:Denmark
252:in his
217:Comgall
138:in the
759:Fergus
731:Dúngal
646:Conall
641:Gabrán
486:
465:
278:Franks
266:Romans
97:Mother
87:Father
746:Eógan
651:Áedán
357:Notes
343:, of
282:Picts
43:Reign
484:ISBN
463:ISBN
215:and
193:Alba
100:Mist
79:Died
69:Born
502:at
207:'s
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