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List of kings of Strathclyde

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425:. It is likely that, if there is any truth in the poem, Brude's father was Bili mac Elphine who died in 722, and that his son predeceased him in 693. There is in fact no need to posit another Beli, except to fill another gap in the generations. To take a thoroughly sceptical view of the available evidence, this suggests possibly five distinct dynasties. The first is of the later 6th century, represented by Roderc; the second of the mid-7th century, represented by Guret; the third of the late 7th century, represented by Domnall mac Auin; the fourth of the mid-8th century, represented by the descendants of Elfin; the fifth of the late 9th century, represented by Arthgal and his son, whose kingdom was probably not centred on Alclut. 348:, which have been too readily accepted at face value. Whatever else they tell us, they do not confirm that someone who was the father of a king was also a king: thus, none of the individuals listed in them can be said to be 'king of Alclut' without corroboration. Furthermore, it is not clear what the sources for these genealogies were, and to what extent they are independent and factual, or how much they relied on much the same evidence we have today; and, if they lacked information, whether they supplied it. 333:(AU). This preserves information for kings of Alclut from the mid-7th to the mid-8th century, beginning with Gure(i)t regis Alo Cluathe (AU), Domnall mac Auin (AT, AU) Bili mac Elphine (AT, AU) and Taudar mac Bile (AT), were all noted as 'kings of Alclut'. In addition to this, we have a poem preserved in the 10th-century 363:
does not specify his status, but he may plausibly have been king at Alclut. The following three individuals in the Harleian genealogy, Eugein, Riderch and Dumnagual, are unattested elsewhere. These are repetitions of three of the most famous names in the canon, and it must be suspected that they were
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collection, but in the poem the victor is not named, only said to be a grandson of Neithon (according to an emended reading of the surviving versions of the text). The poem describes this surprise attack as being launched from a fort above Strathcarron, and it seems likely that Dumyat is intended, a
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Britons, and that his action avenged the earlier attack by Áedån. There is no reason to associate Ohan with Alclut, but the genealogist probably felt there was no harm in inserting such a prestigious character, and his grandfather, into the genealogy, particularly if there was a substantial gap to
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fill between Roderc and Guret, and he may possibly have been the father of Domnall (although the name Ohan/Hoan/Auin/Eugein is very common). It may well be that Ohan's action led to a decline in the power of the
732: 379:), but there is no witness for this in Patrick's own writings. Cinuit and Dumnagual hen are ancestor figures, the former bearing a truncated form of the sept name Kynwydyon (pre-form * 725: 497: 1326: 718: 364:
supplied to fill a gap in the genealogical record. The insertion of Rotri between Dumnagual and Teudubr is a modern error based on a misinterpretation of
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The most famous figure in the list after Roderc is Eugein map Beli, who is no doubt intended to be Ohan (AT) or Hoan (AU) a king of the Britons who slew
375:'s Coroticus was king at Alclut (the headings added later at Armagh to the chapters of Muirchu's Life of the late 7th century give Coroticus the title 368:: s.a. CCX (754) Rotri, rex Brittonum, moritur. This Rhodri is almost certainly Rhodri Molwynog ("bald and grey") m. Idwal Iwrch, a prince of Gwynedd. 64:, previously a religious centre. The kingdom is also known as Cumbria after 870, and indeed may have ruled parts of the modern English region of 741: 701: 675: 628: 605: 421:
The final puzzle is the identity of Eugein's father Beli. It is to be suspected that this individual is a ghost provoked by the poem in the
478: 1336: 1331: 383:), and are totemistic figures in the genealogy. The name Clinoch is improbable and may be a scribal error for Cliuoc, or Gliuoc. 897: 792: 294:. It is known that Roderc (or Riderc) was a contemporary of Columba, but the date of his death, dependent on the 12th-century 1272: 503: 872: 485: 453: 659: 772: 757: 693: 667: 524: 459: 167: 402: 864: 239: 1151: 1249: 832: 767: 749: 260: 215: 77: 1171: 957: 597: 338: 1262: 1176: 251: 143: 34: 1058: 245: 197: 131: 807: 1234: 1166: 1000: 887: 827: 472: 447: 411: 345: 317: 227: 185: 149: 323: 266: 221: 173: 137: 60:
from the kingdom of Dublin after a four-month siege. Thereafter the centre of the kingdom moved to
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note s.a. CCX+6 (c. 760) Dunnagual filius Teudubr, who may be the son of Taudar mac Bile of the
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From this later period too (9th and 10th centuries) are several Welsh sources, particularly the
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conquered Strathclyde. It remained a distinctive area, with different laws, using the
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in an ambush in Strathcarron in 642. This battle is the subject of an awdl in the
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The sources for this king-list are problematic. The earliest source is
159: 116: 65: 1096: 1028: 692:. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland (series vol. 2). Edinburgh: 666:. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland (series vol. 1). Edinburgh: 1008: 787: 61: 714: 405:. It seems likely, therefore, that Ohan/Hoan was a king of the 315:, compiled c. 650–750, deduced from Scottish entries in the 88:
Various authorities have suggested a king-list as follows:
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The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings
500:(fl. 1054), possible King of Strathclyde or King of Alba 68:
in the 10th and 11th centuries. In the 11th century the
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The Men of the North: The Britons and Southern Scotland
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Clarkson, T (2013). "The Last King of Strathclyde".
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(see now Fraser 2008) 371:It was perhaps believed by the 8th century that 726: 498:MĂĄel Coluim, son of the king of the Cumbrians 494:(fl. 1018), last recorded King of Strathclyde 8: 341:, as being the son of Bile, king of Alclut. 664:From Caledonia to Pictland, Scotland to 795 506:, became David I, King of Scotland, in 1124 733: 719: 711: 311:The next earliest source is the so-called 488:(died 1015), possible King of Strathclyde 516: 475:(fl. 971), possible King of Strathclyde 210:Bridei son of Beli I King of the Picts 33:concerns the kings of Alt Clut, later 7: 1327:Lists of office-holders in Scotland 742:Royal houses of Britain and Ireland 525:"Kings of Alt Clut and Strathclyde" 25: 321:which were later copied into the 31:list of the kings of Strathclyde 690:From Pictland to Alba, 789–1070 414:and subsequent reoccupation of 41:kingdom in what is now western 504:David, Prince of the Cumbrians 1: 429:King of Strathclyde / Cumbria 397:hillfort associated with the 454:Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde 479:MĂĄel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal 174:Neithon / Nechtan / Nwython 48:The kingdom was ruled from 1353: 694:Edinburgh University Press 668:Edinburgh University Press 346:genealogies in Harley 3859 80:, until the 12th century. 1337:Lists of British monarchs 569:10.3366/inr.2004.55.2.111 339:Brude, king of the Picts 101:/Dumnagual Hen (450–475) 1332:Monarchs of Strathclyde 18:Prince of the Cumbrians 1273:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 615:Clarkson, T (2012) . 308:...., is unreliable. 592:Clarkson, T (2010). 473:Rhydderch ap Dyfnwal 448:Eochaid, son of Rhun 318:Chronicle of Ireland 298:and an entry in the 619:(EPUB). 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Index

Prince of the Cumbrians
Strathclyde
Brythonic
Scotland
Dumbarton Rock
Norse-Gaels
Govan
Cumbria
kingdom of Alba
Cumbric language
Gaelic
Ceretic Guletic
Dyfnwal Hen
Erbin
Cinuit
Gereint
Caw
Domgal
Clinoch
Cinbelin
Tutagual / Tudwal
Riderch Hael
fl.
Constantine
Neithon / Nechtan / Nwython
Beli I
Eugein map Beli
Guret
Mermin
Elfin

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