Ciniod II of the Picts
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Ciniod was king of the Picts
, in modern Scotland
, ruling circa 842. His name is given as Kineth in the king lists of the Pictish Chronicle
. His family's claim may not have been uncontested, and it did not endure. According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of Uurad (also Ferach, Ferech) and brother of king Drest
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Picts
The Picts were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Mediaeval people living in what is now eastern and northern Scotland. There is an association with the distribution of brochs, place names beginning 'Pit-', for instance Pitlochry, and Pictish stones. They are recorded from before the Roman conquest...
, in modern Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, ruling circa 842. His name is given as Kineth in the king lists of the Pictish Chronicle
Pictish Chronicle
The Pictish Chronicle is a name often given by historians to a list of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pictavia and ending after Pictavia had been enveloped by Scotland...
. His family's claim may not have been uncontested, and it did not endure. According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of Uurad (also Ferach, Ferech) and brother of king Drest
Drest X of the Picts
Drest was king of the Picts from before 845 until 848, a rival of Kenneth MacAlpin . According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of Uurad....
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