Máel Coluim I of Strathclyde
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Máel Coluim I of Strathclyde was ruler of the Kingdom of Strathclyde
, the probable son of one of his predecessor King Dyfnwal III of Strathclyde; he was brother of Amdarch, who possibly held the throne in 971.
Máel Coluim was king of the Cumbrians by 973, the year for which Florence of Worcester
related the Strathclyde king had met King Edgar of England
at Chester
. Máel Coluim was one of eight kings who allegedly met Edgar and rowed his boat on the River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy)
. Another of the kings supposedly present was king Kenneth II of Scotland
, and a "Maccus, king of very many islands"; (Maccus mac Arailt
) of the eight kings listed, only these three Scotland-related kings have their kingdoms named.
Máel Coluim I's existence is confirmed by one other source. The Irish annals give Máel Coluim's father as Dyfnwal, and a death date of 997. The Annals of Ulster
reported his obituary as Mael Coluim m. Domnaill, ri Bretan Tuaiscirt, moritur (i.e. "Máel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal, King of the Britons of the North, dies"). The father is presumed to be King Dyfnwal III of Strathclyde, making Amdarch of Strathclyde
his brother.
Kingdom of Strathclyde
Strathclyde , originally Brythonic Ystrad Clud, was one of the early medieval kingdoms of the celtic people called the Britons in the Hen Ogledd, the Brythonic-speaking parts of what is now southern Scotland and northern England. The kingdom developed during the post-Roman period...
, the probable son of one of his predecessor King Dyfnwal III of Strathclyde; he was brother of Amdarch, who possibly held the throne in 971.
Máel Coluim was king of the Cumbrians by 973, the year for which Florence of Worcester
Florence of Worcester
Florence of Worcester , known in Latin as Florentius, was a monk of Worcester, who played some part in the production of the Chronicon ex chronicis, a Latin world chronicle which begins with the creation and ends in 1140....
related the Strathclyde king had met King Edgar of England
Edgar of England
Edgar the Peaceful, or Edgar I , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:...
at Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
. Máel Coluim was one of eight kings who allegedly met Edgar and rowed his boat on the River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy)
River Dee, Wales
The River Dee is a long river in the United Kingdom. It travels through Wales and England and also forms part of the border between the two countries....
. Another of the kings supposedly present was king Kenneth II of Scotland
Kenneth II of Scotland
Cináed mac Maíl Coluim was King of Scots...
, and a "Maccus, king of very many islands"; (Maccus mac Arailt
Maccus mac Arailt
Maccus mac Arailt or Maccus Haraldsson was a Scandinavian or Norse-Gael king. He and his brother Gofraid were active in the lands around the Irish Sea in the 970s and 980s...
) of the eight kings listed, only these three Scotland-related kings have their kingdoms named.
Máel Coluim I's existence is confirmed by one other source. The Irish annals give Máel Coluim's father as Dyfnwal, and a death date of 997. The Annals of Ulster
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between AD 431 to AD 1540. The entries up to AD 1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on Lough Erne in the...
reported his obituary as Mael Coluim m. Domnaill, ri Bretan Tuaiscirt, moritur (i.e. "Máel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal, King of the Britons of the North, dies"). The father is presumed to be King Dyfnwal III of Strathclyde, making Amdarch of Strathclyde
Amdarch of Strathclyde
Amdarch was a military leader of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, the probable son of King Dyfnwal III of Strathclyde, and noted in the historical records only as the slayer of King Cuilén of Scotland in 971....
his brother.