From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cuilén
Cuilén
Cuilén er Amlaíb. Cuilén’s son Constantine III (Causantín mac
Cuilén) was later king.
King of Alba
Reign 967–971
Notes
Predecessor Dub
[1] Cuilén mac Ildulb is the Mediaeval Gaelic form. The
Successor Kenneth II modern form has no patronymic; this is because
the name Ildulb ("Indulf") has died out in Gaelic,
Issue and there is no modern rendering of it.
[2] Skene, Chronicles, p. 95.
Constantine III, King of Alba
[3] Cuilén is referred to by the Latin calque Caniculus,
House Alpin in some sources; both Cuilén and Caniculus can be
taken to mean "little dog". The epithet hringr (as in
Father Indulf, King of Alba
Sigurd Ring) sometimes associated with Cuilén is
Died 971 thought to be a misreading: compare Smyth, p. 210
Abington? and Duncan, pp. 20–21.
Burial Iona [4] ESSH, pp. 471–473; Annals of Ulster, s.a. 965;
Duncan, p. 21.
Cuilén mac Ildulb (Modern Gaelic: Cailean),[1] sometimes [5] ESSH, p. 475.
anglicised as Culen or Colin and nicknamed An Fionn
Colin, Fionn, [6] Dated by the Annals of Ulster and the Chronicon
"the White"[2] (died 971) was king of Scotland (Alba) from Scotorum, s.a. 971. The Prophecy of Berchán and
967 to 971.[3] He was one of three known sons of King In- one version of the Chronicle are read as placing
dulf (Ildulb mac Causantín), the others being Amlaíb and Cuilén’s death in Strathclyde, perhaps near
Eochaid. Abington in Upper Clydesdale; ESSH, pp. 476–477
It is supposed that Cuilén was implicated in the death and notes.
of his predecessor Dub (Dub mac Maíl Coluim), who had [7] ESSH, pp.475–476; one variant of the Chronicle
defeated Cuilén in battle in 965.[4] appears to say that Cuilén’s daughter, rather than
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba reports several Amdarch’s, was raped, another suggests Amdarch’s
events in the reign of Cuilén. It says that Marcan son daughter was killed.
of Breodalach was killed in Lothian, that Cellach, Bishop
of Cennrígmonaid and Máel Brigte, also a Bishop, died.
Other reported deaths include Domnall mac Cairill and
References
Máel Brigte mac Dubacain, the identities of whom are For primary sources see also External links below.
unknown, but they must evidently have been important • Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History
men.[5] Máel Brigte might be a son of the Dubacan mac A.D. 500–1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections.
Indrechtaig, Mormaer of Angus, who was killed at the Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. ISBN 1-871615-03-8
Battle of Brunanburh in 937. Finally, we are told that Leot • Duncan, A.A.M., The Kingship of the Scots 842–1292:
and Sluagadach went to Rome, presumably on church Succession and Independence. Edinburgh University
business. Press, Edinburgh, 2002. ISBN 0-7486-1626-8
In 971 Cuilén, along with his brother Eochaid, was • Smyth, Alfred P. Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland AD
killed in a hall-burning in Lothian by Amdarch, a prince 80-1000. Reprinted, Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1998.
of Strathclyde.[6] The killing was said to be revenge for ISBN 0-7486-0100-7
Cuilén’s rape of Amdarch’s daughter.[7] The Chronicle of
the Kings of Alba does not say that he was buried on Iona, External links
but the report of Dub’s death makes it clear that this was
likely the case. • CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University
Cuilén was succeeded by Dub’s brother Kenneth II College Cork includes the Annals of Ulster, Tigernach,
(Cináed mac Maíl Coluim), who was driven from the the Four Masters and Innisfallen, the Chronicon
throne for a short time in the later 970s by Cuilén’s broth- Scotorum, the Lebor Bretnach (which includes the Duan
Albanach), Genealogies, and various Saints’ Lives.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cuilén
Cuilén
House of Alpin
Died: 971
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Alba Succeeded by
Dub 967–971 Kenneth II
Most are translated into English, or translations are Short description
in progress.
Date of birth
• (CKA) The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
Place of birth
Persondata
Date of death 971
Name Cuilen Of Scotland
Place of death Abington?
Alternative names
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