Elfin of Alt Clut (Mod. Elffin; O.En. Ælfwine; O.Ir. Alpín) was the ruler of Alt Clut (modern Dumbarton Rock), for sometime in the later seventh century. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language, or rather the Goidelic languages, for which extensive written texts are possessed Dumbarton Castle ( Gaelic Dùn Breatainn d̪̊unˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ( has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. According to the Harleian genealogies, he was the son of Eugein, one of his predecessors as king. Eugein I of Alt Clut (or Eugein map Beli) was the ruler of Alt Clut (modern Dumbarton Rock) sometime in the mid Seventh century. According to the same pedigree, he was the father of Beli II. Beli II of Alt Clut was the ruler of Alt Clut (the area around modern Dumbarton Rock) for some period in the early eighth century [1] The only notable historiographical fact about Elfin is the controversy over his identification with the Alphin m. Nectin listed as dying in 693 along with a certain Bruide m. Events By Place Europe The Portuguese city of Viseu is taken from the Byzantine Empire by the Moors. Bili, (i. e. Bridei III of the Picts). King Bridei III (or Bridei m Beli; OIr: Bruide mac Bili) (616/628?-693 was king of Fortriu and overking of the Picts between 671 [2] It is possible that this Necthan, is Neithon of Alt Clut, or some other Nechtan. Neithon of Alt Clut (d 620? was the ruler of Alt Clut (modern Dumbarton Rock) However, the Annals of Ulster tells us nothing about Alphin other than his name and patronymic, and so they may be entirely different people. Otherwise, either Harleian or the Irish annals are wrong. The Annals of Tigernach reports that in the year 678, the Dál Riatan kindred known as the Cenél Loairn, under Ferchar Fota, were defeated by the Britons, at a location called Tíriu. Ferchar Fota ( Ferchar the Tall) (died c 697 was probably king of the Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, and perhaps of all Dál Riata [3] Elfin is the only candidate for the kingship of the Alt Clut Britons of the period, and so may have been responsible for the victory.
Notes
- ^ Harleian genealogy of the Kings of Alt Clut, here.
- ^ AU693. 1, here
- ^ Annals of Tigernach, s. The Annals of Tigernach ( abbr AT) is a Chronicle probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland. a. 678. 4, here; the Annals of Ulster, s. The Annals of Ulster ( Annála Uladh) are a Chronicle of medieval Ireland. a. 678. 3 (here) also reports the "slaughter of the Cenél Loairn in Tíriu", but omits the opponents; see Kathleen Hughes, Early Christian Ireland: Introduction to the Sources, (London, 1972), p. 103.
References
- Hughes, Kathleen, Early Christian Ireland: Introduction to the Sources, (London, 1972)
- MacQuarrie, Alan, "The Kings of Strathclyde", in A. Grant & K. Stringer (eds. ) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G. W. S. Barrow, (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 1-19
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King of Alt Clut d. Guret of Alt Clut ( Uurad or Gurad) was the ruler of "Alt Clut" also known as the Kingdom of Strathclyde in modern-day Scotland, for The list of the Kings of Strathclyde concerns the kings of Alt Clut later Strathclyde, a Brythonic kingdom 693? |
Succeeded by Dumnagual |
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