Gabhran

Gabhran (Gabhran mac Domangart, Gabrán mac Domangairt), also known as Gabrán the traitor (* before 507; † around 558/559), was king of the Irish-Scottish kingdom of Dalriada from 538 to 558 .

Life

Gabhran succeeded his father Domangart I after the abdication of his brother Comgall in 538 to the throne of the newly established kingdom of Dalriada. He was a grandson of Fergus Mór mac Erc and the father of Áedán mac Gabráin . Under his influence, the balance of power changed in the north of Alba , as he allied himself with the British around 525 and thus overturned the old alliance with the Picts and Skots . With the British he invaded the Pictish territory and gave it the new name "Gowrie". He married his son to the sister of the Pict prince Bruide, who became king of the "Caledonian Picts" in the Highlands in 552 . But the associated hope for peace in the region remained unfulfilled. Bruide unleashed his tribal brothers and carried out raids on the new settlers in the area of Perthshire , which was previously under his sovereignty. Gabhran was slain there around the year 559.

The legend brings him and his son Áedán in connection with Uther Pendragon and the legend about King Arthur .

Gabhran also held the title of Mormaer of Manau and was married to Lluan, the daughter of King Brychan. He is said to have died in 558 after the Battle of Gowrie. He was succeeded by Conall mac Comgall , from the family of his brother Comgall.

literature

• Mikael Ashley, Julian Lock: Gabhran Dál Riata, 538-5580. in: The mammoth book of British kings & queens. Constable & Robinson, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-472-10113-6 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kings of Scots - The Kins of Dalriada. ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on britannia.com, accessed September 5, 2014. 
2. ↑ The Old North on moon-books.net, accessed on September 5, 2014.
3. ↑ Le Chevalier Bran on moon-books.net, accessed September 5, 2014.
4. ↑ The Kings of Alba and Ulster ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at caelinschronicle.com, accessed September 5, 2014. 

predecessor	Office	successor
Comgall	King of Dalriada 538–558	Conall I.