Indulf

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Fantasy representation of King Indulf from the 18th century

Indulf ( Ildulb mac Causantín ; † 962 ) was King of the Scots from 954 . He was the son of Constantine II (Causantín mac Áeda) . His mother may have been the daughter of Earl Eadwulf II of Northumbria , who was exiled in Scotland.

John Fordun and other chroniclers assumed that Indulf during the reign of his predecessor and cousin Malcolm I. King of Strathclyde had been. This was based on the assumption that Strathclyde became part of Scotland in the 940s. Historians no longer maintain this thesis.

The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba reports that the oppidum Eden (meaning Edinburgh ) was evacuated and abandoned at that time. This had previously been interpreted to mean that the Lothian region or a greater part of it was conquered by Indulf. However, the conquest of Lothian was more of a lengthy process and not a single event; the border between the territories of the kings of Alba (Scotland) and Bernicia may have been years before Indulf's rule south and east of Edinburgh.

Indulf's death in 962 is recorded in the Chronicon Scotorum . The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba adds that he fell in a battle against Vikings near Cullen . This contrasts with the description in the prophecy of Berchán : This historical 12th century poem from Ireland claims that Indulf died "in the house of the same holy apostle where his father died", in the monastery of the Culdeer of St Andrews . Indulf was buried on the island of Iona .

He was succeeded by Dubh , the son of Malcolm. Indulf's son Cuilén was later also King of Scotland, possibly another son named Amlaíb . Eochaid, a third son, was murdered in Strathclyde in 971 along with Cuilén.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian W. Walker: Lords of Alba: The Making of Scotland . Sutton, Stroud 2006, ISBN 0-7509-3492-1 , pp. 97 .
  2. ^ AAM Duncan: The Kingship of the Scots 842-1292: Succession and Independence . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-7486-1626-8 , pp. 40-41 .
  3. ^ Duncan: The Kingship of the Scots 842-1292. P. 24.
  4. ↑ Alan Orr Anderson : Early Sources of Scottish History AD 500-1286 . tape 1 . Paul Watkins, Stamford 1998, ISBN 1-871615-03-8 , pp. 468 .
  5. ^ Duncan: The Kingship of the Scots 842-1292. P. 247.
  6. ^ Alfred P. Smyth: Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland AD 80-1000 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1998, ISBN 0-7486-0100-7 , pp. 221-223 .
  7. ↑ Anderson: Early Sources of Scottish History. Pp. 468-471.
predecessor Office successor
Malcolm I. King of Scotland
954–962 		Dubh
personal data
SURNAME Indulf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Indulb mac Causantín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Scotland
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 962