Domnall I of Strathclyde
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Dyfnwal I was ruler of the Kingdom of Strathclyde
for some period in the early tenth century, and perhaps the late ninth century. He is known only from the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
, which states that "in this time Doneualdus king of the Britons died". "This time" refers to the reign of king Causantín mac Áeda
after 908, but before 916. Dyfnwal was presumably a relative of Eochaid
, either through the dynasty of Kenneth MacAlpin
(Cináed mac Ailpín) or the native British dynasty of Run
, but nothing of this is known for certain. However, the fact that the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
reports his death, rather than anything else, means we known for certain he was different from Dyfnwal II, a later Strathclyde king.
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...
for some period in the early tenth century, and perhaps the late ninth century. He is known only from the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, or Scottish Chronicle, is a short written chronicle of the Kings of Alba, covering the period from the time of Kenneth MacAlpin until the reign of Kenneth II . W.F...
, which states that "in this time Doneualdus king of the Britons died". "This time" refers to the reign of king Causantín mac Áeda
Constantine II of Scotland
Constantine, son of Áed was an early King of Scotland, known then by the Gaelic name Alba. The Kingdom of Alba, a name which first appears in Constantine's lifetime, was in northern Great Britain...
after 908, but before 916. Dyfnwal was presumably a relative of Eochaid
Eochaid of Scotland
Eochaid mac Run, known in English simply as Eochaid, may have been king of the Picts from 878 to 889. He was a son of Run, King of Strathclyde, and his mother may have been a daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin...
, either through the dynasty of Kenneth MacAlpin
Kenneth I of Scotland
Cináed mac Ailpín , commonly Anglicised as Kenneth MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I was king of the Picts and, according to national myth, first king of Scots, earning him the posthumous nickname of An Ferbasach, "The Conqueror"...
(Cináed mac Ailpín) or the native British dynasty of Run
Run of Alt Clut
Run was probably a ruler of Alt Clut and Strathclyde , a Brythonic kingdom in the Hen Ogledd or "Old North" of Britain...
, but nothing of this is known for certain. However, the fact that the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, or Scottish Chronicle, is a short written chronicle of the Kings of Alba, covering the period from the time of Kenneth MacAlpin until the reign of Kenneth II . W.F...
reports his death, rather than anything else, means we known for certain he was different from Dyfnwal II, a later Strathclyde king.