- Áedán mac
Gabráin (Old
Irish pronunciation: [ˈaiðaːn mak ˈɡaβraːnʲ]; Irish: Aodhán mac Gabhráin), also
written as Aedan, was a king of Dál
Riata from...
- The Cenél n
Gabráin was a kingroup,
presumed to
descend from Gabrán mac Domangairt,
which dominated the
kingship of Dál
Riata until the late 7th century...
-
consisted of four main
kindreds or tribes, each with
their own chief: Cenél n
Gabráin (based in Kintyre), Cenél nÓengusa (based on Islay), Cenél
Loairn (who...
- 603
between king Æthelfrith of
Bernicia and the
Gaels under Áedán mac
Gabráin, king of Dál Riada. Æthelfrith's
smaller army won a
decisive victory, although...
- Bannerman, pp. 92–94,
identifies this
Gartnait with
Gartnait son of Áedán mac
Gabráin,
founder of the "genus Gartnait" of Skye. Woolf, "Pictish
matriliny reconsidered...
- yellow, as in the
colour of his hair. He was a
younger son of Áedán mac
Gabráin and
became his father's
chosen heir upon the
death of his
elder brothers...
-
height of 13.6 m (44 ft).
Eochaid Buide succeeds his
father Áedán mac
Gabráin as king of Dál
Riata (modern Scotland). Sui
dynasty Emperor Yang of Sui...
-
Artuir mac Áedáin or Artúr mac Áedán was son of Áedán mac
Gabráin and a
prince of Dál
Riata in the 6th century.
Artuir was
probably a war
leader fighting...
-
defeated an
alliance of Scots,
Britons and
Picts under King Áedán mac
Gabráin of Dál Riata.
Actually a
confusion with the
Battle of Catraeth. 603 Battle...
-
visited by an
angel carrying a gl**** book, who told him to
ordain Aedan mac
Gabrain as King of Dal Riata.
Columba initially refused, and the
angel answered...
