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Uuen (Wen) or Eogán in Gaelic (commonly referred to by the hypocoristic ''Eóganán'') was king of the Picts 837-839. == Life == Uuen was a son of Onuist II (of ) Uurguist () (in Gaelic: Óengus II mac Fergusa, died 834) and succeeded his cousin Drest mac Caustantín as king in 836 or 837. The sole notice of Uuen in the Irish annals is the report of his death, together with his brother Bran and "Áed mac Boanta, and others almost innumerable" in a battle fought by the men of Fortriu against Vikings in 839.〔Reported in the ''Annals of Ulster'', s.a. 839.〕 This defeat appears to have ended the century-long domination of Pictland by the descendants of Onuist I (of ) Wrguist (in Gaelic: Óengus I mac Fergusa).〔Broun, "Pictish Kings", p. 75.; Clancy, "Caustantín"; Smyth, pp. 180–181.〕 If the annalistic record is short, there are other traditions relating to Uuenn. He is named by the St Andrews foundation tale as one of the sons of Onuist who met with Saint Regulus at Forteviot when the Saint supposedly brought the relics of Saint Andrew to Scotland.〔Broun, "Pictish Kings", p. 81 and note 27.〕 Along with his uncle Caustantín, Uuen appears to have been a patron of the Northumbrian monasteries as he is named in the ''Liber Vitae Dunelmensis'', which contains a list of those for whom prayers were said, dating from around 840.〔Forsyth, "Lost Pictish source", p. 25.〕 Uuen, his father, his uncle and his cousin Domnall appear in the ''Duan Albanach'', a praise poem from the reign of Máel Coluim (III) mac Donnchada listing Máel Coluim's predecessors as kings of Scots, of Alba and of Dál Riata from Fergus Mór and his brothers onwards. Their inclusion in this source and its like is thought to be due to their importance to the foundation traditions of Dunkeld and St Andrews.〔Broun, "Pictish Kings", p. 81.〕 On Uuen's death the Pictish Chronicle king lists have him followed by the short reigns of Uurad (Ferat) and Uurad's sons Bridei, Cináed and Drest, by Bridei son of Fochel (Uuthoil) and, the eventual victor and founder of a new ruling clan, by Cináed mac Ailpín (Ciniod (of ) Elphin). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eóganan mac Óengusa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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