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Cináed mac Maíl Coluim (Modern Gaelic: ''Coinneach mac Mhaoil Chaluim''〔''Cináed mac Maíl Coluim'' is the Mediaeval Gaelic form.〕 anglicised as Kenneth II, and nicknamed An Fionnghalach, "The Fratricide";〔Skene, ''Chronicles'', p. 96.〕 before 954 – 995) was King of Scots (''Alba''). The son of Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), he succeeded King Cuilén (Cuilén mac Iduilb) on the latter's death at the hands of Amdarch of Strathclyde in 971. ==Primary sources== The ''Chronicle of the Kings of Alba'' was compiled in Kenneth's reign, but many of the place names mentioned are entirely corrupt, if not fictitious.〔Duncan, p. 21.〕 Whatever the reality, the Chronicle states that "()e immediately plundered In 973, the ''Chronicle of Melrose'' reports that Kenneth, with Máel Coluim I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), the King of Strathclyde, "Maccus, king of very many islands" (i.e. Magnus Haraldsson (Maccus mac Arailt), King of Mann and the Isles) and other kings, Welsh and Norse, came to Chester to acknowledge the overlordship of the English king Edgar the Peaceable.〔''ESSH'', pp. 478–479; ''SAEC'', pp. 75–78.〕 It may be that Edgar here regulated the frontier between the southern lands of the kingdom of Alba and the northern lands of his English kingdom. Cumbria was English, the western frontier lay on the Solway. In the east, the frontier lay somewhere in later Lothian, south of Edinburgh.〔Duncan, pp.24–25.〕 The ''Annals of Tigernach'', in an aside, name three of the Mormaers of Alba in Kenneth's reign in entry in 976: Cellach mac Fíndgaine, Cellach mac Baireda and Donnchad mac Morgaínd. The third of these, if not an error for Domnall mac Morgaínd, is very likely a brother of Domnall, and thus the Mormaer of Moray. The Mormaerdoms or kingdoms ruled by the two Cellachs cannot be identified. The feud which had persisted since the death of King Indulf (Idulb mac Causantín) between his descendants and Kenneth's family persisted. In 977 the ''Annals of Ulster'' report that "Amlaíb mac Iduilb Adam of Bremen tells that Sweyn Forkbeard found exile in Scotland at this time, but whether this was with Kenneth, or one of the other kings in Scotland, is unknown. Also at this time, ''Njal's Saga'', the ''Orkneyinga Saga'' and other sources recount wars between "the Scots" and the Northmen, but these are more probably wars between Sigurd Hlodvisson, Earl of Orkney, and the Mormaers, or Kings, of Moray.〔See ''ESSH'', pp. 483–484 & 495–502.〕 The Chronicle says that Kenneth founded a great monastery at Brechin. Kenneth was killed in 995, the ''Annals of Ulster'' say "by deceit" and the ''Annals of Tigernach'' say "by his subjects". Some later sources, such as the ''Chronicle of Melrose'', John of Fordun and Andrew of Wyntoun provide more details, accurately or not. The simplest account is that he was killed by his own men in Fettercairn, through the treachery of Finnguala (also called Fimberhele or Fenella), daughter of Cuncar, Mormaer of Angus, in revenge for the killing of her only son.〔The name of Cuncar's daughter is given as Fenella, Finele or Sibill in later sources. John of Fordun credits Constantine III (Causantín mac Cuilén) and Kenneth III (Cináed mac Duib) with the planning, claiming that Kenneth II planned to change the laws of succession. See ''ESSH'', pp. 512–515.〕 The ''Prophecy of Berchán'' adds little to our knowledge, except that it names Kenneth "the kinslayer", and states he died in Strathmore.〔''ESSH'', p. 516.〕 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「Kenneth II of Scotland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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