Galam Cennalath (died 580) was a king of the Picts from 550 to 555.
| Galam Cennalath | |
|---|---|
| King of the Picts | |
| Reign | 550–555 |
| Predecessor | Drest V |
| Successor | Bridei I |
| Died | 580 |
The Pictish Chronicle king lists have him reign for between two and four years, with one year being jointly with Bridei son of Maelchon according to some versions. Some variants place his reign between Gartnait I and Drest IV which may be a copyist's error, or alternatively, he may have had two reigns. Keith Coleman suggests that he was a king of southern Pictland.[1]
The death of "Cennalath, King of the Picts" is reported by the Annals of Ulster and the Annals of Tigernach for 580.
References
edit- ^ Coleman, Keith (2022), Áedán of the Gaels, King of the Scots, Pen & Sword, Yorkshire, pp. 81 - 96, ISBN 9781526794901
Sources
edit- Anderson, Alan Orr; Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections, Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. ISBN 1-871615-03-8
External links
edit- CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork includes the Annals of Ulster, Tigernach, the Four Masters and Innisfallen, the Chronicon Scotorum, the Lebor Bretnach (which includes the Duan Albanach), Genealogies, and various Saints' Lives. Most are translated into English or translations are in progress.
- Pictish Chronicle Archived 2014-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
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