Eochaid
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Eochaid was a semi-legendary early medieval king associated with the Scottish and Strathclyde thrones, whose historical reign and identity remain subjects of scholarly debate.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early medieval ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ semi-legendary king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathclyde Britons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicContext |
Brittonic
ⓘ
Gaelic ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
contested identity
ⓘ
disputed historicity ⓘ semi-legendary ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Goidelic ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Eochaidh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eochu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
linked to both Scottish and Strathclyde kingship traditions
ⓘ
often treated as a problematic figure in early Scottish royal lists ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King in Scotland
ⓘ
King of Strathclyde ⓘ king ⓘ |
| region | Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
Cumbrian and Strathclyde studies ⓘ early medieval Scottish history ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
chronology of his reign
ⓘ
extent of his rule ⓘ identity of Eochaid ⓘ |
| sourceType |
genealogical material
ⓘ
later chronicles ⓘ medieval tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
9th century
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| uncertainty |
exact dates of reign unknown
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genealogical connections debated ⓘ territorial extent of kingdom unclear ⓘ |
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