Talorgan son of Eanfrith
Talorgan son of Eanfrith | |
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King of the Picts | |
Reign | 653–657 |
Predecessor | Talorc III |
Successor | Gartnait IV |
Died | 657 |
Father | Eanfrith of Bernicia |
Mother | Pictish princess |
Talorgan son of Eanfrith (Old Irish: Talorcan mac Enfret; died 657) was a King of the Picts from 653 to 657. As with his successors Gartnait son of Donuel and Drest son of Donuel, he reigned as a puppet king under the Northumbrian king Oswiu.[1]
Talorgan was the son of Eanfrith of Bernicia, who had fled into exile among the Picts after his father, the Bernician king Æthelfrith, was killed around the year 616.[2] Talorgan's mother is likely to have been a member of a powerful Pictish royal dynasty,[2] and may have been the sister of his predecessor Talorg son of Uuid, as "Talorgan" is a diminutive meaning "Little Talorg".[3] Talorgan may have claimed Pictish kingship through his mother, but his rule may also have been due to the fact that he was the nephew of Oswiu at a time Oswiu was ruling Northumbria.[4] Talorgan was probably imposed upon the southern Picts by Oswiu,[5] as part of his policy of expansion and domination in northern Britain.[6]
Talorgan became king in 653, probably with a powerbase within the southern Pictish territory south of the Mounth, which was also probably the home territory of his predecessor Talorg.[7] In the next year, he defeated and killed Dúnchad mac Conaing, king of the Dál Riata, at the Battle of Strathyre. This may have been part of a traditional "inaugural raid" against hostile neighbours to mark the beginning of a king's rule.[4]
Talorgan's death in 657 may have seen Oswiu launch an offensive against the Picts,[6] as Bede implies that Oswiu's subduing "the greater part of the Picts" took place in 658.[8]
References
- ^ Williams, Smyth & Kirby 1991, p. 105.
- ^ a b Fraser 2009, p. 158.
- ^ Clarkson 2016, p. 109.
- ^ a b Williams, Smyth & Kirby 1991, p. 220.
- ^ Smyth 1989, p. 66.
- ^ a b Smyth 1989, p. 62.
- ^ Fraser 2009, p. 184.
- ^ Duncan 1975, p. 53.
Bibliography
- Clarkson, Tim (2016). The Picts: A History. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 9781780274034.
- Duncan, A. A. M. (1975). Scotland - the Making of the Kingdom. The Edinburgh History of Scotland. Edinburgh: Mercat Press. ISBN 9780901824837.
- Fraser, James (2009). From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748612321.
- Smyth, Alfred P. (1989). Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland, A.D. 80–1000. New History of Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748601004.
- Williams, Ann; Smyth, Alfred P.; Kirby, D. P. (1991). A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland and Wales c. 500–1050. London: B. A. Seaby. ISBN 9781852640477.
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Preceded by | King of the Picts 653-657 | Succeeded by |
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