Cinaed Kenneth 
Cinaed was born in 0932 in Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland. Cinaed's father was Malcolm. His paternal grandfather was Domnall. He was an only child. He died at the age of 63 in 0995 in Finela's Castle, Fettercain, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He was buried in Isle of Iona, Scotland.General Notes
King of Scots 971 - 995. Killed by his own men.
In an attempt to regain the Strathclyde region, and to avenge the defeat of Culen, Kenneth II too was defeated and returned to his own lands with some thinking to do.
20 years went by before Kenneth II even thought about trying the warfare angle of being king again, and he ruled his kingdom with diplomacy and calm. But this isn't the reason why his reign was somewhat longer than most - around 873 he murdered Culen's brother Olaf before he even had a chance to try it first.
So the peace wasn't what it seemed, and eventually in 994 Kenneth was tempted to hit out at the south again. Unfortunately for him this crusade was a failure and he too had to cut his vacation short in order to come home and clear up a revolt which was underway in his own land while he was away.
Kenneth II's death was somewhat different from the others and more gruesome than usual too. When trying to keep the peace in one of his regions, he slew the son of Finella the wife of that regions controller. Finella, bittered and saddened by her loss, set a trap for him. She built a room within a tower and lined it with beautiful tapestries, but behind the tapestries she had hidden loaded crossbows which all pointed to a statue placed in the center of the room. In the hand of the statue was a golden apple, and it was set up so that when the apple was picked - the bows would unleash their darts. One night whilst entertaining her king at a feast, she lead him to this room and offered the apple as a symbol of their lasting friendship. The unsuspecting King took the apple and was instantly killed in a hail of arrows.
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In an attempt to regain the Strathclyde region, and to avenge the defeat of Culen, Kenneth II too was defeated and returned to his own lands with some thinking to do.
20 years went by before Kenneth II even thought about trying the warfare angle of being king again, and he ruled his kingdom with diplomacy and calm. But this isn't the reason why his reign was somewhat longer than most - around 873 he murdered Culen's brother Olaf before he even had a chance to try it first.
So the peace wasn't what it seemed, and eventually in 994 Kenneth was tempted to hit out at the south again. Unfortunately for him this crusade was a failure and he too had to cut his vacation short in order to come home and clear up a revolt which was underway in his own land while he was away.
Kenneth II's death was somewhat different from the others and more gruesome than usual too. When trying to keep the peace in one of his regions, he slew the son of Finella the wife of that regions controller. Finella, bittered and saddened by her loss, set a trap for him. She built a room within a tower and lined it with beautiful tapestries, but behind the tapestries she had hidden loaded crossbows which all pointed to a statue placed in the center of the room. In the hand of the statue was a golden apple, and it was set up so that when the apple was picked - the bows would unleash their darts. One night whilst entertaining her king at a feast, she lead him to this room and offered the apple as a symbol of their lasting friendship. The unsuspecting King took the apple and was instantly killed in a hail of arrows.
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TITL World Family Tree Vol. 13, Ed. 1
AUTH Broderbund Software, Inc.
PUBL Release date: August 14, 1997
Customer pedigree.
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MaineDI Family Archive CD
PennsylvaniaGE Tree #1586
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TEXT Date of Import: Aug 13, 1998[]
King of Scots 971 - 995. Killed by his own men.[JamesLinage.FTW]
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In an attempt to regain the Strathclyde region, and to avenge the defeat of Culen, Kenneth II too was defeated and returned to his own lands with some thinking to do.
20 years went by before Kenneth II even thought about trying the warfare angle of being king again, and he ruled his kingdom with diplomacy and calm. But this isn't the reason why his reign was somewhat longer than most - around 873 he murdered Culen's brother Olaf before he even had a chance to try it first.
So the peace wasn't what it seemed, and eventually in 994 Kenneth was tempted to hit out at the south again. Unfortunately for him this crusade was a failure and he too had to cut his vacation short in order to come home and clear up a revolt which was underway in his own land while he was away.
Kenneth II's death was somewhat different from the others and more gruesome than usual too. When trying to keep the peace in one of his regions, he slew the son of Finella the wife of that regions controller. Finella, bittered and saddened by her loss, set a trap for him. She built a room within a tower and lined it with beautiful tapestries, but behind the tapestries she had hidden loaded crossbows which all pointed to a statue placed in the center of the room. In the hand of the statue was a golden apple, and it was set up so that when the apple was picked - the bows would unleash their darts. One night whilst entertaining her king at a feast, she lead him to this room and offered the apple as a symbol of their lasting friendship. The unsuspecting King took the apple and was instantly killed in a hail of arrows.
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TITL World Family Tree Vol. 13, Ed. 1
AUTH Broderbund Software, Inc.
PUBL Release date: August 14, 1997
Customer pedigree.
REPO
CALN
MaineDI Family Archive CD
PennsylvaniaGE Tree #1586
DATA
TEXT Date of Import: Aug 13, 1998[]
King of Scots 971 - 995. Killed by his own men.[JamesLinage.GED]
[sergent1.FTW]
In an attempt to regain the Strathclyde region, and to avenge the defeat of Culen, Kenneth II too was defeated and returned to his own lands with some thinking to do.
20 years went by before Kenneth II even thought about trying the warfare angle of being king again, and he ruled his kingdom with diplomacy and calm. But this isn't the reason why his reign was somewhat longer than most - around 873 he murdered Culen's brother Olaf before he even had a chance to try it first.
So the peace wasn't what it seemed, and eventually in 994 Kenneth was tempted to hit out at the south again. Unfortunately for him this crusade was a failure and he too had to cut his vacation short in order to come home and clear up a revolt which was underway in his own land while he was away.
Kenneth II's death was somewhat different from the others and more gruesome than usual too. When trying to keep the peace in one of his regions, he slew the son of Finella the wife of that regions controller. Finella, bittered and saddened by her loss, set a trap for him. She built a room within a tower and lined it with beautiful tapestries, but behind the tapestries she had hidden loaded crossbows which all pointed to a statue placed in the center of the room. In the hand of the statue was a golden apple, and it was set up so that when the apple was picked - the bows would unleash their darts. One night whilst entertaining her king at a feast, she lead him to this room and offered the apple as a symbol of their lasting friendship. The unsuspecting King took the apple and was instantly killed in a hail of arrows.
[kkgedcom.ged]
TITL World Family Tree Vol. 13, Ed. 1
AUTH Broderbund Software, Inc.
PUBL Release date: August 14, 1997
Customer pedigree.
REPO
CALN
MaineDI Family Archive CD
PennsylvaniaGE Tree #1586
DATA
TEXT Date of Import: Aug 13, 1998[]
King of Scots 971 - 995. Killed by his own men.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0744 d.0834 in Killed in Galloway while fighting the Picts
- b.0810 d.0859 in died of Cancer at Forteviot
- b.0836 d.0877 in Beheadded in Fife
- d.0900 in Near Forres
- d.0954 in Fordoun in the Mearns.
- b.0932 in Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland d.0995 in Finela's Castle, Fettercain, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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They had a son named Malcolm II.
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Children
Malcolm II Dunkeld
Malcolm II was born in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He died on November 25th, 1034 in Murdered in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland. He was buried in Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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