Alpin of Argyll King of Scots 
Alpin of Argyll was born in 0778 in Scotland.1 Alpin of Argyll's father was Achaias King of Scots and his mother was Urgusia of Fortrenn Pss of Picts. His paternal grandfather was Ethafind King of Scots; his maternal grandparents were Ungust King of Picts and Bruide of Fortrinn Pss of Picts. He was an only child. He died in Galloway, Scotland.1 General Notes
[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
Slain in Galloway.
REF: Scottish History website:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/3145/index.html: In
839, an interesting battle took place. Some Picts were fighting
the rebellious Scots under Alpin of Gabhran's house, a large
army of Norsemen came upon their rear. Though Alpin was killed,
and his head impaled by the Picts -- the Pictish army now
turned to face the Norsemen and were destroyed in a wild
pitched battle. The Picts not only lost to the Norsemen, they
were "destroyed almost to their very number". Eoghann, the last
King of Picts, died with them and now there was no Pictish
leader to oppose the Scots. Why the Norsemen took part in a
battle between Picts and Scots, that did not involve the
Norsemen, is really easily explained. The Norsemen believed to
die in battle was a sure way of entering Vahala, the great
warriors reward in "Asgaard", and because of this pagan belief,
the Vikings showed or had no fear of dying in combat. They
happened upon the battle between the Picts and Scots, which the
Scots were losing, and promptly attacked the winners -- the
Picts. Besides the last of the Pictish Kings dying in the
battle, so did Scots King Alpin.
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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.0630 d.0673
- b.0660 d.~ 0697
- b.0695 in of Argyll d.0733
- d.0663
- b.~ 0660
- b.0725 in of Argyll d.0778
- b.0747 d.0819
- b.0778 in Scotland d.20 JUL 834 in Galloway, Scotland
- b.0709
- b.0735 d.0834
- b.0755
- b.0737
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Details of Alpin of Argyll's family
1 SUSANNA KEENE.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Royal Genealogies DB @ Alpin K of Scotland, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to @ line 170 p 146, son of Eochaid the Poisonous, no mother
Further sources/citations:
Royal Genealogies DB @ Alpin K of Scotland, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to @ line 170 p 146, son of Eochaid the Poisonous, no mother
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