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Amlaíb
King of Alba · Historical Figures · Died 977
Amlaíb mac Illuilb was a tenth century King of Alba. He was one of three sons of Illulb mac Custantín, King of Alba, and a member of Clann Áeda meic Cináeda, a branch of the Alpínid dynasty.
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![The name of Illulb mac Custantín as it appears on 29v of Paris Bibliothèque Nationale MS Latin 4126 (the Poppleton manuscript): "Indolf filius Constantini".[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Illulb_mac_Custant%C3%ADn_%28Lat._4126%2C_folio_29v%29.jpg/330px-Illulb_mac_Custant%C3%ADn_%28Lat._4126%2C_folio_29v%29.jpg)
The name of Illulb mac Custantín as it appears on 29v of Paris Bibliothèque Nationale MS Latin 4126 (the Poppleton manuscript): "Indolf filius Constantini".[11]![Photograph of a hogback grave slab on display in Glasgow. Such stones may be indicative of Scandinavian settlement in Perthshire and Fife. The evidence of Scandinavian influence upon Amlaíb's immediate family could indicate that his kindred was involved with such immigration.[17]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Cast_of_hogback_stone%2C_Kelvingrove_Museum%2C_Glasgow_-_DSC06243.JPG/1280px-Cast_of_hogback_stone%2C_Kelvingrove_Museum%2C_Glasgow_-_DSC06243.JPG)
Photograph of a hogback grave slab on display in Glasgow. Such stones may be indicative of Scandinavian settlement in Perthshire and Fife. The evidence of Scandinavian influence upon Amlaíb's immediate family could indicate that his kindred was involved with such immigration.[17]![Amlaíb's name as it appears on 15r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 488 (the Annals of Tigernach): "Amlaim mac Illuilb".[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Amla%C3%ADb_mac_Illuilb_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_488%2C_folio_15r%29.jpg/500px-Amla%C3%ADb_mac_Illuilb_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_488%2C_folio_15r%29.jpg)
Amlaíb's name as it appears on 15r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 488 (the Annals of Tigernach): "Amlaim mac Illuilb".[23]![The name of Cuilén's rival kinsman, Dub mac Maíl Choluim, as it appears on folio 32v of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[34]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Dub_mac_Ma%C3%ADl_Choluim_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_32v%29.jpg/500px-Dub_mac_Ma%C3%ADl_Choluim_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_32v%29.jpg)
The name of Cuilén's rival kinsman, Dub mac Maíl Choluim, as it appears on folio 32v of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[34]![The name of Cuilén mac Illuilb as it appears on folio 33r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[42]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Cuil%C3%A9n_mac_Illuilb_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_33r%29.jpg/500px-Cuil%C3%A9n_mac_Illuilb_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_33r%29.jpg)
The name of Cuilén mac Illuilb as it appears on folio 33r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[42]![The name of Cuilén's apparent successor, Cináed mac Maíl Choluim, as it appears on folio 15r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 488: "Cinaeth mac Mail Cholaim".[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Cin%C3%A1ed_mac_Ma%C3%ADl_Choluim_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_488%2C_folio_15r%29.jpg/500px-Cin%C3%A1ed_mac_Ma%C3%ADl_Choluim_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_488%2C_folio_15r%29.jpg)
The name of Cuilén's apparent successor, Cináed mac Maíl Choluim, as it appears on folio 15r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 488: "Cinaeth mac Mail Cholaim".[23]![An illustration of early twentieth century depiction of Edgar, King of the English being rowed down the River Dee by eight kings.[62] According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Edgar met six kings at Chester. By the twelfth century, chroniclers alleged that eight kings rowed Edgar down the river in an act of submission.[63] The assembly itself took place in 975, when Amlaíb may have reigned as king.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Edgar%2C_King_of_the_English%2C_rowed_on_the_River_Dee.jpg/1280px-Edgar%2C_King_of_the_English%2C_rowed_on_the_River_Dee.jpg)
An illustration of early twentieth century depiction of Edgar, King of the English being rowed down the River Dee by eight kings.[62] According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Edgar met six kings at Chester. By the twelfth century, chroniclers alleged that eight kings rowed Edgar down the river in an act of submission.[63] The assembly itself took place in 975, when Amlaíb may have reigned as king.![Amlaíb's title as it appears on folio 33v of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[80][[#W4|Woolf (2009)]] pp. 251-252; [[#B19|Broun (2007)]] p. 72; [[#W1|Woolf (2007)]] p. 340. Scottish kings were afterwards styled in Gaelic ''[[rí Alban]]'' (\"king of Alba\").[[#B18|Broun (2015a)]] pp. 120, 122-123; [[#W4|Woolf (2009)]] p. 252."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Amla%C3%ADb_mac_Illuilb_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_33v%29_2.jpg)
Amlaíb's title as it appears on folio 33v of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489.[80][[#W4|Woolf (2009)]] pp. 251-252; [[#B19|Broun (2007)]] p. 72; [[#W1|Woolf (2007)]] p. 340. Scottish kings were afterwards styled in Gaelic ''[[rí Alban]]'' (\"king of Alba\").[[#B18|Broun (2015a)]] pp. 120, 122-123; [[#W4|Woolf (2009)]] p. 252."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 5]About this person
Amlaíb's paternal grandfather possessed strong connections with the Scandinavian dynasty of Dublin, and there is evidence to suggest that Illulb and Amlaíb bore names of Old Norse origin. If Amlaíb's name indeed represents a Gaelicised Scandinavian name, it could indicate that his mother was a member of the Uí Ímair, and possibly a granddaughter of Amlaíb Cúarán or Amlaíb mac Gofraid.
