Eochaid, son of Rhun
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A ninth-century king whose mixed Gaelic and British bloodline positioned him at the centre of a power struggle that may have redefined Scotland itself - whether he ruled the Picts alongside an ally, fought a rival for the throne, or merely watched from Strathclyde remains unclear.
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Map of northern Britain, locations relating to the life and times of Eochaid.![Photograph of the fortress of Al Clud occupied Al Clud ("the rock of the Clyde").[18] The mediaeval citadel that sat atop this geological formation formed the capital of the Kingdom of Al Clud until the late ninth century.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Dumbarton_Castle%2C_27_July_2006.jpg/1280px-Dumbarton_Castle%2C_27_July_2006.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Photograph of the fortress of Al Clud occupied Al Clud ("the rock of the Clyde").[18] The mediaeval citadel that sat atop this geological formation formed the capital of the Kingdom of Al Clud until the late ninth century.![An eighteenth century engraving of the southern bank of the River Clyde at Govan. The scene shows a now-nonexistent artificial hill that could have been the royal assembly site of the Kingdom of Strathclyde following the fall of Al Clud.[27][[#C3|Clarkson (2014)]] chs. 2 ¶ 50, 3 ¶ 13; [[#D14|Driscoll, ST (2003)]] p. 80; [[#D16|Driscoll, ST (2001c)]] [[#D10|Driscoll, ST (1998a)]] p. 101. The stepped sides of the hill are similar to those of some Scandinavian assembly sites in Britain and Ireland.[[#C3|Clarkson (2014)]] ch. 3 ¶ 13; [[#D13|Driscoll, S (2006)]]; [[#D16|Driscoll, ST (2001c)]]; [[#D10|Driscoll, ST (1998a)]] pp. 102-103."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 5]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/A_view_of_the_banks_of_the_Clyde_taken_from_York_Hill.jpg/500px-A_view_of_the_banks_of_the_Clyde_taken_from_York_Hill.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
An eighteenth century engraving of the southern bank of the River Clyde at Govan. The scene shows a now-nonexistent artificial hill that could have been the royal assembly site of the Kingdom of Strathclyde following the fall of Al Clud.[27][[#C3|Clarkson (2014)]] chs. 2 ¶ 50, 3 ¶ 13; [[#D14|Driscoll, ST (2003)]] p. 80; [[#D16|Driscoll, ST (2001c)]] [[#D10|Driscoll, ST (1998a)]] p. 101. The stepped sides of the hill are similar to those of some Scandinavian assembly sites in Britain and Ireland.[[#C3|Clarkson (2014)]] ch. 3 ¶ 13; [[#D13|Driscoll, S (2006)]]; [[#D16|Driscoll, ST (2001c)]]; [[#D10|Driscoll, ST (1998a)]] pp. 102-103."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 5]![The title of Áed mac Cináeda as it appears on folio 26r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 489 (the Annals of Ulster).[43] As far as the Irish annals are concerned, Áed was the last King of the Picts. Nevertheless, other sources report that Áed was succeeded by Eochaid and Giric.[44]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/%C3%81ed_mac_Cin%C3%A1eda_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_26r%29.jpg/330px-%C3%81ed_mac_Cin%C3%A1eda_%28Oxford_Bodleian_Library_MS_Rawlinson_B_489%2C_folio_26r%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The title of Áed mac Cináeda as it appears on folio 26r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 489 (the Annals of Ulster).[43] As far as the Irish annals are concerned, Áed was the last King of the Picts. Nevertheless, other sources report that Áed was succeeded by Eochaid and Giric.[44]![Barochan Cross, a stone high cross,[51] dating between the eighth and tenth century.[52] This British monument is an example of the so-called 'Govan School' of sculpture.[53]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Barochan_Cross_20120410.jpg/330px-Barochan_Cross_20120410.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Barochan Cross, a stone high cross,[51] dating between the eighth and tenth century.[52] This British monument is an example of the so-called 'Govan School' of sculpture.[53]![The name of Giric as it appears on folio 30v of Lat. 4126: "Grig filius Dunegal".[73]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Giric_%28Lat._4126%2C_folio_30v%29.jpg/500px-Giric_%28Lat._4126%2C_folio_30v%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The name of Giric as it appears on folio 30v of Lat. 4126: "Grig filius Dunegal".[73]![Photograph of a mounted warrior, the most prominent figure displayed upon the Govan sarcophagus.[80] This monument is perhaps the finest example of the "Govan School" of sculpture. The sarcophagus could be that of Custantín mac Cináeda,[81] the Pictish king who orchestrated the death of Eochaid's paternal grandfather.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Govan_sarcophagus%2C_black_and_white_%28cropped_horseman%29.jpg/500px-Govan_sarcophagus%2C_black_and_white_%28cropped_horseman%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Photograph of a mounted warrior, the most prominent figure displayed upon the Govan sarcophagus.[80] This monument is perhaps the finest example of the "Govan School" of sculpture. The sarcophagus could be that of Custantín mac Cináeda,[81] the Pictish king who orchestrated the death of Eochaid's paternal grandfather.In their orbit 4
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About this person
Eochaid ab Rhun was the son of Rhun ab Arthgal, King of Strathclyde, and a daughter of Cináed mac Ailpín, King of the Picts. That maternal tie to the Alpínid dynasty may explain why he appears in records as a Pictish king after Áed - Cináed's son - was killed in 878, reportedly by Giric, who then seized the throne. The relationship between Eochaid and Giric is murky: they might have co-ruled as allies, fought as rivals, or governed separate kingdoms, Eochaid holding Strathclyde while Giric held the Picts. His reign coincided with Strathclyde's southward expansion into former Northumbrian lands, opened by Viking conquest. In 889 both he and Giric were driven out, likely by the Alpínid Domnall mac Custantín, and during or after their rule the faltering Pictish realm remade itself into the Gaelic Kingdom of Alba. Eochaid vanishes from the record after 889; Strathclyde itself goes silent until a King Dyfnwal is noted dead in the early tenth century, probably his kin.
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