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Owain Foel

King of Strathclyde · Historical Figures

Owain Foel, also known as Owain Moel, Owain the Bald, Owen the Bald, and Eugenius Calvus, was an eleventh-century King of Strathclyde. He may have been a son of Máel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal ab Owain, two other rulers of the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

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The name of Owain Foel's possible father, Máel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal ab Owain, as it appears on folio 25r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 502 (Saltair na Rann): "Mael Coluim".[7]The name of Owain Foel's possible father, Máel Coluim, son of Dyfnwal ab Owain, as it appears on folio 25r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 502 (Saltair na Rann): "Mael Coluim".[7]The name and title of Uhtred as it appears on folio 153r of British Library Cotton Tiberius B I (the "C" version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle): "Uhtrede eorle".[20]The name and title of Uhtred as it appears on folio 153r of British Library Cotton Tiberius B I (the "C" version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle): "Uhtrede eorle".[20]The title of Dyfnwal's son and eventual successor, Máel Coluim, as it appears on folio 9r of British Library Cotton Faustina B IX (the Chronicle of Melrose): "rex Cumbrorum".[29]The title of Dyfnwal's son and eventual successor, Máel Coluim, as it appears on folio 9r of British Library Cotton Faustina B IX (the Chronicle of Melrose): "rex Cumbrorum".[29]The Giant's Grave, a collection of apparent tenth-century monuments at Penrith. The stones display significant Scandinavian influences, and are traditionally associated with a legendary king, variably known as Owain Caesarius. It is possible that this figure refers to Owain Foel, or any of the tenth- and eleventh-century Cumbrian kings who bore the same name.[38][[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 5, 55 n. 61; [[#C2|Clarkson (2010)]] ch. 10; [[#P2|''Proceedings'' (1947)]] pp. 221-225; [[#C8|Collingwood (1923)]]. The nearby site of Castle Hewin ({{gbmapping|NY48544627}}), a place name meaning \"Owain's castle\" (derived from {{lang|xcb|castell Ewain}}),[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 57. may well be named after the same man.[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 55, 55 n. 61; [[#C2|Clarkson (2010)]] ch. 10. A seventeenth-century account associates Owain Caesarius with the Giant's Caves, located on the north bank of the River Eamont.[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 55 n. 61; [[#F4|Ferguson (1890)]] p. 37."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 3]The Giant's Grave, a collection of apparent tenth-century monuments at Penrith. The stones display significant Scandinavian influences, and are traditionally associated with a legendary king, variably known as Owain Caesarius. It is possible that this figure refers to Owain Foel, or any of the tenth- and eleventh-century Cumbrian kings who bore the same name.[38][[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 5, 55 n. 61; [[#C2|Clarkson (2010)]] ch. 10; [[#P2|''Proceedings'' (1947)]] pp. 221-225; [[#C8|Collingwood (1923)]]. The nearby site of Castle Hewin ({{gbmapping|NY48544627}}), a place name meaning \"Owain's castle\" (derived from {{lang|xcb|castell Ewain}}),[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 57. may well be named after the same man.[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 55, 55 n. 61; [[#C2|Clarkson (2010)]] ch. 10. A seventeenth-century account associates Owain Caesarius with the Giant's Caves, located on the north bank of the River Eamont.[[#E2|Edmonds (2015)]] p. 55 n. 61; [[#F4|Ferguson (1890)]] p. 37."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 3]The title of Suibne mac Cináeda as it appears on folio 39r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 489 (the Annals of Ulster).[55]The title of Suibne mac Cináeda as it appears on folio 39r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 489 (the Annals of Ulster).[55]The name and title of Eadwulf (not to be confused with Eadwulf Cudel (Eadwulf III)) as it appears on folio 157r of British Library Cotton Tiberius B I: "Eadulf eorl".[71]The name and title of Eadwulf (not to be confused with Eadwulf Cudel (Eadwulf III)) as it appears on folio 157r of British Library Cotton Tiberius B I: "Eadulf eorl".[71]Owain Foel's title as it appears on folio 94v of Cambridge Corpus Christi College 139.[76]Owain Foel's title as it appears on folio 94v of Cambridge Corpus Christi College 139.[76]

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Owain Foel is recorded to have supported the Scots at the Battle of Carham in 1018. Although it is possible that he died in the conflict, no source states as much, and it is uncertain when he died. Owain Foel may be an ancestor - perhaps the father - of a certain Máel Coluim who is described as the "son of the king of the Cumbrians" in the 1050s.

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