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Eaon

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Death: 1015 (killed)
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Son of Dunwallon 'Donald', king of Strathclyde
Brother of NN; NN; Amdarch 'Radhard' and Malcolm

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1. DUNWALLON [Donald] . The 10th century Pictish Chronicle Cronica de Origine Antiquorum Pictorum records the death of "Doneualdus rex Britannorum", during its record of the early part of the reign of Constantine II King of Scotland, and the choice of "Duuenaldus filius Ede" to succeed him[239]. m ---. The name of Dunwallon’s wife is not known. Dunwallon & his wife had one child:

a) EOAN (-after 934). The Extracta ex Cronicis Scocie records that "rex Constantinus" held "Cumbriam et ceteras terras in Anglia" and that in the 16th year of his reign (916, on the assumption that the passage refers to Constantine II King of Scotland) gave "Eugenio filio Douenaldi…dimidium regni Cumbrie hereditarie possidendum"[240]. King of Strathclyde 916. Florence of Worcester records that "rex Scottorum…Reignoldus rex Danorum…rex Streatcledwalorum" submitted to King Eadward and signed a treaty, undated but dateable to [920/22] from the context[241]. m ---. The name of Eoan’s wife is not known. Eoan & his wife had one child:

i) DUNWALLON [Donald] (-974). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "king Edmund ravaged Strathclyde and ceded it to Malcolm king of Scots, on the condition that he would be his fellow-worker by sea and land" in 945[242]. Roger of Wendover records that King Edmund, with help from "Leolini regis Demetiæ" [this person has not been identified], devastated "Cumbriam totam" and blinded "duobus filiis Dummail eiusdem provinciæ regis" in 946[243]. The Welsh sources do not record Welsh participation in the expedition. The Annales Cambriæ record that "Strat Clut vastata est a Saxonibus" in 946[244]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Strath Clyde was devastated by the Saxons" in 944[245]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Strathclyde was devastated by the Saxons who killed all they could find in their way, of the Britons belonging to it" in 943[246]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Dunwallon king of Strath Clyde went to Rome" in 974[247]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Dunwallon king of Strath Clyde went to Rome and took the tonsure" in 975[248]. The Annals of Tigernach record the death in 974 of “Domnall son of Eoan king of Britain…in pilgrimage”[249]. m ---. The name of Donald’s wife is not known. Donald & his wife had [five] children:

(a) son (-after 945). Roger of Wendover records that King Edmund, with help from "Leolini regis Demetiæ", devastated "Cumbriam totam" and blinded "duobus filiis Dummail eiusdem provinciæ regis" in 398[250].
(b) son (-after 945). Roger of Wendover records that King Edmund, with help from "Leolini regis Demetiæ", devastated "Cumbriam totam" and blinded "duobus filiis Dummail eiusdem provinciæ regis" in 398[251].
(c) AMDARCH [Radhard] (-after [971]). The Chronicle of the Scots and Picts dated 1177 records that "Culen mac Indolf" reigned for 4 years and 6 months and was killed "ab Amdarch filio Donvald propter filiam suam in Ybandonia"[252]. The Chronicle of the Picts and Scots dated 1251 includes the same information[253]. The Chronicle of John of Fordun records that Culen was killed by "a certain chief named Radhard" whose daughter the king had wanted to seduce[254].]
(d) MALCOLM (-996). Florence of Worcester records that "subreguli eius octo…Kynath…rex Scottorum, Malcolm rex Cumbrorum, Maccus plurimarum rex insularum et alii quinque Dufnal, Siferth, Huwal, Jacob, Juchil" submitted to King Eadgar at Chester and rowed him on the river Dee, dated to [973] from the context[255]. The Annals of Tigernach record the death in 996 of “Mael-Coluimb son of Domnall king of the Britons of the North”[256].
(e) EOAN (-killed 1015). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Owain son of Dyvnwal was killed" in 1015[257].
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