History: The Eldest Son | The Real Macbeth
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The Eldest Son is set not long after the death of Macbeth, one of Scotland's most famous kings. Mac Bethad mac Findláich (c. 1005 to August 15, 1057) was King of Scots (or of Alba) from 1040 until his death. He is best known as the subject of Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" and the many works it has inspired, although the play itself is of limited historical accuracy. No near contemporary source remarks on Mac Bethad as a tyrant. The Duan Albanach calls him "Mac Bethad the renowned". The Prophecy of Berchán, a verse history which purports to be a prophecy, describes him as "the generous king of Fortriu", and says: "The red, tall, golden-haired one, he will be pleasant to me among them; Scotland will be brimful west and east during the reign of the furious red one".
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External links
Macbeth 1st of Scotland at Wikipedia
Macbeth 1st of Scotland at BBC History
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The Eldest Son is set not long after the death of Macbeth, one of Scotland's most famous kings. Mac Bethad mac Findláich (c. 1005 to August 15, 1057) was King of Scots (or of Alba) from 1040 until his death. He is best known as the subject of Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" and the many works it has inspired, although the play itself is of limited historical accuracy. No near contemporary source remarks on Mac Bethad as a tyrant. The Duan Albanach calls him "Mac Bethad the renowned". The Prophecy of Berchán, a verse history which purports to be a prophecy, describes him as "the generous king of Fortriu", and says: "The red, tall, golden-haired one, he will be pleasant to me among them; Scotland will be brimful west and east during the reign of the furious red one".
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More... | To The Eldest Son... | To Kids...
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External links
Macbeth 1st of Scotland at Wikipedia
Macbeth 1st of Scotland at BBC History
More links...