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Galam Cennalath (died 580) was a
king of the Picts The list of kings of the Picts is based on the Pictish Chronicle king lists. These are late documents and do not record the dates when the kings reigned. The various surviving lists disagree in places as to the names of kings, and the lengths ...
from 550 to 555. The ''
Pictish Chronicle The Pictish Chronicle is a name used to refer to a pseudo-historical account of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pictavia and ending after Pictavia had been enveloped by Scotland. Version A The ...
'' king lists have him reign for between two and four years, with one year being jointly with Bridei son of Maelchon according to some versions. Some variants place his reign between
Gartnait I Gartnait son of Girom was a king of the Picts from 531 to 537. The ''Pictish Chronicle'' king lists have him ruling for six or seven years between Drest IV and Cailtram. Cailtram is said to have been Gartnait's brother and three sons of Gir ...
and
Drest IV Drest son of Girom was a king of the Picts from possibly from 522 to 531. The ''Pictish Chronicle'' king lists associate him with Drest III Drest son of Uudrost or son of Uudrossig was a king of the Picts from 522 to 530. The ''Pictish C ...
which may be a copyist's error, or alternatively, he may have had two reigns. Keith Coleman suggests that he was a king of southern Pictland.Coleman, Keith (2022), ''Áedán of the Gaels, King of the Scots'',
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, pp. 81 - 96,
The death of "Cennalath, King of the Picts" is reported by the ''
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'' and the ''
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'' for 580.


References


Sources

* Anderson, Alan Orr; ''Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286'', volume 1. Reprinted with corrections, Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990.


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6th-century births 580 deaths Pictish monarchs 6th-century Scottish monarchs {{Scotland-royal-stub