Galan Erilich was a king of the
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from ea ...
from 510 to 522.
The ''
Pictish Chronicle'' king lists have him reign for fifteen years between
Drest Gurthinmoch
Drest Gurthinmoch was a king of the Picts from 480 to 510.
The '' Pictish Chronicle'' king lists all give him a reign of 30 years between Nechtan and Galan. The meaning of the epithet Gurthinmoch is unknown, but the first part may be related ...
and the joint rule of
Drest son of Uudrost and
Drest son of Girom.
References
*
Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500–1286'', volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990.
External links
Pictish Chronicle
522 deaths
6th-century Scottish monarchs
Pictish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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