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http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm KENNETH (-maybe murdere d Finella's Castle, Fettercairn [995], bur Isle of Iona). The 10th cen tury Pictish Chronicle ''Cronica de Origine Antiquorum Pictorum'' reco rds that "Cinadius filius Maelcolaim" succeeded after the death of Col in, adding that after one year he invaded Saxony and brought back "fil ium regis Saxonum" [1]. The 11th century Synchronisms of Flann Mainist reach name (in order) "…Cuillen mac Illiulb, Cinaet mac Maelcolaim , Custantin mac Cuilen, Cinaet mac Duib, Maelcolaim mac Cinaeta" as Sc ottish kings, dated to the 10th and 11th centuries [2]. The 12th centu ry Cronica Regum Scottorum lists "…Kinet filius Malcolin xxii anni s et ii mensibus…" as king [3]. The Chronicle of John of Fordun reco rds that "Kenneth the son of Malcolm and brother of King Duff" succeed ed as king in 970 after Culen was killed and reigned for twenty-four y ears and nine months [4]. He succeeded in 971 as KENNETH II King of Sc otland. Florence of Worcester records that "subreguli eius octo… Kyn ath… rex Scottorum, Malcolm rex Cumbrorum, Maccus plurimarum rex ins ularum et alii quinque Dufnal, Siferth, Huwal, Jacob, Juchil" submitte d to King Eadgar at Chester and rowed him on the river Dee, dated to [ 973] from the context [5]. The Chronicle of John of Fordun records tha t King Kenneth II decreed a change to the Scottish royal succession t o enable "the nearest survivor in blood to the deceased king to succee d", in opposition to "Constantine the Bald, son of King Culen, and Gry me son of Kenneth son of King Duff" [6]. The same source adds that th e king’s opponents persuaded "the daughter of Cruchne, Earl of Angus … Finele" to murder the king in revenge for the death of her son whi ch he had ordered [7]. The Annals of Ulster record that "Cinaed son o f Mael Coluim king of Scotland was deceitfully killed" in 995 [8]. Th e Chronicle of the Scots and Picts dated 1177 records that "Kynnath ma c Malcolm" reigned for 24 years and 2 months, was killed "a suis homin ibus in Fetherkern" through the treachery of "Finuele filie filie Cunt har comitis de Anguss" whose only son had been killed by the king [9] . The Chronicle of the Picts and Scots dated 1251 includes the same in formation [10]. [1] Skene (1867), I, The Pictish Chronicle, ''Cronic a de origine antiquorum Pictorum'', p. 9. [2] Skene (1867), IV, Synch ronisms of Flann Mainistreach, p. 21. [3] Skene (1867), XVI, Chronicl e of the Scots 1165, ''Cronica Regum Scottorum'', p. 131. [4] John o f Fordun (Skene), Book IV, XXVIII, p. 163. [5] ''Florentii Wigornensi s Monachi Chronicon'', Vol. I, p. 142. [6] John of Fordun (Skene), Bo ok IV, XXIX and XXXII, pp. 165 and 166. [7] John of Fordun (Skene), B ook IV, XXXII, p. 167. [8] Annals of Ulster, 995.1, p. 426. [9] Sken e (1867), XXIII, Chronicle of the Scots and Picts 1177, p. 152. [10 ] Skene (1867), XXIX, Chronicle of the Picts and Scots 1251, p. 174.