#kenneth iii

[scotianostra]

On March 25th in the year 1005 King Kenneth III was killed by his cousin Malcolm at the battle of Monzievaird.

Kenneth was the son of King Duff, and 4th cousin of the man he succeeded, Constantine III. He was the last King of Alba to be appointed under the law of tanistry, a system that involved the extended family in a vote on the succession. This had produced a system in which the crown had alternated between two increasingly distant strands of the House of Alpin, and directly contributed to overwhelming proportion of Kings of Alba who met their end violently.

But it would be hard to describe the end of tanistry as itself a peaceful process.

The Battle of Monzievaird, took place just north of Crieff, close to the location of today’s Glenturret Distillery. Kenneth II’s son, the future Malcolm II defeated King Kenneth III in the battle, killing both Kenneth and his son Giric.

Malcolm later arranged the death of Kenneth III’s grandson, so ensuring (he thought) that secession would in future rest with his own branch of the family and there was no need for tanistry.

There's not a lot more online about this battle, and the site is not marked in any wat=y, as far as I can tell from my digging around.

[ancientcitylullaby]

Medieval Scottish kings at the grocery store

Kenneth III: Brings his son Bodhe shopping with him. Buys exclusively organic. Buys a ton of oranges and juices them himself at home.

Malcolm II: Trips people and then steals their groceries. Opens bottles of gatorade, takes a sip, then puts them right back on the shelf. Almost always loses at least one of his grandkids in the store, probably on purpose.

Duncan I: Probably sent Suthen/Sybilla to do the shopping while he takes a nap. On the rare occasion he does go to the store, he gets into a fight with Thorfinn Sigurdsson over the last box of lucky charms.

Macbeth: Buys local and always donates to the food bank (listen, historical Macbeth was actually a pretty good guy). Pays extra attention to the grocery list his wife gave him, so not to get roasted when he comes home with the wrong stuff.

Lulach: Goes to the store to get the things Macbeth forgot. otherwise he always buys some candy to split with his friends, the precious baby

Malcolm III Canmore: Marches into the store like he’s on a mission, brings Macduff with him, makes Macduff push both of his shopping carts because a king can’t rule on an empty stomach, eats a granola bar without paying for it.

Donald III (Donalbain): Buys way too much oatmeal because he’s just so Scottish. Edmund MacMalcolm is always with him despite not being his kid or anything. Also buys some fruit snacks cause his daughter likes them.

Duncan II: Rants to the cashier about how his family ignores him. brings around his baby William FitzDuncan and gets too much attention from middle aged women because of it.

Edgar: rams his shopping cart into Donalbain’s and pretends he tripped. Is probably doing the shopping for William Rufus. Pays entirely in coins because that’s how Rufus pays him.

Alexander I: Acts pretty calm except for the time he bodyslammed Oengus of Moray into the salad bar. wears a massive cross necklace and sprays all the food with holy water before he purchases it.

David I: Always tries to tell the grocery store workers how to do their job. Once tried to speak French to the guy selling bread, thinking it’s going to impress people. Also only pays with coins.