File:Alexander III and Ollamh Rígh.JPG
Summary
Coronation of King Alexander on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moot_Hill" class="extiw" title="w:Moot Hill">Moot Hill</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone,_Scotland" class="extiw" title="w:Scone, Scotland">Scone</a>. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh Alban, the royal poet of Scotland, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dé Rígh Albanaich - "God Bless the King of Scots"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy. Malcolm II, Earl of Fife, depicted holding the sword standing beside King Alexander.
(Albannaich is the plural form of Albannach, "Scot" or "Scotsman" and refers to the Scots collectively [as a nation]. The unique title of the Scots monarchs has long been "King of Scots" rather than "of Scotland" as opposed to the monarchs of England and other countries, who are titled "King [or Queen] of England" etc.. This style is ancient, and reflects the Gaelic tradition of the chief as "father" of his "clann" [lit. children]. As the monarch is the "Chief of Chiefs" he or she is the "father" or "mother" of the people, not merely the ruler of the land.)
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current | 00:26, 22 December 2016 | 887 × 779 (222 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Coronation of King Alexander on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moot_Hill" class="extiw" title="w:Moot Hill">Moot Hill</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone,_Scotland" class="extiw" title="w:Scone, Scotland">Scone</a>. He is being greeted by the <i>ollamh rígh Alban</i>, the royal poet of Scotland, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= <i>Beannachd Dé Rígh Albanaich</i> - "God Bless the King of Scots"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy. Malcolm II, Earl of Fife, depicted holding the sword standing beside King Alexander. </p> <p>(Albannaich is the plural form of Albannach, "Scot" or "Scotsman" and refers to the Scots collectively [as a nation]. The unique title of the Scots monarchs has long been "King of Scots" rather than "of Scotland" as opposed to the monarchs of England and other countries, who are titled "King [or Queen] of England" etc.. This style is ancient, and reflects the Gaelic tradition of the chief as "father" of his "clann" [lit. children]. As the monarch is the "Chief of Chiefs" he or she is the "father" or "mother" of the people, not merely the ruler of the land.) </p> |
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- Albin of Brechin
- Alexander III of Scotland
- Coronation of the British monarch
- Coronations in Europe
- Culture of Scotland in the High Middle Ages
- David I of Scotland
- Government in medieval Scotland
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife
- Political and military events in Scotland during the reign of David I
- Scone, Perth and Kinross
- Scotland in the High Middle Ages
- Scotland in the Middle Ages
- Scottish Gaelic
- William Wallace