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When Maol Chalvim died in [[Timeline#Before 994|954]], he asked his older two sons, [[Duff]] and [[Kenneth II]], to look after her; they gave him their word that they would. The ambitious lord [[Indulf]] took advantage of this to capture Katharine and use her as a hostage to prevent Duff and Kenneth from challenging his usurpation of the Scottish throne. Katharine was held a prisoner at Indulf's court for the next eight years, alongside her son [[Prince Malcolm|Malcolm]]. ''([[The Reach|"The Reach"]], [[The Draw|"The Draw"]])'' | When Maol Chalvim died in [[Timeline#Before 994|954]], he asked his older two sons, [[Duff]] and [[Kenneth II]], to look after her; they gave him their word that they would. The ambitious lord [[Indulf]] took advantage of this to capture Katharine and use her as a hostage to prevent Duff and Kenneth from challenging his usurpation of the Scottish throne. Katharine was held a prisoner at Indulf's court for the next eight years, alongside her son [[Prince Malcolm|Malcolm]]. ''([[The Reach|"The Reach"]], [[The Draw|"The Draw"]])'' | ||
| − | In 962, however, [[Captain of the Guard|Robbie]] helped Prince Malcolm escape from Indulf, and Katharine subsequently threatened to throw herself off the castle battlements, thus costing Indulf his only hostage, if he did not yield to her stepsons. Indulf was forced to thereby abdicate and go into exile in [[Ireland]], while Duff became King of Scotland. | + | In 962, however, [[Captain of the Guard|Robbie]] helped Prince Malcolm escape from Indulf, and Katharine subsequently threatened to throw herself off the castle battlements, thus costing Indulf his only hostage, if he did not yield to her stepsons. Indulf was forced to thereby abdicate and go into exile in [[Ireland]], while Duff became King of Scotland. When Duff was slain at the [[Battle of Gaine]] in 967, however, Katharine had to go into exile with Kenneth and Malcolm; on the way to [[England]], she caught a fever and died of it. {{CIT|Presumably [[Princess Katharine]] was named after her.}} ''([[The Oath|"The Oath"]], [[The Dream|"The Dream"]])'' [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=395] |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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* [[The Oath|"The Oath"]] | * [[The Oath|"The Oath"]] | ||
* [[The Promise|"The Promise"]] | * [[The Promise|"The Promise"]] | ||
| + | *[[The Dream|"The Dream"]] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 24 January 2024
Queen Katharine was the third wife of King Maol Chalvim I of Scotland, and mother by him of Prince Malcolm.
History
When Maol Chalvim died in 954, he asked his older two sons, Duff and Kenneth II, to look after her; they gave him their word that they would. The ambitious lord Indulf took advantage of this to capture Katharine and use her as a hostage to prevent Duff and Kenneth from challenging his usurpation of the Scottish throne. Katharine was held a prisoner at Indulf's court for the next eight years, alongside her son Malcolm. ("The Reach", "The Draw")
In 962, however, Robbie helped Prince Malcolm escape from Indulf, and Katharine subsequently threatened to throw herself off the castle battlements, thus costing Indulf his only hostage, if he did not yield to her stepsons. Indulf was forced to thereby abdicate and go into exile in Ireland, while Duff became King of Scotland. When Duff was slain at the Battle of Gaine in 967, however, Katharine had to go into exile with Kenneth and Malcolm; on the way to England, she caught a fever and died of it. Presumably Princess Katharine was named after her. ("The Oath", "The Dream") [1]
