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| − | Findlaech sided with [[ | + | Findlaech sided with [[Maol Chalvim]] and [[Kenneth III|the Grim]] at the [[Battle of Rathveramoen]] in 997, fighting against his bitter half-brother [[Maíl Brigti]] there. ''("[[The Gate]]", "[[Tyrants]]", "[[Phoenix (episode)|Phoenix]]")'' |
| − | He and his son were popular among the Scots, leading [[Duncan]] to fear that Findlaech would see to it that Macbeth became King of [[Scotland]] in his place. To prevent this, in [[1020]], he sent [[Gillecomgain]] the [[Hunter]] to [[Castle Moray]] to slay Findlaech, a task that Gillecomgain successfully completed. ''("[[City of Stone Part One]]")'' | + | {{CIT|Finlaech later married Maol Chalvim's second child, Doada. In 1005, she gave birth to his son, Macbeth.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8094][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=360] |
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| + | He and his son were popular among the Scots, leading [[Duncan]] to fear that Findlaech would see to it that Macbeth became King of [[Scotland]] in his place. To prevent this, in [[1020]], he sent [[Gillecomgain]] the [[Hunter]] to [[Castle Moray]] to slay Findlaech, a task that Gillecomgain successfully completed. ''("[[City of Stone Part One|City of Stone]]" Part One)'' | ||
==Real-World Background== | ==Real-World Background== | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 15 April 2015
Findlaech Mac Ruaidrí was Macbeth's father, and the High Steward of Moray.
History
Findlaech sided with Maol Chalvim and the Grim at the Battle of Rathveramoen in 997, fighting against his bitter half-brother Maíl Brigti there. ("The Gate", "Tyrants", "Phoenix")
Finlaech later married Maol Chalvim's second child, Doada. In 1005, she gave birth to his son, Macbeth. [1][2]
He and his son were popular among the Scots, leading Duncan to fear that Findlaech would see to it that Macbeth became King of Scotland in his place. To prevent this, in 1020, he sent Gillecomgain the Hunter to Castle Moray to slay Findlaech, a task that Gillecomgain successfully completed. ("City of Stone" Part One)
Real-World Background
Findlaech was an actual historical figure, whose murder by Gillecomgain in 1020 really did take place. Shakespeare distorts his name to "Sinell" in the play Macbeth.
Appearances
- "City of Stone Part One" (First Appearance)
- "City of Stone Part Two" (Mentioned Only)
- "City of Stone Part Three" (Mentioned Only)
- "City of Stone Part Four (Mentioned Only)
- "Avalon Part Two" (No Lines)
- "Pendragon" (Mentioned Only)
- "The Gate"
- "Tyrants"
- "Phoenix"
Production Background
Voice Actor: John Rhys-Davies
See also
- Findlaech at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
