- (chieftain).
Mormaers were
equivalent to
English earls or
Continental counts, and the term is
often translated into
English as 'earl'.
Mormaer (pl. mormaír)...
- crown's
influence so far
north at the time,
beyond the
lands of the
powerful Mormaers of Moray, is questionable. The
Norse saga
which mentions Donnchad does...
- was the eldest.
Despite this, the
mormaers of
Angus are
among the most
obscure of all.
After the
death of
Mormaer Maol Chaluim, in
probably about 1240...
- Earl Fife, was made Earl of Fife in 1885 and Duke of Fife in 1889. The
mormaers of Fife, by the 12th century, had
established themselves as the highest...
- Máel
Coluim III mac Donnchada.
Matad was
perhaps the most
famous of the
Mormaers,
fathering Harald Maddadsson, a
notorious rebel of the
Scottish King and...
- The Earl or
Mormaer of Ross was the
ruler of the
province of Ross in
northern Scotland, as well as
chief of Clan Ross. In the
early Middle Ages, Ross...
- Moray's
rulers was
ambiguous and they were
described in some
sources as "
mormaers" (the
Gaelic term for "Earl"), in
others as "Kings of Moray", and in others...
-
given to the
Mormaers of Fife
amongst the
other Scottish Mormaers. It is more
probable that Beth this is the same
person as Áed,
either Mormaer of
Moray or...
-
Mormaer of
Strathearn is a
title of
Scottish nobility,
referring to the
region of
Strathearn in
southern Perthshire. Of
unknown origin, the
mormaers are...
- The Earl or
Mormaer of
Lennox was the
ruler of the
region of the
Lennox in
western Scotland. It was
first created in the 12th
century for
David of Scotland...
