The true legacy of Kenneth MacAlpin is that he founded a dynasty that would see the unification of the Pictish and Gaelic kingdoms evolve into a new entity - the Kingdom of Alba. This embryonic ...

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That man was Kenneth MacAlpin. The problem with this heroic tale is that it bears little relation to the known facts. A further problem is that there are very few known facts. What we do know is ...

At a time when Viking raids were destroying much of Scotland the new king, MacAlpin, helps strengthen the ties between the Pict and Gaelic kingdoms. His legacy is a new royal dynasty that would ...