12-859: Nechtan , Nectan or Neithon may refer to: Kings [ edit ] Nechtan Morbet ( fl. 5th or 6th century ), king of the Picts Nechtan nepos Uerb ( fl. 7th century ), king of the Picts Nechtan mac Der-Ilei (died 732), king of the Picts Neithon of Alt Clut ( fl. 7th century ), King of Strathclyde Other people [ edit ] Nechtan of Aberdeen ( fl. 12th century ), bishop of Aberdeen Saint Nectan of Hartland ( fl. 5th/6th century ), associated with Devon and Cornwall Saint Nectan, nephew and disciple of Saint Patrick Mythology [ edit ] Nechtan Scéne , character in
24-404: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Scotland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Scottish history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biography of a member of Scottish royalty is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nechtan nepos Uerb Nechtan grandson of Uerb ,
36-592: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nechtan Morbet Nechtan , son of Erip, was the king of the Picts from 456 to 480. The king lists supply a number of epithets for Nechtan: Morbet and Celchamoth and the Latin Magnus (the Great). He is said to have reigned for twenty-four years. In a rare change from a bald statement of names and years,
48-490: Is uncertain whether it is this Nechtan or Nechtan I who should be linked with the foundation of the monastery at Abernethy , but since this Nechtan reigned after the foundation of Iona by Columba , ties with Irish monastic houses are more plausible in his reign. The account of Abernethy's foundation in the Pictish Chronicle, in a version likely compiled by the monks of Abernethy, is as follows, with Nechtan I as
60-636: The Annals of Ulster for 621, although this would be difficult to reconcile with the idea that he was Neithon son of Guipno son of Dumnagual Hen of Alt Clut . It has been suggested that the Canu or Cano referred to in the Annals of Ulster is the Canu Garb named by Senchus fer n-Alban , making this Nechtan the grandson of Gartnait II , who has been suggested as a son of Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata . It
72-718: The Irish Ulster Cycle Nechtan (mythology) , an Irish god Nechtan mac Collbran , Irish-mythological character in the Voyage of Bran [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nechtan&oldid=1029656014 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
84-539: The Lord will have pity on thee. Thou shalt possess in peace the kingdom of the Picts." Andrew of Wyntoun 's Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland , while confusing this Nechtan with Nechtan mac Der-Ilei , who reigned a century later and was also famous as a builder of churches, claims that he founded "a cathedral" dedicated to Saint Boniface at Rosemarkie on the Black Isle . A monastery at nearby Portmahomack , dated to
96-519: The Lord will have pity on thee. Thou shalt possess in peace the kingdom of the Picts." A life of Saint Buíte of Monasterboice , after whom Monasterboice is named, claims that Buíte raised Nechtan from the dead, and associated him with Kirkbuddo in Strathmore . It has been suggested that these traditions should be associated with a later Pictish king, with the very similar name of Nechtan nepos Uerb . This Scottish biographical article
108-540: The king lists provide a tradition linking Nechtan to the foundation of Abernethy : "So Nectonius the Great, Wirp's son, the king of all the provinces of the Picts, offered to Saint Brigid , to the day of judgement, Abernethy, with its territories ... Now the cause of the offering was this. Nectonius, living in a life of exile, when his brother Drest expelled him to Ireland , begged Saint Brigid to beseech God for him. And she prayed for him and said: "If thou reach thy country,
120-404: The late 6th century, could be as late as the reign of Nechtan, although it is probably earlier. This Scottish biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Scotland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Scottish history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biography of
132-416: The subject: So Nectonius the Great, Uuirp's son, the king of all the provinces of the Picts, offered to Saint Brigid , to the day of judgement, Abernethy, with its territories ... Now the cause of the offering was this. Nectonius, living in a life of exile, when his brother Drest expelled him to Ireland , begged Saint Brigid to beseech God for him. And she prayed for him and said: "If thou reach thy country,
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#1732780918676144-593: Was king of the Picts from 595 to around 616, and may be the same person as the Neithon son of Guipno who ruled the kingdom of Altclut . According to the Pictish Chronicle , Nechtan reigned for 20 or 21 years. While the death of his predecessor Gartnait is given in 597 by the Annals of Tigernach , the death of Nechtan is not certainly recorded. He may be the Nechtan son of Canu whose death appears in
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