| Eóganan mac Óengusa | |
|---|---|
| King of the Picts | |
| Reign | 837–839 |
| Predecessor | Drest IX |
| Successor | Uurad |
| Died | 839 |
| House | Óengus |
| Father | Óengusa |
Uuen son of Onuist (Old Irish:Eogán mac Óengusa; died 839), commonly referred to by thehypocoristicEóganán, wasking of the Picts between A.D. 837–839.
Uuen was a son of Onuist II [son of] Uurguist [Wrguist] (inGaelic:Óengus II mac Fergusa (Óengus II), died 834) and succeeded his cousinDrest mac Caustantín (Drest IX) as king in 837. The sole notice of Uuen in theIrish annals is the report of his death, together with his brother Bran and "Áed mac Boanta, and others almost innumerable" in abattle of 839 fought by the men ofFortriu againstVikings in 839.[1] This defeat appears to have ended the century-long domination of Pictland by the descendants of Onuist I [son of] Wrguist (in Gaelic:Óengus I mac Fergusa).[2]
If the annalistic record is short, there are other traditions relating to Uuen. He is named by theSt Andrews foundation tale as one of the sons of Onuist who met withSaint Regulus atForteviot when the Saint supposedly brought the relics ofSaint Andrew to Scotland.[3] Along with his uncleCaustantín, Uuen appears to have been a patron of theNorthumbrian monasteries as he is named in theLiber Vitae Dunelmensis, which contains a list of those for whom prayers were said, dating from around 840.[4]
Uuen, his father, his uncle and his cousinDomnall appear in theDuan Albanach, a praise poem from the reign ofMáel Coluim (III) mac Donnchada listing Máel Coluim's predecessors askings of Scots,of Alba and ofDál Riata fromFergus Mór and his brothers onwards. Their inclusion in this source and its like is thought to be due to their importance to the foundation traditions ofDunkeld and St Andrews.[5]
On death of Uuen, thePictish Chronicle king lists have him followed by the short reigns ofUurad (Ferat) and Uurad's sonsBridei,Cináed andDrest, byBridei son of Fochel (Uuthoil) and byCináed mac Ailpín (Ciniod [son of] Elphin), the eventual victor and founder of a new ruling clan.
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| Preceded by | King of the Picts 837–839 | Succeeded by |
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