the unnamed king of Alba

Also known as: the king of Alba · Family: Alba · Role: king · First appears: The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 1

Life events

• In the Book of Leinster version, The sons of Usnach took refuge with the king of Alba, who took them into his following.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 1 · 📍 the land of Alba)
  • With: Naisi Ainnle Ardan
  • “Then they took shelter with the king of Alba, and the king took them into his following, and they served him in war.”

The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 1

• servant: the unnamed high-steward of the king of Alba (Tale 14) “Now one day the high-steward of the king went out in the early morning, and he made a cast about Naisi's house, and saw those two sleeping therein, and he hurried back to the king, and awaked him:”
• admired: Deirdre “Naisi the son of Usnach hath a wife of worth sufficient for the emperor of the western world! Let Naisi be slain, and let his wife share thy couch.”

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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.