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| The Battle of Dalry (666): During a later invasion by [[:skyss:chars:berenicia:edmund_ii|Edmund II of Bernicia]], the Dael forces achieved a significant victory at [[:skyss:places:dalry|Dalry]]. [[:skyss:chars:daels:iain_murchadh|Iain Murchadh]], the 4th Earl of [[places:uisdean|Uisdean]], famously killed King Edmund II in hand-to-hand combat during the engagement. | The Battle of Dalry (666): During a later invasion by [[:skyss:chars:berenicia:edmund_ii|Edmund II of Bernicia]], the Dael forces achieved a significant victory at [[:skyss:places:dalry|Dalry]]. [[:skyss:chars:daels:iain_murchadh|Iain Murchadh]], the 4th Earl of [[places:uisdean|Uisdean]], famously killed King Edmund II in hand-to-hand combat during the engagement. |
| ==== Recent History and the Minority of Alasdair V ==== | ==== Recent History and the Minority of Alasdair V ==== |
| The 2nd and 3rd centuries of the Ranald era have been particularly tumultuous: | The 3rd century of the Ranald era has been particularly tumultuous: |
| Alasdair IV and the Ambush (739): King [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_iv|Alasdair IV]] attempted to claim the Bernician throne through his brother-in-law, [[:skyss:chars:berenicia:harold_viii|Harold VIII]]. His army was ambushed by Bernician nobles, resulting in the King's death and heavy losses among the Dael nobility. | * **Alasdair IV and the Ambush (739)**: King [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_iv|Alasdair IV]] attempted to claim the Bernician throne through his brother-in-law, [[:skyss:chars:berenicia:harold_viii|Harold VIII]]. His army was ambushed by Bernician nobles, resulting in the King's death and heavy losses among the Dael nobility. |
| The Abdication of Queen Caoimhe: [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] succeeded her father as a child, governed by a regency council that included [[:skyss:chars:daels:sean_alpin|Sean Alpin]]. Later, her attempt to marry a Skyssian merchant and re-introduce Skyssian gods led to a noble coalition forcing her abdication in 756/7. | * **The Abdication of Queen Caoimhe**: [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] succeeded her father as a child, governed by a regency council that included [[:skyss:chars:daels:sean_alpin|Sean Alpin]]. Later, her attempt to marry a Skyssian merchant and re-introduce Skyssian gods led to a noble coalition forcing her abdication after [[:skyss:chars:daels:queen_s_war]] in 756. |
| The Reign of [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|Alasdair V]]: Succeeding to the throne as an infant, the young King was raised through a series of four regents, most notably his cousin [[:skyss:chars:daels:bhaltair_gilranald|Bhaltair Gilranald]], the Earl of [[:skyss:places:norpen|Norpen]]. At age 15, Alasdair V asserted his adulthood and began a campaign to centralise control. | * **The Minority of [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|Alasdair V]]**: Succeeding to the throne as an infant, the young King was raised through a series of four regents, most notably his cousin [[:skyss:chars:daels:bhaltair_gilranald|Bhaltair Gilranald]], the Earl of [[:skyss:places:norpen|Norpen]]. At age 15, Alasdair V asserted his adulthood and began a campaign to centralise control. |
| ===== The Massacre at Caer Suibhne (774) ===== | ===== The Massacre at Caer Suibhne (774) ===== |
| A defining moment of recent stability—or tyranny, depending on the perspective—occurred at [[:skyss:places:caer_suibhne|Caer Suibhne]]. Seeking to resolve the long-standing defiance of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] family, the King invited [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall Murchadh]] (5th Earl of [[:skyss:places:uisdean|Uisdean]]) and his brother [[people:fearchar_murchadh|Fearchar]] to a private negotiation. | A defining moment of recent stability—or tyranny, depending on the perspective—occurred at [[:skyss:places:caer_suibhne|Caer Suibhne]]. Seeking to resolve the long-standing defiance of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] family, the King invited [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall Murchadh]] (5th Earl of [[:skyss:places:uisdean|Uisdean]]) and his brother [[people:fearchar_murchadh|Fearchar]] to a private negotiation. |
