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| The 3rd century of the Ranald era has 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 after [[:skyss:chars:daels:queen_s_war]] in 756. | * **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:queens_war]] in 756. |
| * **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 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) ===== |
