Malcolm II of Scotland
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He was a son of Cinaed mac Maíl Choluim or King Kenneth II, and The Prophecy of Berchán says his mother was "a woman of Leinster". His mother may have been a daughter of a Uí Dúnlainge King of Leinste
Macbeth consulting the Vision of the Armed Head by Johann Heinrich Füssli
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Painting by Jacob de Wet II
Nineteenth century engraving of "King Malcolm's grave stone" (Glamis no. 2) at Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle
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Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public.
Malcolm II of Scotland
…kill another to succeed the first as king. Marianus Scotus gives the date of Malcolm's death as 25 November 1034. The king lists say that he died at Glamis Castle, variously describing him as a "most glorious" or "most victorious" king. The Annals of Tigernach report, "Malcolm mac Cináeda, king of Scotland, the…
The castle in 2024
A lithograph of Glamis Castle, created between 1847 and 1854
Glamis Castle in the snow, circa 1880
Lion sculptures of The Great Sundial on the front lawn