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                                                                                                                                                                              8th Century AD 

                                                                                         From 700 AD until 900 A.D. the language period in Ireland would be known as Old Irish.

    During this Century, Nimidas was held, which was derived from the word, "Nemeton," which is plural for "Holy Places of the Woods," where Seasonal gatherings of the Irish Septs from each Tuath / Family region occurred when the Earthen Mounds throughout the various territories were to be used more in Ireland for gatherings of the various Irish Septs instead of for their burials. The "Senchas Mor" / Great Laws were written down also during this Century.

 North - Eastern Ulster: in the territory of the kingdom of the Ulaid / Ulidia the order of the Septs there remained basically the same as in the previous Century, with the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Dal Riada Septs still in the north of Co. Antrim below the Giant's Causeway and Larne, and the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Irian Dal nAraidi Sept were still below them between Larne and Antrim. The Celtic Herremonian Dal Fiatach Sept were still further down near Belfast in Co. Antrim, and the Iran Ui Echach Cobo Sept, who were a branch of the Irian Dal nAraidi Sept, were below them to the east of Co. Monaghan, while the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Conaill Muirtheimne Sept had their territory below them above Dundalk.     

 Northern Ulster: The original 3 Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs descended from 3 of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, namely, 91.Eogan ancestor of the Cenel nEogain, 91.Conall "Gulban" ancestor of theCenel Conaill and 91.Enda ancestor of the Cenel nEnnae, had by now basically combined their 3 Septs into 2 main "northern" Ui Niaill Septs, the Cenel nEogain and the Cenel Conaill. In the central - north of the Ulster Province in their own particular territory were also the Gaelic Milesian Heberian Cianacht Sept descended through 85.Cian at Keenaught near Coleraine, and below them the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Fir Li Sept, and below them still their kinsmen the Colla Da Crioch Ui Thuirtre Sept to the west of Antrim. Further to the south between Derry and Omagh were the "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Septs descending from 91.Eogan, and the Cenel nEnnae Sept descending from his brother 91.Enda in the north - west above Dungloe near Raphoe in Tir Conaill now known as Co. Donegal. The Cenel Conaill Septs descending from 91.Conall "Gulban" would be more predominant until 734 AD, and they had their territory in the west adjoining the territory of both their kinsmen the Cenel nEnnae and the Cenel nEogain. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Cremthainn Sept in Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel were to the east of Omagh below the Cenel nEogain and the Colla Da Crioch Ui Thuirtre, with the Fir Manach Sept to the south - west of them above Enniskillen. To the east of the Fir Manach were the Colla da Crioch Airthir Sept near Armagh, the Colla da Crioch Ui Meith Sept were further south below Enniskillen, the Colla Uais Mugdorna Sept were to the east of them and to the west of the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Echach Cobo Sept. The Dairtre Sept were south of the Colla Da Crioch Ui Meith and the Colla Uais Mugdorna were above Cavan with the Colla Da Crioch Fir Rois Sept further to the south - east of the Colla Da Crioch Conaill Muirtheimne Sept between Cavan and Dundalk. In the south of the far - west were the Cairbre / Cairpre Dromma Sept of Ulster situated near Bundoran in Co. Donegal, and below them the Dartraige Sept who had their territory still in Ulster, to the north of the Calraige Sept near Sligo in the Connacht Province. By the end of this Century the Cenel nEogain would expand their "northern"  Ui Niaill influence further to the south and to the east from Inishowen and Derry across the plain of Central Ulster. They would then slowly bring their kinsmen the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs, who were in their individual Tuaths / Family regions there in their kingdom of Orghialla also under their overall control. The Ulaid Septs along the east coast, and the "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill in the north - west would continue to remain opposed to the Cenel nEogain's increasing influence in Ulster.

Connacht Province: the 2 main dominant Septs here were to still bel the Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept descended from 91.Fiachra, and the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Sept descended from his older brother, 91.Brion who were Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn close kinsmen to the Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill, the Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine and the other Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs. The Ui Fiachrach Sept also by now had 2 main Septs of their own, the "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept and the "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept. The "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept had dominated previously, and also much of Northern Munster, but the authority of their close kinsmen, the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs was now emerging rapidly, and the Ui Fiachrach Sept's influence was by now diminishing. One of the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs spread out to the north - east establishing the kingdom of the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne right up to the borders of the Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill in the territory of the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Sept, and this created a wedge between the two more dominant Septs of the Dal Cuinn "northern" and "southern" Ui Niaill Septs. (By the 12^th Century AD it would actually be the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs who would become the most dominant Sept in Ireland). Meanwhile at this time the "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept had their territory in the far - west of Ballina, with the Heberian Cianacht Luigni aristocratic warrior Sept near Ballina, the Dal Cuinn Ui Ailella Sept were further to the east near Sligo in Co. Sligo towards the territory of their close kinsmen the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept to the west of the Dairtre Sept. The Heberian Cianachta Gailenga aristocratic warrior Sept in Connacht was to have their territory near Castlebar, the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sept who would come to dominate in Connacht had their territory further to the east and the Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Sept were further east still, below the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept. The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Umaill Sept that would produce the O Malleys were near Westport, in the far - west, and to the west of the Cianacht Gailenga in Connacht, and the Partraige Sept were below them near the west coast. The Scythian Nemedian Tuatha de Danann Sogain Sept were to the east of the Partraige Sept in the middle towards Roscommon, with the eastern Delbna Sept further to the east near Roscommon itself. The Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept were near Clifden on the south - west coast below the Partraige Sept with the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola to the east of them above Tuam, to the south - west of the eastern Delbna Sept in Connacht. The western Delbna Sept was near Galway with the Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept to the east of them near Ballinsloe, while the Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept was to the south below Galway. Although the "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept had run its race by now their close kinsmen the "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept, who were also descended from 90.Fiachra, were to still provide 3 Kings of Connacht during this coming Century, until the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs who were descended from his brother, 90.Brion were to become much more dominant in Connacht.

     The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin were to be represented by the Ui Briuin Umaill / O Malley Sept also near Clew Bay, the Ui Briuin Sinna Sept who had their territory in the east of Co. Roscommon, the Ui Briuin Seola Sept who had their territory at Tuam in Co. Galway and these 3 Septs along with their most important Ui Briuin Breifne Sept and the even more important Ui Briuin Ai Sept were all decended from 91.Brion who had been the original first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht, and his son, 92.Daui "Tenga Uma" - of the Sweet Tongue who had also been the 3rd King of Connacht in the 5th Century AD. The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Sept had been previously insignificant during the past Century, but they were now to extend their authority from out of Central Connacht. Their close kinsmen the Ui Briuin Sinna Sept who were originally known as the Cenel mac Ercae, and their Ui Briuin Umaill Sept would be the first to be recorded in 787 AD among the Ui Briuin Septs. (The Saer - Tuatha gave a tribute free status in the Ui Briuin territory from the River Shannon to Clew Bay). Their other close kinsmen the Ui Briuin Ai Sept were situated at Magh nAi around Cruachu / Cruachan from where they would eventually come to monopolise the Kingship of Connacht. Their direct male line ancestor started with 93.Murray / Muireadach Mal who had been a brother to 93.Fergus the direct male line ancestor also of the Ui Briuin Breifne Sept, who did not exist as a separate Sept before the 8th Century AD, whose territory was to take in Co. Leitrim and what later became Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster also known as Garb Thrian Connacht (The Rough Third). They would become much more predominant in the 11th and 12th Century AD. 91.Brion and 91.Fiachra's other brother, 91.Ailill who was the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Ui Ailello Sept had only been able to develop a minor kingdom in Co. Sligo in what was to become the Barony of Tir Erill, which was never to be prominent and over time would decline further leaving the way open for their other Dal Cuinn kinsmen, the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept whose over kingdom was to spread over the whole of the south - east.

Northern Leinster / Midlands / Midhe: The influence of the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Septs had by now emerged, emanating from the other 5  brothers of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Ireland, in 91.Coirpre / Cairbre ancestor of the Cenel Cairbre Sept, 91.Leary / Laoghaire ancestor of the Cenel Laoghaire Sept, 91.Maine ancestor of the Cenel Maine Sept of Tethbae, and 91.Fiacha ancestor of the Cenel Fiachach Sept, but mainly it would be advanced through 91.Conall Cremthainne who would become the direct male line ancestor of the Clann Cholmain, the Caille Follamain Sept and the Siol nAedo Slaine Septs. These 3 Septs had by now divided into the 2 most important "southern" Ui Niaill Septs, through the auspices of his grandson, *93.Diarmait mac Carroll / Cerball the previous 133rd King of Tara / Ireland who was to be the father of 3 sons who would leave contending aristocratic warrior issue, including, 94.Colman Bec the ancestor of the Caille Follamain Sept, *94.Aed Slaine the previous joint 139th King of Ireland ancestor of the Siol nAedo Slaine Sept, and 94.Colman Mor the amncestor of the Clann Cholmain Sept. Of these 3 Septs, it would be those descending from the Siol nAedo Slaine and the Clann Cholmain Septs who would come to control the territory in the Midlands / Midhe (Co. Westmeath and Co. Meath). To the north was the eastern Heberian Cianachta Gailenga Midhe aristocratic warrior Sept, with the actual original territory of the Heberian Cianachta Sept, descended from 85.Cian, near the east - coast above Drogheda, which had been given over originally to 86.Teague / Tadhg mac Cian by *85,Cormac mac Airt the 115th King of Tara / Ireland for his part of assisting him in gaining the throne of Ireland. The Heberian Cianacht Luigne aristocratic warrior Sept, also descended from 85.Cian, were below the Gailenga Midhe, while the "southern" Ui Niaill  Cairbre / Cairpre Midhe Sept, descended from 91.Coirpre, was to the south - west of them, and north- west of Tethbae. Brega, another of their kingdoms, was to the east, and the territory of *91.Leary / Laoghaire ancestor of the Cenel Laoghaire who had also been the previous 128th King of Tara / Ireland was to the south - west of there, with the Saithne Sept on the east coast below Brega. To the south - west was the territory of the Cenel Fiachach Sept who were descended from another brother, 91.Fiacha, and to the east of them in the centre was the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Fir Thulach Sept with the Cairbre "Midhe" Sept to the east of them, and to the south - west of the Saithne Sept. The Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine Sept would be the most dominant up until 728 AD, and altogether they were to produce 9 Siol nAedo Slaine "southern" Ui Niaill Kings of Ireland. The Clann Cholmain would then become much more dominant in 743 AD and go on to produce the last 7 of the 8 remaining Clann Cholmain "southern" Ui Niaill Kings of Ireland. Despite this over 200 years later on the Siol nAedo Slaine (Seed of Aed Slaine) Sept would produce one more in *104.Congalach Cnogba - of Knowth the future 168th King of Ireland. (The "southern" Ui Niaill were to continue to try and dominate Northern Leinster.) The "southern" Ui Niaill Kings of Knowth / Cnogba were also to be the over - Kings of the Heberian Cianachta Septs in their region, as they had conquered that particular main Cianachta Sept south of the Lower Boyne, while north of the River Boyne the Cianachta Kings were to keep their status in Fir Arda Cianachta later the Barony of Ferrard. Tara in Co. Meath with it's ancient ramparts was now chosen by the "southern" Ui Niaill of Northern Brega as their royal fortress as it could be seen from all of the hills in all of the Provinces.

       The Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine Sept, descended from *94.Aed Slaine, and therefore from 91.Conall Cremthainne would  basically see the end of their participation in the Kingship of Ireland by 728 AD, and the "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept who were descended from a brother to 91.Conall Cremthainne, namely 91.Conall Gulban, would also produce their last King of Ireland by 743 AD. The Clann Cholmain Sept, descended from an older half - brother to *94.Aed Slaine, in 94.Colman Mor would finally come to the fore in their own right, and from then on would share the Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Kingship of Ireland only with their close kinsmen the"northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept, descended from another of *90.Niall "- of the Nine Hostages sons, 91.Eogan ancestor of the\Cenel nEogain. The Cenel nEogain from then on, when not acting as the Kings of Ireland, were to be the Kings of Aileach in the north of the Ulster Province, while claiming allegiance from their close "northern"" Ui Niaill kinsmen the Cenel Conaill and the lesser Gaelic Milesian kingdoms there in the north in Ulster Province. At the same time in the Midlands / Midhe / Northern Leinster the "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King of Meath ruled over the "southern" Ui Niaill from the River Shannon eastwards to the sea. Despite this the Siol nAedo Slaine kingdom in Brega in Co. Meath in the south - east nevertheless remained a separate Ui Niaill kingdom with the Siol nAedo Slaine Sept still predominant over the other Septs there, including their close kinsmen the "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel nArdgail Sept, descended from 91.Ardgal, another son of 91.Conall Cremthainne and the "southern' Ui Niaill Cenel Laoghaire Sept, descended from *91.Laoghaire who had been the 128th King of Tara / Ireland in his own right, and "the older son of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland).    

Southern Leinster; The Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Septs descending from 86.Cu Corb who was a descendant of 78.Lewy / Lughaidh) one of the 2 sons of 77.Breasal Breac, whose grandson, *80.Nuadhas Neacht had become the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh  96th King of Tara / Erinn. after 12 generations of their particular Sept being out in the cold. (They in turn were all descended from *60.Leary / Laoghaire Lorc the 68th King of Tara / Ireland and his father, *59.Ugaine Mor - the Great the 66th King of Tara / Ireland who had been a contemporary of Alexander the Great. (*59.Ugaine Mor - the Great was in turn descended from *37.Eremon). (The Cu Corb Sept were by now the most dominant Sept in Southern Leinster.) Of these the Ui Dunlainge Sept descending from 94.Dunlaing, a son of 93.Enna Nia, a son of 92. Bressal Belach who was the 1st Cu Corb King of Leinster, who had been a grandson of *90.Cahir / Cathair Mor the 109th King of Tara / Ireland was to be the most prominent. Their Cu Corb Ui Faelain Sept emanating from 103.Faelan the Cu Corb 16th King of Leinster had their territory in the north - west, while their Cu Corb Ui Mail kinsmen, emanating from 90.Maine Mal, known as the Ui Chellaig Cualann Sept had their territory to the south - east of them to the west of Dublin. (The Ui Dunlainge Sept had their territory also below the Ui Faelain Sept). Their other Cu Corb kinsmen, the Dal Messin Corb Ui Garrchon Sept emanating from 87.Mess Corb and his great - grandson 90.Garrchu was situated on the east - coast to the east of the Ui Dunlainge Sept. Their other Cu Corb kinsmen the Ui Bairrche Sept, emanating from 91.Daire Barrach, were to the south of the Ui Dunlainge Sept, and the Ui Enechglais Sept, emanating from his brother, 91.Bressal Enechglas were on the east - coast to the south of the Ui Garrchon Sept and to the south - east of the Ui Bairrche Sept. (Both were sons of 90.Caher / Cathair Mor the 109th King of Tara / Ireland). The Ui Drona Sept who were descended from 94.Dron, a son of 93.Labraid Laidech, who was another son of 92.Bressal Belach the 1st King of Leinster, was in the south - west below these and to the west of the Ui Cheinnselaig / Kinsellagh Sept in the far south - east, who were descended from his brother, 94.Enna Cennsalach who had been the Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, and they were by now slowly losing their grip on the Kingship of Leinster. In the east the most dominant Cu Corb Sept was that of 101.Kelly / Cellach Cualann who was the present Cu Corb Ui Mail 13th King of Leinster who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Chellaig Cualann Sept. He was descended from 97.Aed Dibchine a previous 6d King of Leinster through 90.Maine Mal the direct male line ancestor also of the Ui Mail Sept and the Ui Theig Sept who was also descended from 86.Cu Corb. Also the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Septs, (who were also descended from *60.Leary / Laoghaire Lorc,) but through 78.Lewy's / Lughaidh's brother, 78.Connla, had their territory in the south - west in their kingdom of Ossory in what is now Co. Kilkenny bordering on Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, who would in the future culminate in the Ui Giolla Mac Padraig Sept anglicized as Fitz Patrick.

 Northern Munster: in the far - north to the east of the River Shannon was the Delbna of Munster above the Cu Corb Ui Failge Sept with the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Tire Sept, descended from *88.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Tara / Ireland, who were near Birr in Co. Offaly. The Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Loigis Sept were to the east of them along the Leinster border, as was the Osraige Sept below them, and the Heberian Cianachta Eile Sept, descended from 85.Cian, were to the south below the Muscraige Tire Sept.The Uaithne Sept were near Limerick and the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Sept was to the east of them in Co. Tipperary. The Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti Sept were below Adare in Co. Limerick and the Eoghanacht Aine were below the Ciarraige Luachra Sept near Tralee. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Corca Duibne Sept was at Dingle, and the Eoghanacht Locha Lein Sept were to the east of them, with the Eoghanacht Glendamnach Sept to the east of them. The Deisi Muman Sept were near Waterford on the south - east coast, and the Eoghanacht Ui Liathain Sept were further to the south of them near Cork. To the south - west along the coastal region were the Eoghanacht Raithlind Sept, and to the west of them near Bantry the remaining Gaelic Ithian Corca Loigde Sept. In Co. Clare to the west of the River Shannon in the far - northern corner at this time there was still the Heberian Cianacht Corca Mruad aristocratic warrior Sept, descended also from 85.Cian, and below them the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Corca Baiscind Sept, descended from 89..Cairbre "Baschaoin," another of the 3 sons of *88.Conaire 11 the 111^th King of Tara / Ireland, with the Heberian Dal gCais Septs, descended from 91.Cas, along the banks of the River Shannon in the north - west. 

 Southern Munster: The Gaelic Ithian Corca Loigde aristocratic warrior Sept based originally on the Erainn Septs had early on been in control there up until now, but the Heberian Eoghanacht Septs in the north - east from Cashel and Glanworth began to really dominate, as they had begun to rule here from the 7th Century AD, and would do so until the middle of the 10th Century AD in their own right, when the Cashel / Munster Kingship would be passed on to the emerging Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept. The Heberian Eoghanacht Kings of Cashel / Munster at this time also relied heavily on the Heberian Dalcassian warriors from Thomond / Northern Munster to back them up as they were always, "The first into battle and the last out, " and this commitment was only strengthening the Dalcassians' ability to fight for their own cause when it was to arrive.

 The Culdees, a reforming Celtic spiritual movement, maintained the Celtic Catholic Church in Ireland, Scotland and in parts of Briton and the Celtic Gaels in the north of Briton and the Celtic Britons were to be overwhelmed during the 8th Century AD. 

705 AD - 709 AD The Celtic Welsh from the north of Briton attacked the Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxons in the kingdom of Mercia situated on the border with Wales and a as result the Anglo - Saxon King of Mercia constructed a linear earthwork from the estuary of the River Dee to the River Morda near Owestry known as Wat's Dyke.

711 AD Roderick the last of the Goth / Visigoth Kings of Spain was killed in battle against the Moors who now dominated Spain.

733 AD Ethelbald the Teutonic Germanaic Anglo - Saxon King of Mercia became the King of Wessex.

737 / 40 AD Angus mac Fergus the Celtic King of the Picts carried out a devastating attack on the Celtic Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain kingdom of Dal Riada in the Scottish Highlands and captured their strongholds and drowned one of their Scottii Chieftains and this forced many of the other Scottii to leave the territory there and return back over to Ireland. Despite this setback the Scottii of Dal Riada would return to fight another day as there would be many conflicts between the Scottii and the Picts, and the Celtic Heremonian Scottii would eventually gain the upper hand to absorb the Picts. The Picts would become Christians under their King Nechtan mac Derile.

    Offa the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Mercia was to continue to construct an earthworks that was longer then Hadrian's Wall along the boundary with Wales extending from Treuddyn to Chepstow that became known as Offa's Dyke. In the north of Wales was the island of Anglesey, which formed part of the kingdom of Gwynedd the most important Celtic kingdom in Wales, which was at times to ally with the Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxons in Mercia against the Northumbrians. Also in the north - east of the border in Wales was to be the kingdom of Powys. In Wales there was also the Principalities of Gwent in the south - east, and Dyfed in Pembroke, whose aristocratic warrior Septs claimed descent from Magnus Maximus.

741 AD Charles Martel, died, who was the illegitimate son of Pepin the Younger of France, as Mayor of the Palace to the Merovingian nominal Kings. 

752 AD Cuthred of Wessex defeated Ethelbald the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Mercia.

756 AD Strathclyde was subdued by Angus mac Fergus the King of the Picts and Ethelbert the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Northumbria, who also attacked Dunbarton where he was defeated.

757 AD Offa became the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Mercia and overlord of Briton.

761 AD Angus / Oengus the the Scythian Gaelic King of the Picts, died.

777 AD Offa the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Mercia defeated Cynewulf the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Wessex.

784 AD  - 796 AD Offa theTeutonic Germanic King of Mercia created the border between the Celtic Welsh and the Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxons when he was to construct Offa's Dyke during this period that was even bigger, along most of the boundary, and due to the Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxon pressure many of the smaller kingdoms in Wales that had occurred, such as Gwent and Ergying, were to be absorbed early on for their own protection.    

789 AD Egbert who was a rival for the Teutonic Germanic Saxon Kingship of Wessex in Albion / Briton was forced into exile by Offa the Teutonic Germanic Saxon King of Mercia and his son - in - law, Beorhiric of Wessex, and he went to the court of Charlemagne the Teutonic German Frankish King in France.

      Cornwall, Cumbria, Scotland, Strathclyde and Wales were still Celtic territories at this time in the Brythonic Isles, with Ireland totally untouched but half of Albion / Briton, especially the fertile lowlands, were now under the control of the Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxons, while the other half was still under Celtic control. Constantin 1st was now the King of the Picts.

790 AD Irish monks sailed to Iceland to spread Christianity, but there was no settlement.

793 AD The Teutonic Germanic Anglo - Saxon overall rule in Albion / Briton was now at the crossroads, just as the Teutonic Scandinavian Vikings arrived into Albion / Briton and begin their first siege of Lindisfarne Abbey and the islands of Briton. In Wales the Teutonic Vikings met great resistance and they suffered heavy losses.

794 AD Rathlin / Reachlainn Island situated in the North Channel to the north of Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province, between Ireland and Scotland,  and the Isle of Skye off the coast of Scotland both came under attack this year from the Vikings.

795 AD Inishmurray monastery / Inis Mhuirigh / Muirioch's Island situated 4 miles off the coast of Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province at  the entrance to Donegal Bay, previously founded by St. Molaisse in the 6th Century AD, and Inishbofin monastery / Inis Bo Finne (The Island of the White Cow) situated off the coast of Co. Galway in the south - west of the Connacht Province were both raided for the first time by the Vikings.

797 / 98 AD Lambay / Reachra Island 3 mile off the shore of Dublin was to be raided by the Vikings this year, as was the Isle of Man, and the Shrine of Dochonna was broken into, and Alba / Scotland also came under attack.

798 AD The Vikings burnt the monastery on St. Patrick's Island / Inis Phadraig off the coast of Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster

800 AD The Teutonic Scandinavian Viking Danes besieged not only Albion / Briton, but also Ireland while the Viking Norse were by now already in control of the Orkney and the Shetland Islands and were well and truly on their way heading southwards, and the Western Isles down to the Isle of Man were to now be used as their bases, as they came to dominate the Irish Sea. Both the Norse / Fionn Gall / Fair Foreigners and the Danes / Dubh Gall / Dark Foreigners were also to attack the north - west of Alba / Briton and Wales, and the Celtic Britons of Strathclyde and Cumbria were to be defeated, as the Vikings were now trying to connect their gains around York to Ireland. At this time also a Viking kingdom was to be set up in Galloway on the north - west coast of Scotland. 

 December 25th: Charlemagne / Charles - the Great was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo 111 in St. Peter's at Rome.

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