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 | | This paper deals with a hitherto largely neglected facet of medieval Scottish history: resistance to the so-called "Canmore dynasty" (Malcolm III and his descendants) from Moray and Ross between the early twelfth century and 1230. |
 | | The kings of Moray might be portrayed as defending their rightful inheritance against the "wicked men of the race of Canmore." And Malcolm Canmore, his sons, and grandsons, might well be the ones regarded as treacherous and deceitful: Malcolm's path to the throne was, after all, bloodier than Macbeth's. |
 | | Although usually weaker than the Canmore kings, the rulers in these regions were semi-autonomous, and, in the case of Moray, had attained the zenith of power only recently, in the middle of the eleventh century, under Macbeth and Lulach. |
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