An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Fiachna mac Baotáin"

''The [[Dál nAraidi]] kingdom was in fact a number of competing [[CruthinCruithne]] tribes at this time so succession to the kingship was achieved through force of arms and prestige rather than by any regular means. According to the genealogies, Fiachnae's predecessor was his great-uncle [[ÁedAodh DubDubh mac SuibniSuibne]], who died c. 588, and Fíachnae became king some time after Áed Dub's death. The kingship of the Ulaid was contested by Dál nAraidi and [[Dál Fiatach]] kings, so Fíachnae again did succeed directly to the kingship but required some time to impose himself as high king after the death of his predecessor, again Áed Dub.<ref>Byrne, pp. 106&ndash;112 & 287.</ref> There is reference in the ''[[AnnalsAnnála of thena FourgCeithre MastersMáistrí]]'' dated 597 <ref>dated 601 in ''Annals[[Annála of Ulster''Uladh]]</ref> describing the Battle of Cuil Cael where he defeats the Dal Fiatach leader [[FiachnaeFiachna mac DemmáinDeamáin]] and from this could date his true overlordship of Ulaid.

''While no historical sources for Fíachnae's life now remain, excepting a few bald entries in the [[Irishannála annalsÉireann]], a number of later traditions and a lost poem called ''Sluagad Fiachnae meic Báetáin co Dún nGuaire i Saxanaib'' (The hosting of Fiachnae mac Báetáin to Dún Guaire ([[Bamburgh]]?) in the kingdom of the Saxons) suggest that he was a significant figure in his time, campaigning against [[Edwin of Northumbria]] and perhaps also against Edwin's predecessor [[Æthelfrith ofÆthelfrit Northumbria]]. He may have captured Bamburgh - or only besieged it - circac. 623.<ref>Byrne, plch. 112; </ref><ref>Ó Cróinín, pppl. 51&ndash;52.</ref>

''Literary sources claim that Fíachnae'sFíachna mother, who is said to have come from the Dál Fiatach, conceived him as a means of revenge against her husband. BáetánBaotán did not like the child and once set a ferocious dog on him, which FiachnaeFiachna killed by spearing it through the heart with a meat-spit.<ref>MacKillop, ppll. 218&ndash;219.</ref>

''The 8th8ú centuryhaois saga ''[[Compert Mongáin]]'', which recounts the deeds of a half legendary son [[Mongán mac Fiachnai]], fathered on Fíachnnae's wife by the sea-god [[Manannán mac Lir]], while Fiachnae campaigned alongside [[ÁedánAodhán mac GabráinGabhráin]] of [[Dál Riata]]. Mongán was killed in c. 625, in battle against the [[Britons (Celtic people)|Britons]] of the [[Kingdom of Strathclyde]].<ref>Byrne, plch. 112</ref> It may be that Fiachnae was, in fact, [[HighArd-Rí Kingna of IrelandhÉireann]] for some time, if he is identified with the ''Féachno'' who followed ''Diermait'' (presumed to be [[DiarmaitDiarmaid mac CerbaillCearbhaill]]) in the ''[[Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig]]'' list.<ref>Byrne, ppll. 112 & 276&ndash;277.</ref>

''The [[Middle IrishMeán-Ghaeilge]] tale ''Fiachna mac Báetáin 7 Ríge Alban'' "Fíachnae mac Báetáin and the Kingship of Scotland" recounts how FiachnaeFiachna obtained the kingship of Scotland. The tale includes supernatural features and common literary [[Trope (literature)|tropes]]. The Preface to Amra Coluimb Cille states that FiachnaeFiachna gave hospitality to the poets of Ireland when they were expelled from the rest of the country.

Fíachnae''Fíachna was killed in 626 at the Battle of Leithet Midind, defeated by FiachnaeFiachna mac DemmáinDeamáin of the Dál Fiatach. His son Mongán predeceased him and a second son, Scandal SciathlethanSciathleathan, father of [[Congal Cáech]], may have done so as well, but a third son, [[Eochaid Iarlaithe]], lived until around 666.<ref>Byrne, ppll. 111 & 287.</ref>