Ciniod (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
: ''Cináed'') was king of the
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from e ...
, in modern
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
, ruling circa 843. His family's claim may not have been uncontested, and it did not endure. According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of
Uurad
Uurad or Ferat son of Bargoit (died 842) was king of the Picts, perhaps from 839 to 842.
No two versions of the king-lists, known as the Pictish Chronicle, give exactly the same version of his name. Ferat, or Uurad in Pictish, is the most common ...
(also ''Ferach'', ''Ferech'') and brother of king
Drest.
843 deaths
Pictish monarchs
9th-century Scottish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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