Adam (perhaps representing the name Áedán), ruled from sometime prior to 1189 as ''
Mormaer
In early Middle Ages, medieval Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, a mormaer was the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic name for a regional or provincial ruler, theoretically second only to the Kings of Scots, King of Scots, and the senior of a ''Toísech'' (chi ...
'' of
Angus
Angus may refer to:
Media
* ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film
* ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
Places Australia
* Angus, New South Wales
Canada
* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
* East Angus, Quebec
Scotland
* An ...
. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is fairly certain that he was the son of
Gille Brigte, the previous ''Mormaer.'' He died young and was succeeded (if they did not rule jointly) by his younger brother
Gille Críst.
Bibliography
* Roberts, John L., ''Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages'', (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 53–4
{{Earls of Angus
12th-century births
People from Angus, Scotland
Year of death unknown
12th-century mormaers
Mormaers of Angus