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Owain the Bald

d. c. 1018 · 11th century · Also known as Owain Foel

Owain the Bald, in Welsh Owain Foel, was the last known king of Strathclyde, the Brittonic kingdom of the Clyde valley. He may have fought alongside Malcolm II of Scotland at the Battle of Carham around 1018 and died about then. After him the kingdom was absorbed into Scotland during the 11th century.

Owain the Bald
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Kingdom of Strathclyde

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