Lulach
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Gruoch of Scotland |
Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin (
Lulach was the son of
Lulach's son
He is believed to be buried on Saint Columba's Holy Island of Iona in or around the monastery. The exact position of his grave is unknown.
Depictions in fiction
Lulach is an important secondary character in Dorothy Dunnett's historical novel King Hereafter, where he is portrayed as a seer. In the novel, Dunnett used Lulach as a mouthpiece for researched information about the real Macbeth.[4]
Lulach is also one of the protagonists in
Lulach is also a character in David Greig's play Dunsinane where he is hunted by the English soldiers as a threat to peace in Malcolm's Scotland.
Lulach McPritchett in Modern Family, a Comedy series, a Scottish warrior and ancestor of Jay Pritchett.
Lulach appears in a 2024 adaptation of Shakespeare's play called Gruoch and Macbeth: a screenplay by Graham J. Howard.
References
- ^ Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin is the Mediaeval Gaelic form.
- ^ Skene, Chronicles, p. 102.
- ^ Anderson, Early Sources, vol. i, p. 603.
- ^ "King Hereafter". Dorothy Dunnett. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ISBN 9780415888882.
External links
- Lulach at the official website of the British monarchy