What is Áedán mac Gabráin?
'''Áedán mac Gabráin''' or '''Áedan of Dalriada''' was the first king of [[Scotland]] that historians know lived in real life. He was not only a [[legend]] or [[myth]]. Stories say he was the son of King [[Gabhran mac Domangairt]]. Aedan's son, Eochaid Buide, became king after him in the early sixth century. He ascended the throne in the 570s. One source says Aedan died in 608.<ref name=Brit>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aidan|encyclopedia=Britannica|accessdate=January 20, 2022|title=Aedan}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:600s deaths]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Dalriadan kings]]