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• Title	King of Scotland
  Birth	Abt 860
  Gender	Male
  Died	900	Dunfother, Scotland
  Buried	Isle of Iona, Scotland
  Person ID	I0782	Burns
  Last Modified	24 May 2009 17:56:20
  Father	Constantine I, b. Abt 836
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet
  Children	1. Malcolm I of Alba, b. Abt 897, Scotland
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Killed in action.He succeeded to the title of King Donald II of Scotland in 889.1 Succeeded the joint rule of Giric and Eochaid. Succeeded by Constantine II. "Born: Not Known - Died: 900 - Marriage: Not Known - Children: Malcolm. At this time, after the deaths of Eochaid and Giric, the thrown switched around between two parts of the Alpin House. Both parts from descendants of the Sons of Kenneth MacAlpin, Constantine I and Aed. Constantine's son Donald II now ruled the land and he didn't pick the best time to be King. The Danish had conquered the whole of the north of Scotland led by 'Sigurd the Mighty'. Sigurd claimed the lands and slay his adversary 'Melbrigda Tonn', cut off his head and ceremoniously hung it from his saddle. This however was not such a great idea, as the head bounced around it banged against his leg and a tooth punctured Sigurds leg and he quickly died of blood Poisoning. The now departed Melbrigda Tonn was renamed 'The Tooth'. Donald II, after spending his time fending off the Danish from the north (which used to be lead by Sigurd), and from the south (led by the Danish leader 'Guthrum'), died near Forres in 900. Some say he was poisoned." http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0025/g0000003.html#I51217