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| Keywords: Alexander III and Ollamh Rígh.JPG Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill Scone He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh Alban the royal poet of Scotland who is addressing him with the proclamation Benach De Re Albanne Beannachd Dé Rígh Albanaich - God Bless the King of Scots ; the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy Malcolm II Earl of Fife depicted holding the sword standing beside King Alexander Albannaich is the plural form of Albannach Scot or Scotsman and refers to the Scots collectively as a nation The unique title of the Scots monarchs has long been King of Scots rather than of Scotland as opposed to the monarchs of England and other countries who are titled King or Queen of England etc This style is ancient and reflects the Gaelic tradition of the chief as father of his clann lit children As the monarch is the Chief of Chiefs he or she is the father or mother of the people not merely the ruler of the land Late medieval manuscript of the Scottichronicon by Walter Bower From folio 206 in Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS 171; it is included in D E R Watt Simon Taylor and Brian Scott eds Scotichronicon by Walter Bower in English and Latin volume 5 Aberdeen 1990 illus 1 facing p 288 Late medieval author PD-old-100 Alexander III of Scotland in miniature Royal poets of Scotland Poetry of Scotland Coronations in Scotland Coronations in art Scotichronicon Moot Hill Scone Scone Scotland Máel Coluim II Earl of Fife | ||||
