The identity of Karl Hundason, unknown to…

1038 CE

The identity of Karl Hundason, unknown to Scots and Irish sources, has long been a matter of dispute, and it is far from clear that the matter is settled.

The most common assumption is that Karl Hundason was an insulting byname ("Churl, son of a Dog") given to Mac Bethad by his enemies.

Skene's suggestion that he was Donnchad mac Crínáin has been revived in recent years.

Lastly, the idea that the whole affair is a poetic invention has been raised.

Whoever Karl son of Hundi may have been, it appears that the saga is reporting a local conflict with a Scots ruler of Moray or …

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