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Artgal of Alt Clut (d.
872) was the ruler of
Alt Clut (the area around modern
Dumbarton Rock), for some time in the mid
ninth century. According to the
Harleian genealogies, he was the son of
Dumnagual, probably one of his predecessors as king. Artgal's reign is notable in that he's the first certain king of Alt Clut since
Dumnagual III of Alt Clut a century before. It is also notable because both the Welsh and Gaelic annals report the siege and sack of Alt Clut in
870. The siege lasted four months, and led to the destruction of the citadel. Artgal was probably taken to Dublin as a prisoner. The
Annals of Ulster report that he "was killed at the instigation of
Causantín mac Cináeda" in
872. The same entry styles him "rex Britanorum Sratha Cluade", for example "King of the Britons of Strathclyde", the first documented use of the term Strathclyde. Causantín married his sister to Artgal's son,
Run, perhaps inaugurating the association between the British kingdom and Alpinid dynasty of Alba, which would lead to the former kingdom's subordination to the latter kingdom.
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