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AD943

Rough guide to the situation in 943

Rough situation at beginning of AD 943
ColourKingdom
Colour for AlbaAlba
Colour for DeheubarthDeheubarth
Colour for EnglandEngland
Colour for JórvíkJórvík
Colour for MorayMoray
Colour for NorwayNorway
Colour for StrathclydeStrathclyde
Colour for AlbaAlba
Colour for DeheubarthDeheubarth
Colour for EnglandEngland
Colour for JórvíkJórvík
Colour for MorayMoray
Colour for NorwayNorway
Colour for StrathclydeStrathclyde

Alba

The ruler of Alba at the beginning of 943 was King Constantine II (Constantine the Middle-Aged), who had ruled since 900. This year, King Malcolm I (Malcolm the Dangerous Red) would take over.

Image of King Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri
King Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri of Deheubarth

Deheubarth

The ruler of Deheubarth was King Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri (Hywel the Good), who had ruled since 920 and would continue to do so until 950.

England

The ruler of England was King Eadmund I (Eadmund the Magnificent), who had ruled since 939 and would continue to do so until 946.

Jórvík

The ruler of Jórvík during this time was either King Olaf Sigtryggsson or King Ragnall Guthfrithson, the exact year of the succession is unknown.

Strathclyde

The ruler of Strathclyde at this time was likely to have been King Dyfnwal map Owain.