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Talorc mac Achiuir
Talorc mac Achiuir
King of the Picts
Reign	387–412
Predecessor	Gartnait II
Successor	Drest I

Talorc mac Achiuir is a legendary Pictish monarch known only from regnal lists.^[1]

Discrepancies in sources

Multiple early sources state that the length of Talorc mac Achiuir's reign was 75 years long. However, this seems exaggerated and other sources state that it was 25. The names also have multiple variations in each source:^[2]

'Talorc' is also referred to as:^[2]

Talore
Tolorc
Balarg
Talarg
Talargh
Thalarger

With 'Achiuir' also being referred to as:^[2]

Achivir
Aiihiuir
Keothere
Keother^[1]
Keocher
Kecter

References

1 2 Chadwick, Hector Munro (1949). Early Scotland: The Picts, the Scots and the Welsh of Southern Scotland. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-107-69391-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
1 2 3 Anderson, Alan Orr (1922). Early sources of Scottish history, A.D. 500 to 1286;. p. 119.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Gartnait II

King of the Picts
387–412

Succeeded by

Drest I

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[:0-1] 1 2 Chadwick, Hector Munro (1949). Early Scotland: The Picts, the Scots and the Welsh of Southern Scotland. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-107-69391-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[:1-2] 1 2 3 Anderson, Alan Orr (1922). Early sources of Scottish history, A.D. 500 to 1286;. p. 119.

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v t e Pictish and Scottish monarchs
Monarchs of the Picts (traditional)	Drest I Talorc I Nechtan I Drest II Galan Erilich Drest III Drest IV Gartnait I Cailtram Talorc II Drest V Galam Cennalath Bridei I Gartnait II Nechtan II Cinioch Gartnait III Bridei II Talorc III Talorgan I Gartnait IV Drest VI Bridei III Taran Bridei IV Nechtan III Drest VII Alpín I Óengus I Bridei V Ciniod I Alpín II Talorgan II Drest VIII Conall Constantine (I) Óengus II Drest IX Uuen Uurad Bridei VI Ciniod II Bridei VII Drest X
Monarchs of the Scots (traditional)	Kenneth I MacAlpin Donald I Constantine I (II) Áed Giric Eochaid (uncertain) Donald II Constantine II (III) Malcolm I Indulf Dub Cuilén Amlaíb Kenneth II Constantine III (IV) Kenneth III Malcolm II Duncan I Macbeth Lulach Malcolm III Canmore Donald III Duncan II Donald III Edgar Alexander I David I Malcolm IV William I the Lion Alexander II Alexander III Margaret First Interregnum John Second Interregnum Robert I David II Robert II Robert III James I James II James III James IV James V Mary James VI¹ Charles I¹ Charles II¹ James VII¹ Mary II¹ William II¹ Anne¹
¹ also monarch of England and Ireland.