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The African Roots of The Celtish Clans # 1 – The Black Kings of Scotland

King Kenneth Dubh – Black King of Scotland

Black Scott Sculpture - Scotland

Black Scott Sculpture - Scotland

A curious aspect of the early history of Scotland concerns various stories around Kenneth. King Kenneth was also known as ‘Kenneth the Niger’ or Kenneth Dubh, a surname which means ‘the black man’.

It is a matter of history that many seafaring warriors were North African, travelled via Iberia into Europe, and joined in many cultures and held power and position. Niger Val Dubh lived and reigned over certain black divisions in Scotland, and some histories state that a race known as ‘the sons of the blacks’ succeeded him. (e.g. see JA Rogers, Sex and Race).

Kenneth III was king of Scotland from 997 to 1005. He was the son of King Dubh (Dub mac Mail Choluim – 962-967), fourth cousin of the previous king Constantine III, and first cousin of his successor Malcolm II. Kenneth was the last king of Scotland to succeed to the throne through the tanistry system, whereby the succession was shared between two family lines and the dying king named his successor from the other family line. This system led to constant struggle between the ruling families and was abandoned. Kenneth and his son Giric were both killed at Monzievaird, Tayside in 1005.

His first cousin Malcolm succeeded him and abolished the tanistry system by killing all of his male descendants. However Kenneth had a granddaughter, Gruoch, via his daughter Boite, whose first husband was Gillacomgain. They had a son called Lulach. She then married King Macbeth I of Scotland (becoming Lady Macbeth). On the death of Macbeth her son via her first marriage, Kenneth III’s great grandson, succeeded to the throne, to become King Lulach of Scotland. According to this history, the blood of Kenneth flows through the royal houses of Scotland.

This story captures a curious fact about the Gaels from Gallicia – some were dark and have left many traces in Irish, Welsh and Scots clans.

See more @ http://www.clans.org.uk/hist_5.html

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  1. wrath says

    Dubh doesn’t mean black man, you fool. It just means black, and that refers to either his accusations of witchcraft or his black hair. There were never any Africans in Scotland or Britannia in general. There were no black divisions of clans.
    When people say black or brown when referring to the Celts or Germanics, it meant their hair.
    There weren’t any African roots to the clans. How DARE you try and steal our Celtic heritage, you afrocentric moron?

    • The Black Orcadian says

      Dear wrath,
      I just traced my lineage to Orcadian through DNA. Which means some of my ancestors were from Scotland. I am an Afro-Euro American (not MULATO) Explain that. DNA doesn’t lie. There has been no one in 3 generations that anyone knows in my family from Orkney. No one wants to steal anyone’s heritage but at the same time, not all of the truth has been told. I am a part of the Celtic heritage like it or not. I found this info by accident while conducting research. I was just trying to make some sense of things, and this knowledge of King Kenneth would not be completely far fetched knowing my Celtic background. I am turned off by all of the racist rants on both sides. If you study science and put your bias racist ignorance behind, science has proven that the human genome came from Africa. Not my words, this is science. The reason why you don’t know about black contributions to the world is because of your Eurocentrism. I have found that a great majority of blacks do not want to identity with their European heritage. I just want to know the truth what ever it might be.

  2. Scattered across the world says

    Wow Wrath! that is an incredibily ignorant statement, but would we expect more! How is that stealing your heritage? People need to open their eyes to the truth and embrace it.

  3. carmi-reuben says

    first of all your wrath is weak wrath.listen white people are genetic mutations of black people and thats a fact. you should respect where you came from. THE BLACK GENE. and let me make myself clear I am not a racist. actually there is only one form of racism and thats WHITE SUPREMECY. It is hard for whites to accept the truht about themselves, so you people have become the master of lies and confusion. soon all white people will be dependent on black geneology this is why for the past 20 years your wicked scientist have been storing up on black plecenta’s through planned parenthood so you can study your creator THE BLACK GENE run the world you will soon be back in your place. However dont cry young evil ones once again we will forgive you cause gods people have compassion no matter how much you trick, kill, rape, pillage, destroy, corrupt, infest with disease. why do you think white WOMEN and long for the blackman semen? because genetically your women know they need real substance. your people are so weak cant even produce without drugs and evil experiments.

  4. carmi-reuben says

    hey wrath i just thought of something because you posted your horse crap on this site im gonna digrace your nasty white women when i get a chance and make at least 5 of them stay on their knee’s for hours until they beg their pimp for mercy

  5. Al says

    WOW Rath appears to have rattled a few cages! I’m paticlarly mystified as to carmi-reuben statment “the black gene running the world and non black will be put in their place” – - – - Why then is Africa not leading the world?

    • NubanMoore says

      We people of darker complexion have led the world since the very BEGINING.
      caucus asians have recently claimed they control the world. There is no comparison to the superiority of time that we the darker people can truely claim, the evidence is there and we will tell it to the world.

  6. NubanMoore says

    I would suggest you read “Kingdom of the Ark” by Lorraine Evans as well as “Ancient and Modern Britons” by David MacRitchie.

    The Black Man and Woman’s blood will always run in every culture of the World, Done.

  7. Terrance Mackie says

    wow it’s so sad that Caucasians want to deny black people being leaders and not always slaves.Black people were everywhere in this world not just in chains

  8. wrath says

    As I said, you are nothing more than afrocentric nuwabarist morons who have no evidence to back up your claims. You only wish to steal a heritage far greater than your own. Pathetic. There were no black Britons, Picts, or Gaels. Get that through your thick skulls. Black people weren’t the first race, and white people did not come from black people. They were separate genetic mutations from original man.
    You self-centered idiots can’t seem to grasp that, though.

  9. Rahsheeda says

    Dear Wrath,

    I’ll start with ummmm…. Well Wrath, throughout HIS-story, People desperately try to paint truth messengers as being non-lucid, mentally unstable, illogical, and so self-absorbed that they can’t see things for what they really are. This is a very convenient way to quickly discard the truth and go on with one’s life.

    Furthermore, when people come upon new information such as this (information they weren’t taught), they erroneously assume that they have some sort of intellectual high ground over it. They start with the assumption that their belief system is correct, and, for whatever reason, vehemently refuse to acknowledge the possibility that they may have actually been deceived all along by their belief system. And thus, when confronted with counter-evidence, they automatically reject it.

    As a matter of fact, human beings are actually pompous enough to think that their status quo worldview is more rational than the truth. They neglect to factor the concept of intentional deception into their logical thought process, and thus fail to realize that the only reason why their worldview seems “rational” is because it is actually composed of a plethora of lies and distortions. So, in one of the greatest ironies ever, human beings think the lies that they are fed are reality, and that the truth, on the other hand, is crazy, unrealistic, and bizarre.

    It is truly amazing how people are able to adopt one of Earth’s belief systems (whether it be a specific religion or HIS-story), walk through the proverbial door of enlightenment (or so they think), shut the door behind them, and then never look back. Worse yet, they are actually proud not to look back–proud of their own stubbornness.

    Once human beings are exposed to the truth, their decision to ridicule it manifests so quickly, one could mistakenly think that human beings are actually robots that were programmed to do so. Thus, if people really want to point the finger at someone who does not engage in serious critical thinking, they should go to the nearest mirror and point at themselves (rather than trying to point the finger at the truth messenger).

    “There is far more to this world than taught in our schools, shown in the media, or proclaimed by the church and state. Most of mankind lives in a hypnotic trance, taking to be reality what is instead a twisted simulacrum of reality, a collective dream in which values are inverted, lies are taken as truth, and tyranny is accepted as security. They enjoy their ignorance and cling tightly to the misery that gives them identity” (Thomas Cox, montalk.net).

  10. Samuel says

    I agree with wrath, there were other scots that were refferred to as the black or the red. Take john comyn you have a comyn that was refferred to as the red and aonther that was refferred to as the black. It is preposterous to me that there are sects of society that try and say that they were actually african that took over scotland and ruled there. Give us a break. I supposed you have all the so called evidence to prove it as well. Hmm wonder what happened there to the once powerful “black” scotland that you speak of i guess they didnt rule long . LOL You probably wont even post this message because the truth blows your theory apart. I guess we will have to wait till we are in the presence of god almighty in the end of time to aske him who is correct . The blacks and the reds were most likely refferring to thier hair color. Or do you think perhaps american indians sailed the seas and took over part of scotland and ruled as well? HA !!!

  11. Mike jones says

    Well, according to DNA, H.G. Wells, Herodotus and Tacitus, any time the search for the origin of mankind comes up black is alway present. I know this type of information can be a game changer for anyone; however, we need to just take one step at a time. Many of us, not just blacks, were lead to believe one thing, but overtime, we have come to see that it’s not so. I’m still doing my research on all the things that have just come to light to me.

  12. Muwanga says

    Samuel

    I read somewhere that the scottish bag pipes were actually black libyans’ musical instrument. Originaly i.e……

  13. Fade says

    You it’s funny how white people enjoy telling lies. That is what kept the slave master a live and well whole all the time mistreating nag killing black people…I’m sorry the original man. Well explain this…why is it when a black person and awhile person have a baby automatically the child resemble more black than white? One black drop of our blood makes you black! Our genes are stronger. Not faith it’s fact. This dose not surprise me at all. Lol some whites do know the truth and they don’t mind telling the truth….very few. I could care less who ran Scotland. Before there was a Scotland or Europe period there was only Rome and Greece and they were taught Devine knowledge by Egypt and where is Egypt? In Africa! Napoleon knew this all to well. This why he blew the nose and the lips off of every stone, picture, monument they could find. Simply because he did not want Africans to trace there history back to Egypt ( Kemet ). So called white intellectuals are entertainment to Blacks with knowledge of self. even your Jesus had hair of wool and skin of burned Brass. Lol you know this but yet you paint images of the man as white. How could that be true if your bible says this? Thank you Wrath and Samu…el. for showing us that you only read what your slave master ancestors have taught you. I have enjoyed your display of ignorance. As a matter of fact my children and I have made it a great discussion in our family den. We have enjoyed it so much we would like to invite you two over for dinner so we can be entertained by your logic slash faith. You see people these very same whites that claim liberalism are the same ones behind clothes doors will dress themselves up as Catholics hiding they’re true kkk robes. Here’s one for you..how come when melon is separated from black skin it looks. White as snow? or when we burn ourselves the melon leaves and again we have white patches or long lengths of white skin? When you burn you turn red. It kind of reminds me of burned boloney. your dan dose not Evers 6 thousand years. We have been here forever. We didn’t just live in Africa. We lived around the planet. We warned not to create you but as usual black people when giving the opportunity will disobey and that is the reason why we have suffered from hands of our very own creation. No one cares if you believe it or not. We have facts and truth now not faith. As I said before….the only thing kept the slave master from being killed is because he brained washed all of the blacks with his religion and his faith. That kept him safe at night. You see your fathers spooked us fairy tales of God And Devil. Black is bad and white is right. Lol but in truth all through history you ….your people have caused wickedness , mayhem , murder, deceit, lies and destruction on whoever they came in contact with. You can’t help it because you are the devil of the planet earth. You have no soul, rhythm or real compassion of life. The devil could never show love only his or her agenda to destroy anything beautiful. Everyone around the world hates you. Why…because of your wicked history and nature. The universe is the essence of vibration….rhythm which you posses none. You can keep your Jesus,cross..crux..white sheets..well bring the sheets we can use them in the projects. Lol

  14. Carl says

    Good debate ! Truth vs His – Story ! There is a reason why some people do not want us to know our history. Everything in the dark will come to light. Education triumphs racism all day!

  15. Jimmy says

    Well I think the biggest problem with the west is they think they can wipe out a civilization by hiding for the rest of the world. Talking about Civilization, we all know that the first 4 dynasties of Egypt were totally blacks, and also the Greeks didn’t create or invented Mathematics, Medicine, philosophy..no they didn’t they learnt from the Egyptians at that time. now ask your self one question; Did they Greek build the Pyramids in Egypt. no. are the pyramids a proof of greatness Mathematician, physicians. come on, let’s be right with ourselves. Greeks even have Ceremonies that are Similars with the Egyptians. NOw I don’t mean to say the Celt culture was black, but genetically and empirically there are proof that shown they were Africans that was involved in the structure of this society.. like we have today. Obama is black President in the most powerful western country but that doesnt mean that werstern civilization was dominated by Africans. no. I do have respect and appreciate every single Civilization, but you cannot hide one also if it was existed..it is nothing about Race or ethnicity, The blacks like the white, Persians, Mongols used to lead the world. you can’t erase that from world history.. it is pathetic.

  16. EVSMITH says

    Awwwhhh….Wrath, Po lili’l tink-tink. You gotta open your eyes and clean out your ears.

  17. BRYAN says

    its true black people where on this planet waaaaayyyyyyyyyy beforeeeeeeee white people
    and man went from Africa to everywhere on this earth

  18. Jah says

    Only a Fool would educate racial ignorance. Let them believe your a Fool but never give them fuel. Know that in this Modern society, Intelligence is a Liability & the Stupiud rule. Educate eachother. & your children about our Royalty. & let them lead us.

  19. Ratstar says

    Putting down the sword of self righteousness could mean giving back all that was taken as a consequence of past actions, maybe the exposure of the truth is now too enormous to concede which will undoubtedly have far reaching ramifications.

  20. Jah says

    They say WAR.

  21. Aida L. Santa says

    This is rather an interesting site, which has led me to ask a question. In Scottish history, or myth, is there any story of a white woman storming a castle, followed by her supporters, black people? I ask because I do know Scotland have their women warriors.

  22. emily says

    JFC guys. I’m a white Celt and if a PoC is a Celt by ancestor then they are our brotheren too by blood no less.

    PoC might have been rare in the culture (because the furthest we traveled after we settled was to gaul), but that means nothing if a PoC traveled to us.

    So calm down, jeeze. They have ever right to their heritage as we do.

  23. Trommie says

    We’ve had our culture hidden, belittled and STOLEN by ‘them’ and when there is even the slightest suggestion that we may be a ‘little’ part of ‘them’, ‘they’ go on the defensive..I have this often during conversation..

  24. RAC says

    Trommie explain your statement clearly, i want to see which side you are on. Wrath has stopped viewing this site. DNA cant lie, I think you may need to close down the facilities too much truth exist out there.Black people are so much more confident now. I am Afro Caribbean

  25. Fed up with Cultists says

    There is a psychopathy here of the perceived wounded. None of you have anything to do with any of these histories. You are what you are now. To suggest racism only goes one way is beyond idiotic, in the public eye where I am there is no more racist people then those insecure black people that need a crutch or someone to stand on to make them self feel more. Do you honestly believe average white people have true knowledge of their history? Their self worth is based on whatever they tell them-self as well, hence self help books clowns. If you actually took time to look around, you would notice which ethnic group is more so being genocided then any other, They aren’t coloured people that’s for damn sure and your happy about it because you are psychopaths. And you think you are being victimized? You are being used, you claim it as a badge and pretend you aren’t psychopaths because of what some ancestor did or said…..this is how your enemies work you, they hide inside you, they create zombies looking to be divisive and do the bidding of the lodges. It’s pathetic. Ever consider who benefits from whats planted in your path? Just enough for stoking pointless conflict. I don’t see any place in the world where Science is championed ahead of economics and politics. Do you think your academics aren’t spawned from lodges to incite division? Why all this focus of race? Who gives it to you? To honestly believe you on a site talk about black people being this and that and white people being en-slavers, as if you aren’t consumed by racist intent is nonsensical, the eugenicists give you your data. The eugenicists cook and release it any which way they like. Just who is ‘them’ but you? You volunteer to this race insecurity bullshit. “Black people are so much more confident now” because of what? Who is pumping up your tires? You listen to the parasite. The people of the scapegoat god. Things are always put in your view for their purpose. You think they aren’t just giving enough to incite you? As if they would give it all away to you….as if you earned it….That isn’t how they operate. It’s all bullshit, they make up your religions your culture and hand it to you, like you remember last week let alone thousands of years. You honestly think it’s just you that has had their history stolen, their people enslaved formally and informally? Why do you listen to that voice that is so afraid of it’s intelligence being questioned? There has been every race everywhere, enslaved by one another…But who put them there? Science is great for revisionist history, you only need to give a little..Any public face is just that, it’s not the be all. It’s just the pieces that they are willing to put at risk. Feed your opponent until his arrogance is his own undoing. That is how the game is played. Maybe listen to your pal Andre 3000. You create the incitement of hatred by letting governors play on your insecurity. Governments incite racism, you the delusional “victim” are faultless.

    • Dyamond says

      Hi Fed up with Cultists
      After the death of Queen Elizabeth the First, King James became the first over England, Great Britain, France and Ireland from 1603 – 1625. He was the son of Lord Darnley and Mary Queen of Scotts who was the daughter of King Henry the 8th. Queen Mary was also sister to Queen Elizabeth, having different mothers. They were black Celtic, Anglo Saxon, and Israelite Jews.

      You may find this hard to believe, but Black Jews took over Europe from the Roman Empire beginning in 193 AD., under a black Jew Roman General Septimius Serverus. In 330 AD the black emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to today’s Turkey and called it Constantinople. He establish the Holy Bible as laws in the empire over the pagan roman laws (Acts 2:5-11, Proverbs 8:15-21)

      In 1453 AD descendants of white Romans in the Caucasus Mountains converted to Islam and conquered Constantinople and surrounding lands controlled by Black Christians Jews. These were the Turks and other Caucasians took over Rome and Spain in the 13th and the 14th century (Hosea 4:8) from the 5th to the 15th century AD. This period was called the Middle Ages, Dark Ages, medieval Times or the Byzantine Empire. (Rev 20:1 Colos 3:11)

      Fake Caucasians Popes ordered artist like Davinchi and Michelangelo to deface all the Black Art Icons that they could. Then they were ordered to repaint Jesus and the Israelites Saints as Caucasians instead of Negroid. This was called the renaissance era, REBIRTH. They renovated Europe from Black to White (job 9:24)

      Black Israelites fled with many Scrolls and Icons to England under the protection of King James the 1st. In 1607 AD the Holy Spirit moved King James to nominate 47 learnt men and 12 final advisors to produce the 1611 Bible with the Apocrypha. These Israelites or Jews were the best Hebrew and Greek translators of the time. The Almighty Yahawah saw 2000 years into the future and caused the 1611 bible to be preserved in English above all others knowing this world be the top language of the rich and poor today. This move offset the lying revisions of the Romans Catholic Church to destroy the Bible and cut Israel off from being restored as a nation in these latter days (psalms 83:1-5 Rev 3:3-7)
      This is history. Do not be afraid to embrace your true ancestry.
      Sources:
      King James I by His contemporaries
      1991 World Almanac Priors Books
      Nature knows no color line by J A Rogers

      • Dyamond says

        Hi Fed up with Cultists,

        I am sorry I forgot the main details. King James I, was of African descent a Black man. Do the Research.

  26. nobleterrrelllalibey says

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    thats,,the,,effect,,ur,,attacking,,take,white,,off,the,census,an,all,applications,with,signature,required,we,didnt,start,calling,ourself,that,,the,people,that,did,were,also,falsely,calling,them.self,white,,,,cattle,chattel,property,do,not,volunteer,to,be,branded,,the,effect,of,the,brand,is,the,cause,of,the,effect,what,do,u,expect,when,u,brand,humans,as,property,create,race,,get,head,start,then,get,mad,when,they,catch,up,in,the,public,not,the,private.lies,are,damage,being,undone,here,an,there,will,be,venting,upon,,the,shock,of,being,fooled,,used,like,a,tool,,to,be,ruled,,thats,for,all,under,color,of,law,spell,illusion,all,peoples,inside,are,black,doctor,meeds,light,to,loook,,in,,all,peoples,,ears,noses,throats,an,,private,parts,cause,its,really,,,black,up,your,an,all,peoples,,crack,an,most,of,all,in,the,womb,,,,,one,couldntt,be,born,to,do,ecomonics/banking,without,the,black,from,the,wombmans,womb

  27. nobleterrrelllalibey says

    psychpaths,are,the,so,called,enemy,u,speak,eugenicists,gave,us,abortion,andre,2000,was,raped,by,albions,in,record,company,our,academics,are,what,raised,these,lodges,,cause,masonry,is,moorish,science,latin,frrom,latinum,ournational,language,u,dont,know,who,we,are,if,u,still,callblack,,,we,all,know,who,we,are,,albions,are,just,finding,they,not,from,the,heavens,as,they,claim,an,we,not,from,ham,an,we,didnt,create,race.mankind,did,after,we,civilized,them,who,seperated,segregated,after,they,were,created,integrated,by,us

  28. nobleterrrelllalibey says

    raped-by-albions,record,execs

  29. nobleterrrelllalibey says

    the-bleac-people-that-claim-to-be-white-gave-us-race-cause-that-was-the-first-race-created-last-to-claim-superiority-religously,-to-be-adam-an-negroes-black-from-a-curse-cause–ham-laughed-at-his-fatherBS,

  30. Nefer99 says

    I am descended from Black Scots my surname is Reid from the Reid-Robertson Clan it’s royal. My Grandmother is descended from Afro Irish Celts her family name is Mc Carthy from The Mc Carthy Mors. So go screw yourselves you racist bigots on here dissing my heritage. All my Scots Ancestors were the first kings buried in Iona. I have been to Scotland so many times too. Like a second home.

    Nefer Aahotep.

  31. Nefer99 says

    Oh direct relative to King Malcolm 1, and I am dark skin black. Peace. Hotep

  32. Nefer99 says

    KNOW THINESELF

    • .pamela says

      really sad to read such hatred from so many.

  33. Gareth says

    I’m Scottish and I’m tickled pink to know there were Rastas living in Scotland in the middle ages. I’m off to play some reggae on my bagpipes!

    Gareth :)



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