![]() ![]() ![]() Bridei, son of Maelgwn, the mighty king of north Wales. ![]() Personal life īridei is suggested to have been the son of Maelgwn Gwynedd by John Morris in his Age of Arthur, where he is referred to in passing as ". This uncertainty has provoked considerable speculation in one version the Annals of Ulster is said to associate this with the death of Gabrán mac Domangairt. The Ulster annalist does not say who fled, but the later Annals of Tigernach refers to "the flight of the Scots before Bruide son of Máelchú" in 558. An earlier entry, reporting the death of "Bruide son of Máelchú" in the Annals of Ulster for 505 is presumed to be an error. He was first mentioned in the Irish annals from 558 to 560, where the Annals of Ulster report "the migration before Máelchú's son, king Bruide". Other forms of his name include Brude son of Melcho and, in Irish sources, Bruide son of Maelchú and Bruidhe son of Maelchon. Bridei son of Maelchon was king of the Picts until his death around 584–586. ![]()
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