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Elfin of Alt Clut (
Mod. Elffin;
O.En. Ælfwine;
O.Ir. Alpín) was the ruler of Alt Clut (modern
Dumbarton Rock), for sometime in the later
seventh century. According to the
Harleian genealogies, he was the son of
Eugein, one of his predecessors as king. According to the same pedigree, he was the father of
Beli II. The only notable historiographical fact about Elfin is the controversy over his identification with the
Alphin m. Nectin listed as dying in
693 along with a certain
Bruide m. Bili, (for example
Bridei III of the Picts). It is possible that this Necthan, is
Neithon of Alt Clut, or some other Nechtan. However, the
Annals of Ulster tells us nothing about Alphin other than his name and patronymic, and so they may be entirely different people. Otherwise, either
Harleian or the Irish annals are wrong. The Annals of Tigernach reports that in the year 678, the Dál Riatan kindred known as the
Cenél Loairn, under
Ferchar Fota, were defeated by the Britons, at a location called Tíriu. Elfin is the only candidate for the kingship of the Alt Clut Britons of the period, and so may have been responsible for the victory.
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