Background
Lulach was the son of Gruoch of Scotland, from her first marriage to Gille Coemgáin, Mormaer of Moray, and thus the stepson of Macbeth (Mac Bethad mac Findlaích).
Lulach was the son of Gruoch of Scotland, from her first marriage to Gille Coemgáin, Mormaer of Moray, and thus the stepson of Macbeth (Mac Bethad mac Findlaích).
He has the distinction of being the first king of Scotland of whom there are coronation details available: he was crowned, probably on 8 September 1057 at Scone. Lulach appears to have been a weak king, as his nicknames suggest, and ruled only for a few months before being assassinated and usurped by Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada). Lulach"s son Máel Snechtai was Mormaer of Moray, while Óengus of Moray was the son of Lulach"s daughter.
He is believed to be buried on Saint Columba"s Holy Island of Iona in or around the monastery.
The exact position of his grave is unknown. Lulach is an important secondary character in Dorothy Dunnett"s historical novel King Hereafter, where he is portrayed as a secretary.
