king scotland mac mac modern mac nicknamed red king died august king scots known king earlier death recent evidence indicating spent time area defeating cousin duncan king battle nearby best known subject william_shakespeare tragedy works inspired play accurate portrait historical king etymology modern derived means son life appearance meaning instead carries man religious man alternative proposed corruption meaning elect royal ancestry sources grandson king cousin duncan succeeded possibly cousin mighty earl historians claim half brother cousin depends daughters married twice point likely remain uncertain great came north accept submission king submitted king scots submitted man kings seen sign power seen presence proof overlord true state affairs early probable subject king died november apparently near contemporary sources says died violent death calling actually naming killers chronicle says son king honour western europe died grandson duncan mac later king duncan acclaimed king november apparently opposition duncan appears king waiting far abandonment argued practice previous involved strife men royal blood far aged king duncan shakespeare play real king duncan young man death remarked youth duncan early reign apparently uneventful later reign line description man prophecy successful attacked raid led duncan durham turned disaster duncan survived defeat following year led army north domain apparently expedition killed action near men led probably august high king duncan death king resistance known time entirely normal reign universally accepted duncan father scottish branch killed battle scottish armies john wrote duncan wife fled scotland taking children including future kings basis author beliefs duncan married places exile proposed proposes place duncan widow children duncan supporters defeat evidently tells king pilgrimage rome says gave money poor seed saga says dispute earl began king scots claimed identity unknown scots irish sources long matter dispute far clear matter settled common assumption insulting old norse son dog given enemies suggestion duncan scotland revived recent years lastly idea affair poetic invention raised according war followed defeated sea battle east end nephew appointed rule killed finally great battle south ended defeated fugitive dead saga says marched south scotland far burning passed later note saga claims won scottish appears saga reporting local conflict scots ruler ross narrative consistent idea struggle continuation waged ninth century notably son stout princes ross fine provinces final years involved indirectly strife earl edward received number norman england court king scots introduce scotland edward earl led large invasion scotland duncan widow mother born probable proven family tie campaign led bloody battle annals report scots english dead taken meaning sides sons son law dead result invasion son king confused future scotland restored throne ruler kingdom events responsible idea appears shakespeare play power english survive english invasion long defeated mortally wounded killed future king son duncan north retreating men pass stand battle prophecy wounded died miles south days later installed king soon unlike later writers near contemporary source remarks survives form dating reign calls mac renowned prophecy verse history prophecy describes generous king says red tall golden haired pleasant scotland west east reign furious red life legend life like king duncan progressed far legend end 14th century john wrote histories contributed legend william_shakespeare depiction influence shakespeare play based mainly account initially loyal general elderly king duncan wife murdering king throne right thing ultimately prove misleading nobility scotland defeated battle king armies encounters refugee nobleman wife children earlier murdered death squads realizing die refuses explains subjected ridicule subjects vows yield kiss ground young feet curse chooses instead fight death slain beheaded play ends planning coronation likely reason shakespeare depiction king descended kings house stewart line died death months step father thought descendant 6th high steward scotland shakespeare risk causing offence monarch essay compared shakespeare protagonist explained character begins murderer set faulty belief law gained fame way novel updated tragedy takes place imperial russian merchant class ironic twist gender roles woman murderer man novel basis opera depictions modern times novel king aims portray historical proposes rival ally birth play speaks reworking earlier speaks monologue delivered historical aware shakespeare scottish author based historical novels historical figure play takes downfall starting point ended reign portrayed long stable contrast british touring shakespeare produced season tragedy describing events murder lord husband letter act shakespeare tragedy film scotland shakespeare story 1970s pennsylvania struggle control successful restaurant 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