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Also known as Mac Bethad mac Findlaich, Macbeth of Scotland, King of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1040 to 1057

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Macbeth of Scotland was a historical figure born in 1005 who died on 15 August 1057. The subject is referenced by 505 other encyclopedia articles. Associated quotes include “Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air,” “Sleep shall neither night nor day Hang upon his pent-house lid,” and “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.”

A separate entry for Macbeth on Last.fm lists 86,005 listeners and 1,238,815 plays, with tags including Gothic Metal, Female fronted metal, doom metal, and metal. Additionally, George MacBeth, born in 1932, is an author with 122 works, including *The colour of blood: poems*, *Poetry for today*, *Poetry, 1900-1965*, *The Book of cats*, and *The burning cone*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1932
Works
122

Top works

  • The colour of blood: poems
  • Poetry for today
  • Poetry, 1900-1965
  • The Book of cats
  • The burning cone.

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
86,005
Total plays
1,238,815

Tags

Gothic MetalFemale fronted metaldoom metalmetalGothic

There are several bands named "Macbeth". 1) Macbeth is a Heavy Metal band formed in Erfurt, Thuringia - East Germany. - From 1987 to 1989 the band was known as Caiman, after Macbeth had been forced to disband by the East German authorities. Macbeth/Caiman finally split-up for the first time in 1989 after the suicide of their singer Wittenburg. A first comeback in 1993 ended with the death of their drummer. The band re-united for the second time in 2002. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Macb

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Quotes

  • First Witch: When shall we three meet againIn thunder, lightning, or in rain?Second Witch: When the hurly-burly's done,When the battle's lost and won.Third Witch: That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch: Where's the place? Second Witch: Upon the heathThird Witch:There to meet with Macbeth.First Witch: I come, Graymalkin!Second Witch: Paddock calls.Third Witch: Anon.
  • Fair is foul, and foul is fair;Hover through the fog and filthy air.
  • The merciless Macdonwald(Worthy to be a rebel, — for, to that,The multiplying villainies of natureDo swarm upon him) from the Western IslesOf kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;And Fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,Showed like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name)Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish'd steel,Which smoked with bloody execution,Like valour's minion,Carv'd out his passage.
  • A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap,And munched, and munched, and munched:Give me, quoth I:Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed ronyon cries.
  • Sleep shall neither night nor dayHang upon his pent-house lid.
  • So foul and fair a day I have not seen.

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Encyclopedic overview

Macbethad mac Findláech (anglicised as Macbeth MacFinlay; died 15 August 1057), nicknamed the Red King (Middle Irish: Rí Deircc), was King of Scotland from 1040 until his death in 1057, during a period when the Scottish kingdom is referred to as the Kingdom of Alba.

Little is known about Macbeth's early life, although he was the son of Findláech of Moray and may have been a grandson of Malcolm II, presumably through the latter's daughter, Donada. He became Mormaer (Earl) of Moray – a semi-autonomous province – in 1032, and was probably responsible for the death of the previous mormaer, Gille Coemgáin. He subsequently married Gille Coemgáin's widow, Gruoch.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macbeth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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