Stone of Destiny

Japanese: 運命の石 - うんめいのいし
Stone of Destiny

…It was the tribal centre of the Picts, but in the 9th century, when the Scots annexed the Picts and established the Kingdom of Alban, it became their capital. At that time, King Kenneth MacAlpin moved the coronation throne from the castle on Loch Etive here, and it became the place of coronation for Scottish kings until Charles II in 1651. However, the stone itself was removed to Westminster Abbey by Edward I in 1296. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Stone of Destiny" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ピクト人の部族中心地であったが,9世紀にスコット人がピクト人を併合してアルバン王国を建国した際にその首都となった。このとき,国王ケニス・マカルピンがエティブ湖畔の城から戴冠用玉座をここに移し,以後〈スクーンの石(運命の石)〉と呼ばれて1651年のチャールズ2世に至るまでスコットランド王の戴冠場所となった。しかし石自体は1296年にエドワード1世がウェストミンスター・アベーへ運び去った。…

※「運命の石」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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