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Rulers who have been termed "high king" (by their contemporaries or by modern observers) include:
*Various rulers of the ancient and early medieval kingdoms in Britain and Ireland have been called "high king";
**the [[List of High Kings ofScottish Irelandmonarchs|High King of IrelandScotland]] (''{{lang|sga|Ard Rí ÉrennAlban}}''), especiallylike the legendary [[BrianMacbeth, BoruKing of Scotland|Macbeth]], and possibly [[Robert the Bruce]].{{See also|High KingStyle of Ireland|Monarchythe monarchs of IrelandScotland}}
**the [[List of ScottishHigh Kings of monarchsIreland|High King of ScotlandIreland]] (''{{lang|sga|Ard Rí AlbanÉrenn}}''), like theespecially legendary [[Macbeth,Brian King of Scotland|Macbeth]], and possibly [[Robert the BruceBoru]]. {{See also|StyleHigh of the monarchsKing of ScotlandIreland}}
**the King of the Britons, such as the legendary [[King Arthur]], [[Uther Pendragon]], and possibly [[Vortigern]], have been termed "High King of Britain." {{See also|King of the Britons}}
**the Kingruler of the [[Picts]].{{See also|List of kings of the Picts}}
**the "[[Bretwalda]]" was essentially the high king of the [[Anglo-Saxons]], though the name is rarely translated as such.
*some [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] rulers, such as [[Agamemnon]] (see ''[[Anax (Greek)|anax]]'')