▁and ▁De ▁primo ▁Sax on um ▁advent u , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁th ir teenth - century ▁Chron ica ▁maj ora , ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁Wend over ▁and ▁Paris ▁versions ▁of ▁Fl ores ▁histor iar um . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁named ▁k ings ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁Mac cus ▁himself , ▁a ▁certain ▁ ▁other — named ▁ ▁by ▁G esta ▁reg um ▁Ang lor um , ▁and ▁ ▁by ▁Chron icon ▁ex ▁chron ic is — could ▁have ▁been ▁G of raid . ▁G esta ▁reg um ▁Ang lor um ▁describes ▁Mac cus ▁as ▁ ▁(" pr ince ▁of ▁the ▁pir ates " ▁or ▁" p ir ate ▁king "), ▁whilst ▁Chron icon ▁ex ▁chron ic is , ▁De ▁primo ▁Sax on um ▁advent u , ▁and ▁the ▁tw elf th - ▁to ▁th ir teenth - century ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁Mel rose ▁( which ▁also ▁notes ▁the ▁assembly ) ▁call ▁him ▁ ▁(" king ▁of ▁many ▁islands " ▁or ▁" king ▁of ▁very ▁many ▁islands "). ▁The ▁titles ▁associated ▁with ▁Mac cus ▁appear ▁to ▁relate ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁one — ▁(" king ▁of ▁many ▁islands ") — ear lier ▁accord ed ▁to ▁Am la í b ▁mac ▁G of raid , ▁King ▁of ▁Dublin ▁by ▁Chron icon ▁ex ▁chron ic is . ▁ ▁The ▁precise ▁reasons ▁for ▁Ed gar ' s ▁assembly ▁are ▁uncertain . ▁It ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁a ▁royal ▁crow ning ▁ceremony ▁at ▁Bath , ▁and ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁orch estr ated