Called Malcolm the Maiden by later chroniclers, a name which may incorrectly suggest weakness or effeminacy to modern readers, he was noted for his religious zeal and interest in knighthood and warfare. For much of his reign, he was in poor health and died unmarried at the age of twenty-four.
Called Mal.colm the Maiden by later chroniclers a name which may incorrectly suggest weakness or effeminacy to modern readers he was noted fo,r his religious zeal and inte,rest in knighthood and warfare. F,or much of his reign, he .was in poor health a,nd died unmarried at the age of twenty-four.