Abstract This paper presents the overarching synthesis of a revolutionary, pan-Insular text-critical and chronological model of the 5th-century post-Roman frontier. By identifying and resolving the structural ruptures between early Brittonic genealogies and Goidelic annals, I dismantle the traditional narrative of hostile 6th-century Gaelic invasions in western Britain. Utilizing the Synonymous Name Method (SNM), this study demonstrates that the regional identities of Tibatto in Gaul, Ceretic Guletic in Alt Clut, Rhain Dremrudd in Wales, and Fergus Cerrbeul (Gabhrán) in Dál Riata represent a single, multi-script historical archetype: the "Long-Lived Rebel" (b. c. 410–415 AD). By mapping this archetype alongside the maternal kinship networks of the senior frontier patriarch tier—Potitus / Brychan Brycheiniog / Domangart— a synchronization is established "Cousin Horizon" wherein Saint Patrick (b. 416 AD), Arthur/Riothamus (b. c. 440–445 AD), and Áedán I (fl. c. 470–500 AD) operate as contemporary generational allies. I illustrate how this unified Brythonic-Goidelic axis deployed a highly sophisticated, rapid-response naval screen across the Firth of Clyde—centred logistically at Castle Rock, Dunoon—to secure the western maritime flank of the British counter-offensive. Bound by the legal frameworks of the Coimhgheall ("The Binding Oath") and verified by the removal of a single-source 84-year Paschal Cycle (Latercus) transmission shift within the Chronicle of Iona, the early Scots are reframed as treaty-bound federates integrated into the post-Roman devolution of British administrative authority.
Bronwen Hosie (2026) studied this question.