Editing Dál Riata (section)

== In fiction ==

In [[Rosemary Sutcliff]]'s 1965 novel ''[[The Mark of the Horse Lord]]'', the Dál Riada undergo an internal struggle for control of royal succession, and an external conflict to defend their frontiers against the [[Caledonians|Caledones]].

In Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel ''[[The Eagle of the Ninth]]'' (1954), a young Roman officer searches to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in the northern part of Great Britain. The story is based on the [[Legio IX Hispana|Ninth Spanish Legion]]'s supposed disappearance in the Scottish Highlands near the end of the Roman occupation. The novel was adapted by [[Jeremy Brock]] into the film ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'' (2011).

In the Kushiel novels (a series, beginning with ''[[Kushiel's Dart]]'', 2001), by [[Jacqueline Carey]], the Dalriada of the [[Kingdom of Alba]] figure prominently in a Royal marriage and subsequent alliance with France (known in the series as "Terre d'Ange").

In [[Julian May]]'s [[Saga of Pliocene Exile]] series, the non-born Aiken Drum's homeworld is an ethnic Scottish planet called Dalriada.

In the ''[[Lost Girl]]'' television series, the pub where the Light Fae and the Dark Fae mingle is called the Dal Riata, named after the ancient kingdom.

In Jules Watson's Dalriada Trilogy (2006–2008), three centuries are chronicled during the time of [[the Roman Invasion of Britain]].

A feature-length fantasy film previously named ''Dalriata's King'', later named ''[[The Gaelic King]]'' was made in Scotland, with a story based loosely on the first king of the Scots. It was released to home media in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fellowshipfilm.com/| title = Fellowship Film - Scottish Independent Film Production Company}} </ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Gaelic King|date=10 July 2017|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5072852/|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref>

Dál Riata is a playable nation in [[Paradox Interactive]]'s [[4X]] [[video game]] ''[[Crusader Kings II]]''. At the earliest start date, 769 with the ''Charlemagne'' [[Downloadable content|DLC]], they are an [[Irish Catholic]] independent [[petty kingdom]] ruled by [[Áed Find]], comprising the Hebrides and [[Argyll]]. The game will also use Dál Riata to refer to the Duchy of the Isles whenever the realm's top liege is Irish

Dalriada is the name of a Hungarian folk metal band, [[Dalriada (band)|Dalriada]].

The Dalriada is the name of a raid introduced in ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]''.