Art Imlech, ("having an edge or border" or "bordering on a lake or marsh")[1] son of Elim Olfínechta, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, who took power after killing his predecessor, and his father's killer, Gíallchad. He is said to have dug seven forts in a reign that lasted twelve[2][3] or twenty-two years,[4] before he was killed in battle by Gíallchad's son Nuadu Finn Fáil. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with those of Phraortes (665-633 BC) and Cyaxares (625-585) of the Medes. The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 777-755 BC, that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 1014-1002 BC.
| Preceded by Gíallchad |
High King of Ireland LGE 7th/6th century BC FFE 777-755 BC AFM 1014-1002 BC |
Succeeded by Nuadu Finn Fáil |