ed. Their names (Latin Picti and Gaelic Cruithni both mean the colored or painted people) refered to their habits of painting themselves with woad and extensive tattooing.
With their small size and mysterious ways, the Picts were often confused by others with the Caledonian faerie folk, with whom they had close ties. Though the Picts were once famous for fighting off both the Romans and the Angles, for much of the last century their culture had been dying out, replaced by that of the Scots. Even before the conquest of Kenneth MacAlpin the Picts were ruled by a mixed Scottish-Pictish aristocracy which came to dominate their lands at the beginning of the century.southern Picts have largely been assimilated into Scottish culture, though there are still some independent Pictish communities in the area of ??Galloway. Many northern Picts in the Highlands retain their ancient customs and language (Pritennic), but they are rapidly being pushed into the least desirable lands by Scottish immigrants.
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1.2.3 The Scots
The Scots were actually recent arrivals, having migrated from northern Ireland during the fourth through sixth centuries. Their name is also reflective of their origins: Scoti is a Gaelic word for raider or predator. The Scots were viking long before the Norse took up the habit, raiding and settling in the islands and peninsulas of south-west Caledonia. Eventually, however, they settled down and founded the kingdom of Dal Riada, centered on the Argyll peninsula with its capital at Dunadd. The Scots fought numerous wars with their Pictish neighbors, instigating the formation of a united Pictish kingdom, after which the two nations took turns conquering and being conquered by each other.
In 834 Kenneth MacAlpin, the son of a Scottish king and Pictish princess, became king of Dal Riada and claimed lordship over both Scots and Picts. Fifteen years later the last Pictish resistance was eliminated when Kenneth invited their leaders to a feast at Scone. In the middle of the feast, the Scots removed the pegs in the Picts « chairs, which had been loosened beforehand, allowing the Scots to slay the Picts in the ensuing confusion. The Stone of Destiny was subsequently moved from Dunadd to Scone, signaling the foundation of the new united kingdom of Alban.for Scottish culture, we should forget everything we think we have ever learned about it, most of which was invented from whole cloth by 19th century romantics. At this point in time there are no kilts or tartans. There are no clans, just tribes and families. «Mac» found in Scottish names still has its original meaning: «son of». Music is a national pastime, but bagpipes are played only for the great lords - the common people don »t get to hear them. As you might guess from their name, the Scots have a reputation as a wild and aggressive people. Feuds and violence were common; the vast majority of Scottish rulers died in battle or were murdered. Like their Irish brothers, the Scots speak Gaelic, though it's already taking on a distinctive Scottish dialect.
1.2.4 The Angles
The Angles (English) arrived in Caledonia soon after the Scots, migrating from Germany by way of southern Britain. They rapidly conquered the former Pictish and British lands in Loth...
