Pictish kings versus Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. In the centuries following the Romans' departure, Scotland was divided between the Picts in the northeast and the Scots and Gaels in the west.

Wrad, a Pictish warlord, eventually became King of the Picts at the same time as Kenneth became King of Dal Riata. When Wrad died in 842 his kingship was contested.

The title King of the Picts died with Constantine I, recorded as the 70th and last king. One of the Aberlemno Stones by Brechin in Angus, close to the former Pictish stronghold on the Hill of Finavon.

Wrad, a Pictish warlord, eventually became King of the Picts at the same time as Kenneth became King of Dal Riata. When Wrad died in 842 his kingship was contested.

‘King Lot, the father of Mordred, was a king of the Picts. ‘Arthur’s closest companion in Welsh folk tales is called Cai, which may be derived from the Pictish name, Cailtram.’ Arrow ...

Class II Stones may to date from after 710 AD when the Pictish king, Naiton, invited Northumbrian masons to built churches in Pictland. The Aberlemno Battle Stone was probably erected ...

But if you look around that period, the Scottish king lists all go back right the way through all the Pictish kings. They were clearly thinking in terms of continuity.

Class II Stones may to date from after 710 AD when the Pictish king, Naiton, invited Northumbrian masons to built churches in Pictland. The Aberlemno Battle Stone was probably erected ...

WHAT was the difference between the Scots and the Picts? - Doug McKenna, Stockton. PICTS and Scots are thought of as the indigenous Celtic people of Scotland. However, there were actually five ...

While the Northern Picts Project has gone a long way to re-evaluating their place in Scottish history, much still needs to be done to flesh out the picture. Current work centres on a large fort at ...