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| ==Post-Roman Scotland== | |||
| In the wake of the Roman withdrawal Scotland's population comprised three main groups: | |||
| # the ], a ] ]ic group) who occupied most of Scotland north of the ] and the ]: the area known as "Pictavia" | |||
| # the ] formed a ]-influenced ] ]ic culture in the south, with the kingdom of Y Strad Glud (]) from the Firth of Clyde southwards, ] in Cumbria, ] in the central ] area and the ] or ] from the Firth of Forth down to the Tweed | |||
| # the Gaelic-speaking ] of ] in ] and ]. | |||
| The ] Northumbrian Kings from ] to ] were the greatest rulers in northern Britain and conquered Lothian and the Border regions. The expansion of Northumbria was stopped when the Pictish King ] crushed Ecgfrith's army at ] in 685. The greatest legacy of the Northumbrian conquests was the ]. | |||
| A far greater challenge to the Picts and Scots came from the ] raids and invasions from the 9th Century. The ], ], ], ] and much of the west coast came under Norse rule, either from ] or ]. When the shock of the Viking invasions was over, only Pictland and Strathclyde remained. The great movement of peoples brought the Gaelic language across the mountains to the east where it would replace the Pictish tongue. Legend tells that in 843 the Scot ] conquered the Picts. History records Kenneth as King but says nothing of his ancestry. Kenneth's kin fought hard against the Vikings. Kenneth's grandson, ] was one of the greatest of Scotland's Kings, reigning for 43 years before retiring to a monastery at ]. Historians believe that in Constantine's reign Pictland became Gaelic Alba. | |||
| # in the aftermath of the ] ] raid on ], the Norse Jarls of ] took hold of the ], ] and ], while Norse settlers mixed with the inhabitants of ] to become the ''Gallgaels''. | |||
| The British ] conducted the first ] mission in Scotland. From his base, the '']'' (present-day ]) on the ], he spread the faith in the south and east of Scotland and in the north of England. However, according to the writings of ] and ], the Picts appear to have renounced Christianity in the century between Ninian's death (432) and the arrival of ] in 563. The reason is not known. The Gaels re-introduced Christianity into Pictish Scotland, gradually pushing out worship of the older Celtic gods. The most famous evangelist of that period, ], came to Scotland in ] and settled on the island of ]. Some consider his (possibly apocryphal) conversion of the Pictish ] the turning point in the ] of Scotland. | |||
| The coming of the Vikings resulted in great changes. In the south-east, the Bernician Kingdom collapsed, giving place to the Viking ]. In the south-west, Dumbarton, capital of the British Kingdom of Strathclyde, was sacked by the Norsemen. The Kingdom of Dalriata was savaged and even the inland Pictish strongholds in Strathearn and Strathtay were raided. | |||
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History of Scotland
Draft for History of Scotland.
Fortriu
The Kingdom of Fortriu or Fortrenn was a Pictish Kingdom, with it's capital at Forteviot, stretching from Strathearn to the Mearns. The Romans knew them as the Verturiones, along with the Caledones one of the two confederations in northern Scotland.
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Hi there, just thought I'd let you know that your talk page should probably be reserved for comments. You might want to move your (rather fine) work on History of Scotland to a subpage, like a Sandbox. Click here to make one. Thanks, User:Alphax/sig 10:38, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)