The Picts: Scotland’s First People - History, Spirituality & Battle

This is a collection of words, photos and video clips about “The Picts“.., who are considered by many..,..to be Scotland’s first Indigenous People. ------------- The Picts were a people of northern Scotland.. who are defined, as a “confederation of tribal units.. ..and whose political motivations derived.. from a need to ally, against common enemies”. They were not a single tribe.., nor necessarily a single people, ..although it is thought, that they came originally.. ..from Scandinavia., as a cohesive group. Since they left no written record of their history.., what is known of them comes from later Scottish writers.. and from images the Picts themselves carved on stones. They are first mentioned as “Picts”.. .by the Roman writer Eumenius in 297 CE.., who referred to the tribes of Northern Britain.. as “Picti”.. (“the painted ones”).., ..ostensibly because of their habit.. ..of