WebThe Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from early medieval texts and Pictish stones.Their Latin name, Picti, appears in written records from the 3rd to the 10th century.

WebPictish is the extinct Brittonic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages.Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geographical and personal names found on monuments and the contemporary records in the area controlled by the kingdoms of the …

WebKenneth MacAlpin (Medieval Gaelic: Cináed mac Ailpin, Modern Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein; 810 – 13 February 858) or Kenneth I was King of Dál Riada (841–850), King of the Picts (843–858), and the King of Alba (843–858) of likely Gaelic origin. He inherited the throne of Dál Riada from his father Alpín mac Echdach, founder of …

WebPossible confirmation of this exists in the Chronicon Scotorum, where the death of "Ead, king of the Picts" in battle against the Uí Ímair is reported in 904. This, however, is thought to be an error, referring perhaps to Ædwulf, the ruler of Bernicia, whose death is reported in 913 by the other Irish annals. See also

WebThe Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Gaelic: Uilebheist Loch Nis), affectionately known as Nessie, is a creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature has varied since it …

WebPictish kings. Pictish kings ruled in northern and eastern Scotland.In 843 tradition records the replacement of the Pictish kingdom by the Kingdom of Alba, although the Irish annals continue to use Picts and Fortriu for half a century after 843. The king lists are thought to have been compiled in the early 8th century, probably by 724, placing them in the reigns …

WebConstantine most often refers to: . Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I; Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria; Constantine may also refer to:

WebNorthumbria, a kingdom of Angles, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira.The two were first united by king Æthelfrith around the year 604, and except for occasional periods of division over the subsequent century, they remained so. The exceptions are during the brief …

WebHadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Running "from Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west", the wall covered the whole …

WebAsterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (French: Astérix & Obélix : Au service de Sa Majesté; translated as Asterix & Obelix: On Her Majesty's Service), directed by Laurent Tirard, is the fourth film adaptation of the adventures of Astérix after Asterix & Obelix vs Caesar (), Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (), and Asterix at the Olympic Games ().