Picts (early period)

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Celtic people ancient people historical ethnic group

The Picts (early period) were a confederation of Celtic-speaking peoples who inhabited what is now northern and eastern Scotland during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, playing a central role in the formation of the medieval Scottish kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Picts	3
Late Antiquity Scotland	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Celtic people ⓘ ancient people ⓘ historical ethnic group ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	Pictish symbol stones ⓘ forts and enclosed sites ⓘ
artStyle	Pictish art ⓘ
capitalOrCenter	Forteviot ⓘ Scone ⓘ
conflictWith	Northumbria ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
culturalLegacy	formation of the Scottish nation ⓘ
culturalRegion	Scottish Highlands ⓘ surface form: Highlands Lowlands ⓘ surface form: eastern Lowlands
economy	cattle herding ⓘ marine resources exploitation ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ
endOfDistinctIdentity	10th century ⓘ
ethnicity	Celtic ⓘ
firstAttested	late 3rd century ⓘ
fortificationType	hillforts ⓘ promontory forts ⓘ
knownFor	Pictish symbol stones ⓘ fortified hilltop settlements ⓘ role in formation of medieval Scottish kingdom ⓘ
language	Pictish ⓘ
languageFamily	Celtic languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily	Insular Celtic languages ⓘ surface form: Insular Celtic
laterReligion	Christianity ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern Scotland ⓘ northern Scotland ⓘ
mentionedIn	Roman sources ⓘ
mergedInto	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Alba
militaryFeature	warbands ⓘ
neighbour	Saxons ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxons of Northumbria Britons of Strathclyde ⓘ Dál Riata ⓘ surface form: Gaels of Dál Riata
notableRuler	Bridei mac Bili ⓘ Causantín mac Fergusa ⓘ Óengus I of the Picts ⓘ
partOf	Picts (early period) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Late Antiquity Scotland early medieval Scotland ⓘ
politicalStructure	confederation of tribes ⓘ
region	Pictland ⓘ
religion	Celtic paganism ⓘ
successorState	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Alba
timePeriod	Early Middle Ages ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ
writingSystem	Ogham inscriptions ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Columba → associatedWith → Picts (early period) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Picts

House of Alpin → ethnicGroup → Picts (early period) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Picts

Kenneth MacAlpin → monarchOf → Picts (early period) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Picts

Picts (early period) → partOf → Picts (early period) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Antiquity Scotland

Kingdom of Scotland → primaryEthnicGroup → Picts (early period) ⓘ