Fortriu
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Fortriu was a powerful early medieval Pictish kingdom in what is now northern Scotland, noted for its political dominance and frequent appearance in contemporary chronicles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pictish kingdom
ⓘ
early medieval polity ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pictish symbol stones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monastic communities in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| capital | unknown ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Dun Nechtain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Pictish culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedLocation | Strathearn region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | integration into emerging Kingdom of Alba ⓘ |
| floruit |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| historicalResearchTopic | location and extent of the kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key power in formation of medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct polity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent appearance in early medieval chronicles
ⓘ
political dominance among Pictish kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Pictish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Scotland ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Annals of Tigernach
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ⓘ
Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish annals ⓘ early medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| nameType | exonym ⓘ |
| neighbour |
Dál Riata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ other Pictish kingdoms ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bridei mac Bili
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ⓘ
Óengus mac Fergusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Insular Celtic world
ⓘ
Pictland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | dominant Pictish overkingdom ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | kingship ⓘ |
| possibleCenter |
Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strathearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Moray Firth area (probable) ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageOfName | Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | monarchy ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ogham (possible) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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