The Picts were a people of Celtic origin who lived in the northern and eastern parts of Scotland from approximately the fourth century A.D. to the early Middle Ages.

The first appearance of the name, Picts, comes from Roman historians in the end of the third century A.D., mentioned in the context of 12 tribes living in Scotland. “They were described by the Romans ...

However, the Picts — who populated the central belt to the Northern tip of Scotland from around 300AD to 900AD — had to abandon their remote lifestyles and unite against the invading Romans.

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