Bridei Mac Bili: King of the Picts
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I was astonished and disappointed to find we're not Sons of Niall, as I was always told. But then. Picts? We're Picts?
Bloody brilliant!
(Not heartbroken over the Gauls, either. All in all, an even trade)
Date: 2022-09-10
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An
This is an example of why we see so little of the indigenous Pictish culture surviving.
This man surely would not have used the Gaelic surname Mac himself which in Gaeilge/Ghailig means son of, his deeds were probably not recorded by his own ancient people but by the incoming monastic scribes accompanying the Gaels, what ever form that may have taken. And yet they seem to hold him in such high regard.
It seems christianity has deprived us almost totally of any knowledge of the earliest ancient inhabitants of Caledonia.
Ta bron orm.
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This is an example of why we see so little of the indigenous Pictish culture surviving.
This man surely would not have used the Gaelic surname Mac himself which in Gaeilge/Ghailig means son of, his deeds were probably not recorded by his own ancient people but by the incoming monastic scribes accompanying the Gaels, what ever form that may have taken. And yet they seem to hold him in such high regard.
It seems christianity has deprived us almost totally of any knowledge of the earliest ancient inhabitants of Caledonia.
Ta bron orm.
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Adam
Hilarious that modern history calls the picts and the gaels (now scotland) as uneducated savages. Romans sent many diplomats over to (northern Britain) (Caledonia) Scotland now to be educated. Just look at the modern inventions of Scottish people to the world. in the last 100 years and ask yourself if we were really uneducated barbarian. savages 1000 years ago? Utter nonsense. The Scots are warriors and smart or smarter than anyone in Rome as were the gauls and Germanic tribes that official history tells us were dumb cavemen savages
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Hilarious that modern history calls the picts and the gaels (now scotland) as uneducated savages. Romans sent many diplomats over to (northern Britain) (Caledonia) Scotland now to be educated. Just look at the modern inventions of Scottish people to the world. in the last 100 years and ask yourself if we were really uneducated barbarian. savages 1000 years ago? Utter nonsense. The Scots are warriors and smart or smarter than anyone in Rome as were the gauls and Germanic tribes that official history tells us were dumb cavemen savages
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Billy
Info's solid, just wish you could get the pronunciations a bit better? Its like hearing a yank say Ed-din-borro or Glaas-gow. Im a 'William' and first time I had heard of 'Bili' king of the picts, but we have been shortening William to Billy for centuries. Im wondering if 'Bili' is more the root than 'Billy'? Williams etymology is well known in its germanic/celtic roots and cropped to Willie is common, harder to see how they could have slipped a B in there by mistake.
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Info's solid, just wish you could get the pronunciations a bit better? Its like hearing a yank say Ed-din-borro or Glaas-gow. Im a 'William' and first time I had heard of 'Bili' king of the picts, but we have been shortening William to Billy for centuries. Im wondering if 'Bili' is more the root than 'Billy'? Williams etymology is well known in its germanic/celtic roots and cropped to Willie is common, harder to see how they could have slipped a B in there by mistake.
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Robert
Good history. The picts didn't fight off the romans. The Romans always prevailed and simply didn't care to rule such a large area with scattered populations with no wealth.
no numbers of forces is ever given. i know its impossible but it couldn't be many.
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Good history. The picts didn't fight off the romans. The Romans always prevailed and simply didn't care to rule such a large area with scattered populations with no wealth.
no numbers of forces is ever given. i know its impossible but it couldn't be many.
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Mack
My middle name is McBryde. I had two two birth certificates one with spelling with an i and one with a Y. I liked the y spelling and used it. This is a the first time I have seen Bride, now Bridei in a historical reference.
Interesting
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My middle name is McBryde. I had two two birth certificates one with spelling with an i and one with a Y. I liked the y spelling and used it. This is a the first time I have seen Bride, now Bridei in a historical reference.
Interesting
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Lord
I always assumed the Celts were White until I read Geschichte Deutschen und Skythen (History of Germans and Scythians. Until then I had no idea they were Coloureds.
They were also mentioned in Mohren Bilder (Black Pictures.
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I always assumed the Celts were White until I read Geschichte Deutschen und Skythen (History of Germans and Scythians. Until then I had no idea they were Coloureds.
They were also mentioned in Mohren Bilder (Black Pictures.
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MediKnight
The Celts didn't fight off the Romans. Rome was involved in multiple wars at the time and didn't possess the resources to continue it's conquest of northern Britain, which by all accounts they were winning.
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The Celts didn't fight off the Romans. Rome was involved in multiple wars at the time and didn't possess the resources to continue it's conquest of northern Britain, which by all accounts they were winning.
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Lembu
hello I have found three place names in Scotland that have an Estonian meaning Laide (shallow sea, PoolWe (semi-water, Ullapool (Above. Continental Europe has many old place names with Estonian origins.
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hello I have found three place names in Scotland that have an Estonian meaning Laide (shallow sea, PoolWe (semi-water, Ullapool (Above. Continental Europe has many old place names with Estonian origins.
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Viveka
Thank you for the excellent video and research! I'm watching from Brazil, and though i'm brazilian I'm passionate about sccotish early history!
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Thank you for the excellent video and research! I'm watching from Brazil, and though i'm brazilian I'm passionate about sccotish early history!
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Royal
The people of Scotland and Northern Ireland remain very closely linked and have a common dialect in Ulster Scots.
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The people of Scotland and Northern Ireland remain very closely linked and have a common dialect in Ulster Scots.
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Robin
Are people with Mac surnames considered to be descendants from Pictland or Dal Riada? or both/no way of knowing?
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Are people with Mac surnames considered to be descendants from Pictland or Dal Riada? or both/no way of knowing?
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Lochdochart
Why this obsession with Northumbria? The Anglo-Saxons only had a toehold in what was to become Scotland.
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Why this obsession with Northumbria? The Anglo-Saxons only had a toehold in what was to become Scotland.
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GIJ
. shake off the Anglo-Saxon influence from the south, once and for all. Once and FOR ALL? Really?
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. shake off the Anglo-Saxon influence from the south, once and for all. Once and FOR ALL? Really?
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ann
According to one author Glasgow area was Anglo- Saxon, Gaels in the Highlands, picts as well
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According to one author Glasgow area was Anglo- Saxon, Gaels in the Highlands, picts as well
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