Fall Asleep to the History of the Picts 🛏️

The Picts were a fierce, enigmatic people who once ruled the wild northern reaches of ancient Scotland. Known to the Romans as painted warriors—possibly for their body art or tattoos—they were fierce defenders of their lands, resisting Roman conquest with brutal guerrilla tactics and vanishing into the misty highlands. From the 3rd to 9th centuries CE, the Picts built powerful kingdoms, carved intricate stone monuments, and left behind symbols and language that still puzzle historians today. They eventually merged with the Gaels, helping to form the foundations of medieval Scotland. In this episode, we uncover the mystery of the Picts—the warriors, kings, and artists of ancient Alba—whose legacy is etched in stone but shrouded in legend.

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