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Scottish HistoryWendy J. DunnLatest ArticlesThe evening of 21st December 1988 saw the tragic destruction of Flight 103 from Frankfurt to New York via London. Thirteen years later this article remebers that event. During his long reign of 43 years, King Constantine not only expelled the Danes and the Norse from Scotland, he also carried out two major reformations - one religious and one civil. Kenneth MacAlpin founded the first royal House of the united Picts and Scots. They ruled the kingdom then known as Alba. Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots and Picts Kenneth MacAlpin was not the first to take the title of King of Scots and Picts but after him the two races remained united and became known as the Scots. The Disappearance of the Picts The attacks of the Angles and the Vikings no doubt contributed to the eventual defeat of the Picts by the Scots. The Scots originally came from Ireland. Their settlement of the land of the Picts led to conflict. Eternal Picts: Their Lasting Influence The Picts may not have left us many written records but they have left a lasting legacy of art. The Scottish Saints - Ninian and Columba The conversion to Christianity of the Picts of Scotland took place initially in the fourth century but the lasting Christian influence was that of St Columba in the sixth century. The Pictish Kings controlled Scotland for hundrends of years but all we know about most of them is their names. The Picts - the Irish Connection The Irish monks recorded the legends of their people. The fragments of these that remain tell us much about the Picts. The Irish monks recorded the legends of their people. The fragments of these that remain tell us much about the Picts. |
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