Picts (early period)

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The Picts (early period) were a confederation of Celtic-speaking peoples who inhabited what is now northern and eastern Scotland during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, playing a central role in the formation of the medieval Scottish kingdom.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Picts 22
Pictish monarchy 2
Late Antiquity Scotland 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic people
ancient people
historical ethnic group
archaeologicalEvidence Pictish symbol stones
forts and enclosed sites
artStyle Pictish art
capitalOrCenter Forteviot
Scone
conflictWith Northumbria
continent Europe
country Scotland
culturalLegacy formation of the Scottish nation
culturalRegion Highlands
linked to: Scottish Highlands

eastern Lowlands
linked to: Lowlands
economy cattle herding
marine resources exploitation
mixed farming
endOfDistinctIdentity 10th century
ethnicity Celtic
firstAttested late 3rd century
fortificationType hillforts
promontory forts
knownFor Pictish symbol stones
fortified hilltop settlements
role in formation of medieval Scottish kingdom
language Pictish
languageFamily Celtic languages
languageSubfamily Insular Celtic
laterReligion Christianity
locatedIn eastern Scotland
northern Scotland
mentionedIn Roman sources
mergedInto Kingdom of Alba
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
militaryFeature warbands
neighbour Anglo-Saxons of Northumbria
linked to: Saxons

Britons of Strathclyde
Gaels of Dál Riata
linked to: Dál Riata
notableRuler Bridei mac Bili
Causantín mac Fergusa
Óengus I of the Picts
partOf Late Antiquity Scotland
early medieval Scotland
politicalStructure confederation of tribes
region Pictland
religion Celtic paganism
successorState Kingdom of Alba
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity
writingSystem Ogham inscriptions

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Scotland primaryEthnicGroup Picts (early period)
Kenneth MacAlpin monarchOf Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Picts (early period) partOf Late Antiquity Scotland
linked to: Picts (early period)
House of Alpin ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Saint Columba associatedWith Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Celtic tribes exampleTribe Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Caledonia opposedBy Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Eóganán mac Óengusa partOf Pictish monarchy
linked to: Picts (early period)
Britons of Strathclyde neighbour Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Alba ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Pictland inhabitedBy Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Pictland ruledBy Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Pictland ethnoLinguisticGroup Pictish people
linked to: Picts (early period)
Pictish art culture Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Northern Britain historicallyInhabitedBy Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Kings of the Picts ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Causantín mac Fergusa ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Causantín mac Fergusa partOf Pictish monarchy
linked to: Picts (early period)
Northern Isles historicalInfluence Pictish culture
linked to: Picts (early period)
Donald I of Scotland ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Donald I of Scotland monarchOf Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Scottish people ethnicOrigin Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Historia Brittonum mentions Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
ancient Britain ethnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Eassie hasHistoricPeople Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Columba associatedWith Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
Colm Cille associatedWithEthnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)
King of Alba associatedWithEthnicGroup Picts
linked to: Picts (early period)