Forgotten History of the Ancient Picts

The Picts were a people of northern Scotland who are defined as a "confederation of tribal units whose political motivations derived from a need to ally against common enemies."
They were not a single tribe, nor necessarily a single people, although it is thought that they came originally from Scandinavia as a cohesive group. Since they left no written record of their history, what is known of them comes from later Roman and Scottish writers and from images the Picts themselves carved on stones.
They are first mentioned as "Picts" by the Roman writer Eumenius in 297 CE, who referred to the tribes of Northern Britain as "Picti" ("the painted ones"), ostensibly because of their habit of painting their bodies with dye. This origin of their name has been contested by modern scholarship, however, and it is probable they referred to themselves as some form of "Pecht", the word for "the ancestors". They were referenced earlier by Tacitus who referred to them as "Caledonians" which was the name of only one tribe.
The Picts held their territory against the invading Romans in a number of engagements and, although they were defeated in battle, they won the war; Scotland holds the distinction of never falling to the invading armies of Rome, even though the Romans attempted conquest numerous times. The Picts exist in the written record from their first mention in 297 CE until c. 900 CE, when no further mention is made of them. As modern scholars point out, their absence from written history does not mean that they mysteriously vanished or were conquered by the Scots and annihilated; it simply means no more was written about them as they merged with the southern Scots culture, who already had a written history by that time, and the two histories became one from then on. (Description by Joshua J. Mark of the Ancient History Encyclopedia.)
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[@historyoftheworldpodcast5234]

Hello everyone. Thank you for checking out this video. It was a pleasure to write this episode on the Picts. The Picts have always been traditionally thought of as having Celtic origin although some theories question that and it is fair to mention this. One very important piece of housekeeping on this episode must be mentioned though. Since writing the episode back in the summer of 2020, I have come to understand that there is a strong school of thought to suggest that the Picts spoke a P-Celtic language, so it is wrong for me to categorically state that they spoke a Q-Celtic language. It is an ongoing debate with no conclusive agreement on the specific dialect of Celtic language. Apologies for the misleading information, and please do enjoy the rest of the episode.

[@randyross5630]

They were not Earls during the time frame of Pre-Earl of Ross, they were Mormaers, the War Master of Scotland, the Chief of the Clan soon to be known as the Great Clan Ross (Arias), the 1st Earl of Ross Fearchar, the Son of the Priest (as in the Hereditary Priest and Rulers the Red Priests from Apple Cross in Wester Ross) husband to the Queen of Mann, was the 1st Earl of Scotland, and being the 1st notable person after King Malcom (little known fact Malcom was a Title, like Com was a lesser title under Mormaer) gave way to a more Norse and Anglo Political Style, and before the War Master and Chief, the 1st Earl of Ross Fearchar they were know as Mormaers, and before the Earldom of Ross they Mormaerdoms. The last Mormaer of Ross was the Thane of Scotland (and Mormaer of a couple other places) the Mad King Macbeth! (no relation, unlike the Earls of Ross, those are my Forefathers). It was Fearchar who drove the Vikings out of the Isles, and greatly expanded Ross-shire, all the way to the Isle of Lewis, which is still part of Ross County today, with a more modern addition of Moray, were the Stuart Kings originated as the Randolph's, with the Maternal Line of the Stuart Kings being a Queen Consort Ross, daughter of the 4th Earl of Ross, Hugh Ross who was 1st to take on the Surname Ross long before the advent of Surnames from his partial descendants the English Crown. Ross' historical wielded often wielded 10,000 Men from the Great Clan Ross (although that name was not established in Fearchars time) and Fearchar as War Master (Thane) of Scotland took his men and his Cousin the Kings Men, and took his own Armada, and took out the Viking Kingdoms (Fiefdoms? or their version of Earldoms?) in and around Scotland one by one, stealing their lands and gold, and making the Ross' the richest and most powerful family in the highlands for some time to come. Funny, the Chief of Ross, Barron Ross of Ross (for short) before he got titled to a Castle (long version) ended in formely of Pictland! There's allot more to the Story, a whole long shelf on a library at least, and surly a fascinating topic, since that wasn't even our beginning, and not even close to the End. Spem Successus Alit

[@KSharpei]

From first hearing about Picts from a Pink Floyd Album (and wondering what the heck that meant) to now, thank you for the amazing video. This was awesome and I learned a lot about my far distant antecedents, coming to America from Forfar a hundred + years or so years ago. Such a rich heritage, I have a much better understanding of who the Picts are. Thanks!

[@YetiMama]

Appreciate the dedication to truth.

[@TheJpf79]

It's not "Forgotten" It's been deliberately hidden and even now what little is being discovered hidden away.

[@randyross5630]

@@TheJpf79 that we can agree... Its like a Propaganda War, and I guess we are losing... I've seen much direct Propaganda delegitimizing Ross, in to many ways to even mention timely here, and I can draw no other conclusion that some are at a Soft War with others, and I am afraid Ross is a Target...

[@piperar2014]

We are going to conquer this entire island! Sir, the tribesmen to the north go into battle stark naked. We are going to build a wall across this entire island!

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

Lolll

[@heffthegauud7297]

🤣🤣🤣

[@martaromero1045]

That's right

[@coppertopv365]

They should be Easily Killed, having No Armor.. But they kicked Roman Soliders out of the north🤔

[@Andulsi]

Who d have thought the Romans woulda been so prudish 🤣🤣

[@terryolsson4145]

My whole family is from Great Britain. Though i was the 1st born in Canada after they immigrated after the war i have always been fascinated with ancient British history. This episode was quite new to me and i once again time travelled to a land far away and long ago. Thank you.

[@davidlaird112]

You it 4 different countries and your last name it's Scandinavian son of Ols(son)

[@opticnerve8927]

Picts did not disappear they just intermarried into the Caledonia/Scotdy

[@richardmcdade1978]

True that. Picts and gaels were in mixed relationships for decades before the scotti made this fine nation we live in today💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

[@Ben-hv4pr]

And in fact the picts were a nation of 12,000 pictish highland and lowland warrior tribes and Celtic Scotland was called Pictland not Calidonia and the romans never was strong enough to Win Pictland into the Roman Empire 😊😊😊

[@Go-Dawgs]

I agree, a whole "Peoples" did not just disappear. Ofcourse not, many survived and ofcourse they married and produced generations in their future. Their ways & customs survived for 100s of years. Probably forgotten by now, but they taught some "the old ways" in secret. Just as Some Druid customs & beliefs survived & were passed down. We will never know them all, but they are most likely gone now.

[@Ben-hv4pr]

@@Go-Dawgs Yeah and i a celt Iberian,French Celt ,Italian Celt,Germanic Celt,Hungarian Celt,Romanian Celt,Southeast Asian Celt and Celtic Briton by dna

[@jdghok]

Im an eastern scot from fife i believe we will all have pictish genetics along with gaelic & scandinavian as we are all "jock thamsons bairns" up this way 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@to_baldly_go]

We live in Caithness in the far north highlands. Loved this presentation so much as much of what is visibly left from history has been influenced by the later Viking culture, such as the names of places. But the old brochs, crannogs and carvings can still be found which hint at the Picts and their ancestors. Their are even standing stones dating further back. A very mysterious, interesting people indeed, wish we could learn even more about them.

[@356jesusfreak]

I do hope to visit Caithness at some point in my life. I have learned there is some ancient connection there with my origin. My last name is Andrew (it has several variants), and I have wondered how common of a surname it is there.

[@davidlaird112]

Learn to read ogam script the you'll be able to read all the stories and messages left by the picts

[@firebyrd437]

My husband came from Caithness and we spent a lot if time there until he died. He would point out mounds that were supposed to be pict in origin, I could believe this if you look at Skarra Brae

[@hyperboreanforeskin]

Please don't let them give your country away to africans and pakis

[@nanallen1]

I am in California, but my great grandmother was Helen Mar Douglas. Suspect descendant of the Picts ? Heading to the Orkneys this summer. A great people.

[@Andy-ej4bb]

To add to the details about the prefix "Aber", meaning "river". It appears to have a very old Proto Indo-European (PIE) origin. It can be found as far away as north east India in the Punjab (punj = five, ab = river, Punjab = five rivers). Other versions include changing the b to a v, as in the River Avon (which means River River).

[@michaelhalsall5684]

My understanding is that in the Germanic languages, including modern English, the name for a river is generally a prefix and the word for "river" is a suffix, wheras in the Celtic languages the word for river is a prefix. Thus a river called "Afon Du" ( river Black ) in Welsh would be heard as "Avon"(river) by a Saxon. Apparently there several rivers and streams in Britain called "Avon" where original Celtic name is lost because of this.

[@bromisovalum8417]

River is apa in Gaulish. You can see the p/kw shift with the Latin aqua. Also fun fact the etymology of the name Epstein is derived from this.

[@paulparry1197]

Very clearly explained. It's nice to watch a documentary without background music. Well done !

[@raymondsutherland839]

I come from golspie in Sutherland. There are lots of pictish stones around Golspie Brora and surrounding villages.

[@rondacaracci3648]

Thank you so much for this! I remember hearing about the Picts in history class, somewhere at some time, and I have always wanted to know more. Most of my ancestors are from Scotland, Ireland, and England, and I guess that's why I can't get enough of the history of those places. This video is much appreciated!

[@EstbXCIII]

I'm American yet I'm insanely fascinated by the tribal people of Europe. I always imagine how crazy it would have been when Caesar and the Romans crossed the Channel to Britain for the first time ever and seeing the Native Britons atop the Dover cliffs on their horses and in their battle gear ready to defend their lands. How jaw dropping of a site it would be. It really bums me out that we don't know more about this time and the native Brits. Btw, fun fact a Brit was using his metal detector and dug up a Roman helmet/facemask that covers 3/4th of ones head. The face cover is EXTREMELY detailed beautiful face of a young Roman man with a hat on. It is one of the most beautiful ancient artifact I've ever seen. I highly recommend googling it

[@brocluno01]

Skara Brae was apparently 3,000'ish BC and there are numerous paleolithic and neolithic sites all over the British Isles. So there were lots of tribes and a fairly hefty population before all of what is discussed in this episode. Painted people seems to be a concept that stems from very early peoples. I suspect the origins of the Picts are much older than presented here ... The linguistic traces are probably more modern as languages have evolved to things we can more or less understand. But my guess is that the Picts, as a people, go much further back ... Things like religious conversions can can cause beliefs and languages to shift relatively quickly. The thread presented here is based a lot on linguistic tracing. But the people were already there as the languages start to become to hazy to trace ... Maybe we have a more modern Pictish group, and a more ancient group of painted peoples ...

[@Catubrannos]

Picts like any of the early peoples were other people before they became "Celtic". The Britons as a group have a name that may refer to shapes, Irish for shape is cruth, Welsh is pryd, it's the same word showing that q and p celtic difference. Q celtic in modern languages is really C celtic as the sound is represented by a c in Gaelic. The Irish and Welsh words for Briton are Cruithin and Pryden.

[@Valhalla88888]

Closer to 5000 years

[@beverlykeys4330]

I completely agree. Furthermore, Scottish scientists have isolated a Pictish gene as different from Celtic, Norse or Anglo-Saxon.

[@Valhalla88888]

Scara Brea is closer to 7000 years far older than Stone Henge ❤

[@clioflano421]

​@@CatubrannosPurple=Côrcá

[@harrietlyall1991]

Super presentation! Your speech is so distinct and deliberate, it’s a pleasure to listen to, and your enunciation, pronunciation and grammar are always perfect. It’s never difficult to follow the narrative. Your narratives are well researched and the illustrations using archaeological finds and re-enactments add interest so I can visualise it better than I can a dry lecture.

[@susanlambert1278]

Thank you for this . I've been studying my father's ancestors. My maiden name is Creich and is to go back to the Pics.

[@staceymeggs3041]

Amazing content. I follow a lot of history channels, but it's always the same content. I can actually say I learned NEW information from this video. Fantastic work!

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

I appreciate that! Seriously, thank you for watching and for you truly kind words. Means the world!

[@druid139]

I have always been fascinated by the Picts. I even have a Pictish tattoo. 😄 Very good content, and you are a brilliant narrator, your pronounciation is on point!

[@luiznunes1404]

You’re cute, marry me

[@IntroducingMrLucci]

Real Picts was black melenated peoples y'all stole all the UK but we recolonizing and taking it back now that's facts 💯

[@PonderingDolphin]

Genuinely amazing content , I love your style makes for a lot of information to absorb while still not being dull and dragging on . Killed it !

[@crystaleula5001]

I love listening to everything on this channel!! Thank you for you’re hard work and historical teachings. ❤️

[@MrThebarron007]

the actors dropping their weapons getting outta the boat or just holding spears instead of striking cracks me up. Love the videos man!

[@inoshikachokonoyarobakayar2493]

I wish we had a magic lens that could show us everything we can only speculate, and amazing things that were completely forgotten.

[@wendyeames5758]

How interesting that future generations will see all they want, & then some, of our time thanks to video & esp. the internet. How I'd love to see my ancestors when they arrived in n.y. from north Ireland & Wales in 1840.

[@markmacdonald3260]

I'm going to watch others from this channel. Very informative. Very clear and easy to listen to voice and narration. Excellent.

[@juliemorgan8755]

Have been fascinated by the Picts since my visit to Scotland. I set out to learn as much as I could and was very early made aware how little information there is. This filled in a few things for me and thank you for that.

[@davidlaird112]

You know he is only reading out what you can get access to yourself

[@deansky-lucas7880]

@@davidlaird112 But I don’t want to read it myself. I want to be able to make my chicken soup in the slow cooker and spend 40 minutes chopping up my carrots, parsnips, spring onions, ginger etc and have the boredom relieved by this human connection. I’m self-sufficient in huge tracts of my life. I don’t have to be ALL the time. None of us do.

[@nobots841]

Thank you. This really helped me understand the very wordy Picts-Scots DNA video I watched two days ago. I'm going to watch it again. I really appreciate your hard work. New information turns up all the time, and we'll never be ahead of it, but with these videos it helps me to keep at least a close second to it.

[@jonathantwaters13]

Thank you for all the hard work and hours for free content you have given us all

[@DavidFraser007]

Excellent and precise presentation. I grew up gallivanting around the Pictish lands, we have Pictish stones about a mile from where I lived. Good effort on pronouncing Pitlochry I'll give you 9 / 10, most English make a complete hash of it. From what I've read and watched it does seem that the Picts spoke some kind of early Brythonic language. Looking forward to more of your content, I just subscribed.

[@davidlaird112]

Pictish would be like Welsh doric

[@sharischoll9411]

According to Norse oral tradition, which matches British archives as explained by British historian who has access most historians are not privileged to, one of the Celt warriors were people living in Iceland when the Viking Norse blitzed people living in peace and as usual pillaged, plundered, killed, hauled citizens away as slaves to be sold in Middle East or wherever. They forced young boys to be warriors and perform pillage, plunder, rape, abduct slaves, while they sat back and waited for ships to be loaded. No doubt they picked up boys in multiple areas. This was exact same pattern as Blitz of Mongolian Hordes and other Goules from North. Read history of Middle East in an archeological bible and these barbarians did this whererver they went. They would also sell, trade plunder. Sadistic cruelty is well documented. Chaldeans are spoken of in Ezekiel & elsewhere. Jesus had special "Woe to you on barbarian tribes in Matthew 11: 16 - 34. Especially for Korazin (Chorazin) which is where the British stoled the only oil field Poland had and gifted to their children in Russia. They invented a way to get oil out and then invented kerosene for lamps and stoves and not allowed by their Norse masters to use either. The Royals used it. Old Korazon mentioned in 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Term Germany is same as Soviet. Means neighbor. You massacre citizens like Sweden and Norse Kings in 1600's attacked Poland non stop for 30 years, after putting foreign kings in who betrayed ythem by destroying their military and using Wallstreet to undercut price of wheat to destroy Winged Hussars. Changed name of Pomerania to Germany and Prussia and wiped Poland off face of map. We remember the Royalty plan for Holocaust along with their zeolite Children and cooperation of ALL Norse countries. Time for a real Neuremberg trial.

[@robertsettle2590]

​@@sharischoll9411 just what the hell is wrong wit chu gurl? Splain yoself din!!!

[@joelkavanagh1464]

... marvellous stuff, am blown away every time a new uoload comes around ... please do not let up ...

[@ajgottesman]

what a joy! a new video and so well done, much thanx

[@juttastepanik5480]

Very interesting. Thanks for uploading this video about a fascinating piece of history! 💐

[@richardthompson9836]

This was most fascinating. I enjoy your voice and the smoothness of your delivery. You truly know how to take people on a journey. Thank you from Orlando, Florida.

[@ericcloud1023]

Thanks for the awesome content bro! You're a welcome video every single upload. Guaranteed sweet dreams with this on 👍

[@PhilORourke]

Magnificent lad's , fascinating and clearly narrated. Glad I subscribed!

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@robertblake1032]

The Pics are a fantastic people , first learned of them from a historical novel for young people. The story was more about the Berserker raiders that took a young Bard as a slave.

[@Davidf8L]

Thanks for your work and time ❤

[@19angela71]

Great overview of our knowledge about people who disappeared from the history stage but legacy of their resistance and struggle for survival still fascinate our imagination and current existence as long as we remember about them. I always wanted to go to Scotland and and look at structures built by picts, Broch.

[@Lewisly1]

Brohs are 500-1000 years earlier than he Picts. They we're certainly built by the people that became the Picts but these were local defensive structures

[@siarlb8115]

He also went on the say the Picts spoke a Brythonic language, so basically he hasn’t a clue. I stopped watching then

[@davidlaird112]

They never disappeared the assimilation of the picts gaels became Scotland

[@Armaita63]

One of my favorite topics in ancient history is the Picts…they really were very different from most other cultures in the world at their time. Besides, Anyone who can scare those miserable Romans into building a wall to keep their frightening naked tattooed men AND women warriors out has the top priority in my book.

[@fabrizio.guidi64]

the Romans gave you everything including the English language which without Latin would be a barbaric language and more than a million of the English are directly descended from the Romans. the Romans are your ancestors too, honor them too

[@RissaFirecat]

I come from Scotland, and Ireland. Great genes! My father was adopted, but I found out what he was. He was from Scotland and mom was from Ireland.

[@deansky-lucas7880]

Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@zozzledwolf4653]

Amazing work I wasn't even planning on actually watching the whole thing but time just flew by

[@Kaytecando]

Being here in America of Scots-Irish descent, I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you for the upload.

[@tvrderano1508]

Just One word from the Czech lad which loves this country and history ,Thank you very much!First time I understood all wee bits of "shadows"I will be really gratefull if I will have a chance in the future to show you somethings in my metal d.finds and maps sir.I found something I can't understand in Scottish soil.ps.sorry for my gramatics.

[@cherikerr4753]

Very interesting and informative! Thank you! 🙏

[@scottishdoll6087]

Thought this was brilliant!!! Best explanation Av come across! Thanks

[@Nyctophora]

Well, you know what they say about Scottish history Picts or it didn't happen ... seeing myself out now.

[@camrendavis6650]

That's actually a really clever joke 🤣

[@nickyboy22071989]

That made me giggle.

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

That was quite funny.

[@Thekoryostribalpodcast]

Grow up🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@an-dagda6276]

As a Scotsman with Pictish heritage you have been granted a lifelong haggis hunting licence my friend.

[@David-mo5jw]

Realy interesting and good factual accounts. I think though with the discovery of an extremely large hill fort and huge population for the time there would appear to be evidence for a very strong centralised power structure rather than the loose collection of associated groups. Also the recent work on the sea stacks and pictish fortified sea forts would appear to be older than previously thought indicates a greater degree of structure , organisation and military prowess.

[@jesperandersson889]

A very difficult subject, one I'd like you to grab running is cities - the concept naturally is mind-boggelingly cross-disciplinary- great stuff!!!

[@kimmcroberts5111]

Thank you for your work!

[@gentibrahushaj2569]

Great videos.I hope you make one on Illyrians.Where from comes the name Albiion(as use to be called Britain(Brutus).

[@nuperaa6617]

Dacian and Thracian history is something that intrigues me but, there is not that much information about those misterios ancient people.

[@GediminasStrum]

As a \lithuanian. i am more intereted too

[@johngavin1175]

I too wish there were more info on them,and on other lesser known peoples as well.

[@nicuf5400]

Hi, you should visit than Romania and Bulgaria. There are a lot of museums, monuments, treasures, objects, dacian swords are called falx and romphaias. There are even historic related movies on this matter: Dacii (Dacians) 1966-67, Columna (The Column) 1968-69 and Burebista 1980.

[@gentibrahushaj2569]

Thracian were older than Helens.Direct descents of Pellasgians,as illyrians too.Helens are known because they left a lot of material,culture etc which came from Sumerian origin.

[@nuperaa6617]

@@gentibrahushaj2569 i don't think that right 😅

[@johngavin1175]

Awesome, was just thinking of the Picts this morning.

[@warrioromarzthefirst5949]

We are still alive and well in Scotland and beyond.

[@pameladowe2492]

My uncle was of Scottish ancestry - an Alloway. He was a typical Pict, short, stocky and an amazing dark-brown complexion - it really stood out!

[@theravyshow2570]

I'm reading that the Picts were on one had short and dark and on the other, tall and red haired mostly. Would be great if we could finely get some true facts!

[@jturtle5318]

​@@theravyshow2570I think the height and red hair came from Norse settlers.

[@356jesusfreak]

I have traveled to the UK three times and learned more about my ancient heritage every time. My last name is Andrew, and through some research have discovered that my last name originated among the Picts. I have learned that Caithness also connects with my family somehow. It was very interesting to make the connection with the Picts being Celtic - that should have been obvious, but I didn't make the connection. This has been helpful as I have not done much research on the Pictish people. I look forward to more.

[@davidlaird112]

Wrong picts didn't have last names first name and tribal name like eion of seal people David of brigantes

[@damionkeeling3103]

The Picts in Caithness were defeated by the vikings and became part of the Kingdom of Norway. By the time surnames were adopted the people of Caithness were speaking Gaelic (Celtic language)and Norn (from the language of the vikings), the Pictish culture was gone. Andrew itself is a Greek name but became popular in Scotland because St Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland. Good luck with your family history research.

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

Andrew isn't a vary common surname in Caithness. Virtually nonexistent actually

[@davidlaird112]

@damion keeling yes the last of the pictish may have been killed by vikings but for arguments sake the kingdom of Dale rheata(not sure how to spell it) had taken control of the pictish lands and people

[@jturtle5318]

​@@davidlaird112Dalriata.

[@garrettchristensen8074]

Robert E. Howard was more fascinated w/ the Pics then any other culture & included them in virtually all the fantasy worlds he built from real history.

[@feargal2433]

Still my favourite author.

[@kathleengillespie5983]

Very interesting stuff! Thank you!

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

Very interesting, thank you! 💕

[@bigblob1623]

Hard to find good stuff on the Picts, you guys should do one on the Scythians.

[@paul6925]

I’m so curious how related I am to Picts. Most of my modern relatives and ancestors from the last few hundred years (by DNA) are from the Scottish lowlands and Northern Ireland.

[@Lewisly1]

Hey I'd your Scottish lowlands and northern Ireland it's Celtic DNA your likely to have. Picts were north of Edinburgh and east of the hils

[@boozecruiser]

If you live in Britain there's a good chance you've got DNA from thousands of sources. Because Britain is at the Western end of most migration routes of that time, the island has ended up 'collecting' lots of DNA from previous migrations. There's reportedly a genetic link between basque people and British people that is yet to be explored in greater depth

[@boozecruiser]

@@Lewisly1 Most historians reckon that at very least the picts were linguistically related to the other Celtic groups of the British Isles. It's theorised that the Picts were not essentially different or special in comparison to other groups, but rather that separation from the rest of Britain due to Roman invasion altered their self-perception and culture

[@Lewisly1]

@@boozecruiser I hear you, but there's also historians I know if who suggest it was more a process of accretion. Language changed as the Picts and Scots/Celts became more similar. There was a pre existing language spoken by the people who lived here when the Celts arrived surely? We just didn't call them Picts before 0bc

[@paul6925]

@@Lewisly1 Likely true but there was a recent DNA study that couldn’t genetically identify a specific group that could be called Celts. So much blending and moving around it’s hard to say I suppose!

[@scathatch]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@Zenmyster]

Greatly enjoy the content I recall a couple about the Etruscans and Bronze Age Cypriots, ever made one about the Samnites?

[@jdjones4825]

The Silures would be interesting, my friends father done some research a few decades ago...

[@Dark-Ninja]

The first mention as painted people is from Pytheas of Massalia 320 bc. a Greek explorer, geographer, astronomer. Also he mention Thule.

[@billykeith9766]

Thanks for this!!

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

Great video footage

[@TheBigdaddy64]

Very nice, do an episode on the Iberians and Celtiberians!!

[@burkaboy1]

What is a ‘ celtiberian ‘ ? Celt is a new word , only introduced first mentioned 500 yrs ago ,

[@GeorgeGuerov]

Bulgaria next time, please! Great stuff, thank you!

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

Most welcome! Thanks for commenting and we will see what we can do!

[@teovu5557]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 dont do it, The Turks and Slavs going argue all over the comment section on who are real Bulgars....lol

[@prof.cecilycogsworth3204]

Yes, please! Bulgaria and then Malta.

[@markcraig6188]

Excellent. Very interesting. Thank u sir.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

You also said that the Picts left no record. Wrong. They left "talking stones" all over Pictland with their writing on them describing major events in their culture. Ask any Scot about these!

[@NeilMcewan]

Likewise the Minoans of Crete didn't disappear but their language has never been deciphered (linear A) hence we only have a Greek written record of their existence.

[@celt1776]

The bagpipe tune being played at the intro is really good, what is the name of it? Also I enjoyed the entire episode.

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

I think it's just a free public domain sound-bite (the Jack Rackham channel uses the same exact recording)... I play the "Great Highland Bagpipe", and I have no name for that tune, although an Uillean piper might know something more about it.

[@celt1776]

I actually figured it out as it was posted at the bottom of the credits. But thanks

[@5eviexe466]

Donald where's yer troosers

[@nunyabiz6925]

Lol

[@Drew-ce9ce]

There’s a moose loose aboot this hoose.

[@lindamclean8809]

Wonderful presentation thank you.......❤❤❤

[@corithelioness]

I follow many history Channels and Im Shocked I just found you!

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

Picts!? I can't click fast enough!

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

I know that feeling!

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 the Celtic world is so mysterious still, and that's great. I'm probably biased because it's the largest portion of my own ancestry, but there are so many paradoxes and holes in our understanding for this group. Traditional history academics focuses on the Greco-Roman experience, but across the same time frame, this group was holding massive territory, and I'm not sure it spread through war and genetic displacement, but might have just been a cultural revolution through trade....we just don't know, and they despised writing, and that really funks things all up. They're also a crucial link in understanding and proving or disproving PIE expansion ...and that's sort of a holy grail in my interests.... I find great fascination in the idea that we could possibly definitevly prove or disprove so many widely different people once might have come from a single large family group....it really could be so key in understanding how humans migrate and populate and bridge the gap between merely ancient and the prehistoric. The Celtic groups sort of just sit close to that historic horizon line.... They also were wildly successful as a cultural group, spanning different ethnic groups, and must have operated by philosophies that were miles apart from their contemporaries.

[@PatrickHenry-pz1pd]

@@rockinbobokkin7831 someone doesn’t want us to know the truth about the Picts

[@Valhalla88888]

Picts may have come from Scandinavia which from Norway to Scotland was an easy sail

[@malcolmfew4162]

Great dilivery and story.

[@robertjantz3728]

Brak! Fantastic video.

[@atillathehungry3145]

It was a sad day as the last of the picts sat in a cave grooving with several species of small furry animals.

[@pennycainelane]

Hilarious! I love Pink Floyd!

[@Missangie827]

Careful with that axe Eugene

[@5eviexe466]

Ummagumma was always my favourite Floyd album

[@pennycainelane]

My favorite is Animals

[@IBITZEE]

huummm.... that was "The last of the Mohicans"...

[@eddie8900]

Interesting and informative video. As a descendent of the Picts it's nice to see so much interest in my ancestors. My surname is derived from a Pictish village that once thrived in hills of Perthshire.

[@summerseverson1267]

Same ❤

[@davidlaird112]

What's your last name???? Whopper

[@judaprinxbeatz.8008]

PICTS ARE BLACK

[@rancidcrawfish]

​@@davidlaird112 you seem to have a reply to everyone, but never anything to say

[@davidlaird112]

@@rancidcrawfish then that shows you lack of intelligence as a reply is clearly something said

[@janetdouglas1272]

Thank you! I have always been fascinated by these peoples, having a Scottish heritage & genetics.

[@johnkidd797]

We still call ourselves Pict in the northern Highlands, everywhere I walk here I'm looking for Pictish carvings on boulders. No luck yet but you never know.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scottish999]

Lowlanders are closer related to the Picts

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

They even died their hair in bright colors? And I thought the Romans were fashionable.

[@lairdhaynes1986]

'Several Species of Small Furry Animals Sitting in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict' by Pink Floyd was my introduction to the Picts. This episode has greatly added detail to what was formerly my very sketchy picture of the Picts..

[@HiroNguy]

Hakahakommmmba-U-Weeeeeee!

[@lairdhaynes1986]

That is an accurate statement.

[@ChemoNero63]

and the wind cried ney

[@ChemoNero63]

she,ll no take eny mair capin

[@senorbb2150]

From Ummagumma. I had always thought the pict in question was some sort of tool.

[@bryanheath8138]

Great analysis

[@archeewaters]

this was great!

[@pedrokarstguimaraes2817]

You should know, my middle name, Pinto, from the north of Portugal, also means “painted”, so being a people as kelt, the name also was used to others than Picts. Here, old people’s also kept that identity’s.

[@IBITZEE]

Pinto é de "Pitinho" dude... ;-)

[@pedrokarstguimaraes2817]

@@IBITZEE vai para o c Zé portuguesinho

[@judaprinxbeatz.8008]

PAINTED BECAUSE THEY WERE COLORED PEOPLE… DARK JET BLACK PEOPLES WHO LOOKED BLUISH TO PURPLE

[@pedrokarstguimaraes2817]

@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 😀

[@pedrokarstguimaraes2817]

Incredible low level you are. Sorry for you.

[@winterstar5750]

I really want to learn the Celtic languages, and plan to study them soon - maybe become a translator for local Gaelic speakers here? But the way in which you pronounced "Cruithne" is testament to the fact that the Celtic languages are *not* easy to understand haha. Very informative video though, thank you very much

[@iconoclast5278]

'Ireally want to learn the Celtic languages,' What a joke.

[@kj-my7se]

The Pics were distinct and a separate people.

[@RissaFirecat]

@@iconoclast5278 tell Winter Star why it’s a joke…

[@Insolation1]

@@RissaFirecatMaybe because you said ''I really want to learn the Celtic languages, and plan to study them soon' All of them, P and Q Celtic and all the the languages descended from these two groups? And none of them communicate with each other but you are going to be a translator? Are you an American?

[@RissaFirecat]

@@Insolation1 I wasn't the one that said that I wanted to learn the Celtic languages. I simply asked @iconoclast to explain why they said what they did. Simple, isn't it, when you read it correctly?

[@Rhodri80]

Hi enjoyed the video, you obviously spent a great deal of time on it. I wanted to point out "Aber" as in Aberdeen means the mouth of a valley which often can be the estuary not river. The Celtic word for river is Afon (Welsh) or Abhein (Gaelic).

[@rebecca7415]

Facinating episode.

[@avivlamech-kalambi519]

Do you take requests? If so could you talk about the old Italian cultures in general? Eg, the Etruscans, Romans, Samnites and others that probably aren't spoken about too often.

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

I will see what we can do!

[@avivlamech-kalambi519]

@Chinese for supper I meant tribes that were situated in what now is now considered modern day Italy, I'm well aware that the Etruscans weren't Italic in origin.

[@avivlamech-kalambi519]

@Chinese for supper Fair enough, I meant the Romans, Etruscans, Veneti, Samnites and a few others. I get your point though, my question was inaccurate. Tribes that developed around that region.

[@avivlamech-kalambi519]

@Chinese for supper Interesting. I have never heard of them. Better do my research.

[@giovanniacuto2688]

@Chinese for supper The Italian Peninsula, named "Italia", was consolidated into a single entity during the Roman expansion and conquest of new lands at the expense of the other Italic tribes, Etruscans, Celts, and Greeks. That's a few years before 1861. (Wikipedia). I think it's perfectly legitimate to call them Italian as long as you mean it in the sense that the Romans meant it. What part of Italy are you from? Torino in my case so I am well aware of campanilismo.

[@Hi8862]

This is interesting because my entire Family on my Grandmother’s side were Campbells and they are all buried in a cemetery in Arkansas, USA called Caledonia.

[@Kaytecando]

Probably came across the pond as Scots-Irish into the USA.

[@brucecollins4729]

@@Kaytecando most likely scotland.

[@joannemckinnon4622]

My Grams side were Campbell from the Isle of Skye pretty cool having Scottish Pride.

[@CountBeetle]

Damn I'm here. Never heard of that cemetery

[@thebunsterooo]

Caledonia =scotland

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

Though I am 3rd generation Australian; on my maternal grandfather’s side my heritage is Scottish as my great grand father came from Northumbria in the middle of the 19th C 1850s. This was an extremely enlightening video. In the 1950s in Australia when I was in school the feeling of being British was still very strong for the generation before mine and we were taught more of the history of Britain than of Australia except for a sanitised version of the first settlements. So the Picts and the peoples around that time were covered in history lessons, but of course they were only given a brief cover and being a child I was not that interested…now I am. One thing that history teaches us is that conflict, land invasions and annihilation of people by the invaders is far from a modern occurrence. It has happened on every land on earth by every people at some stage. It is in our DNA and I cannot see it ever changing.

[@neilchristie6387]

This makes me proud of my heritage!

[@mikerice8325]

Excellent presentation! Do you know who the King of the Picts was in the dark ages that had to kill his queen as she plotted with a usurper unsuccessfully to take is throne? Thank you...

[@davidlaird112]

There was more than one

[@mattr9497]

Did you all really watch this at regular speed? Bastions of patience, you lot. I sincerely tip my hat to you. Three seconds in I had to put it on like 1.75x speed.

[@CountBeetle]

Why?

[@mattr9497]

@@CountBeetle I honestly don’t remember writing that 2 months ago, but after going back to listen to some of the videos I know that it was because this guy’s presentation is insufferably slow with abnormally long pauses. for me personally- I just want the info. It might be good if I were writing down all the concepts he covers or something.

[@silviac221]

@@mattr9497 I agree, the contents and the script are great, but the delivery is exhausting, unnatural, too emphatic. It made me feel like helping him to finish the phrases. Besides, the music and echo to announce the "titles" sound really funny to me. Not sure I'll keep watching if all the videos in this channel are narrated like this, it gets in the way of the enjoyment.

[@kckaz4453]

Thank you!

[@all4one5]

Beautiful music, great information. Love your page man hope you get better soon

[@shermoore1693]

Doesn't BCE mean Before Common Era, otherwise known as BC or Before Christ? If so, how can "Christian missionary work in the British Isles had been going on certainly during the fifth century BCE." ? Perhaps it was just a slip of the tongue. A part from that the video is very interesting, thank you.

[@Zopf-international]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for your time on this. Do we have any information on the God Cernunnos? Cernunnos as far as I can see appears from as early as 7 B.C but the deity in itself is far older than the conventional name. I think this is a most important piece of pre-history. And.. Can anyone answer these questions for me please? 1./ The Christians outlawed Cernunnos and depicted in their own vision the image you all know today as the Devil. But when?! 2./ I grew up on the banks of the River Forth, (the 'southern-most Pict border'). I believe we have a river/sea God. I can't find the name anywhere. I can't find a date anywhere. Can anyone help on this? 3./ Romano/Jewish history of the first century AD records in the Old Testament / the Tower of Babel with having Celtic association. The biblical Tribe of Dan has often been connected with the story of Ireland. (Tuatha De Danann, as mentioned in said Bible). According to legend, the first Gael ashore in Ireland (Which has I think been linked maybe mistaken for/ with Northern Scotland.) was met by the three high Kings of the Tuatha De Danann, MacCuill, MacCecht, and MacGreine.. Is there any other references to this outside of the Bible. Thanks in advance. It's absolutely wonderful to see so many people here.

[@bonniesaxe9460]

Excellent.Thank y😢

[@cohomologygroup]

A veritable pictionary of information

[@julialindejulia]

Thank you very much for the video. It’s exactly what I needed to have a full understanding of Pictland. Also I’m fascinated by the way you pronounce words, the way you sound. May I ask you, where in GB do you come from? For a non-native it’s important to know it in order to learn English language better.

[@nubletten]

This was very intresting! Also as a Dane, i am very excited to learn we had Viking Pirates. Every other source i have learned about so far, there was no pirates.

[@davidlaird112]

Ofcourse you had pirates what do think vikings were?????????

[@RissaFirecat]

@@davidlaird112 give it a rest, man!

[@joellarsson9486]

What?

[@tonybaker55]

My maternal grandparents originated from Aberdeen as did their ancestors going back to the mid 17th century (as far back as I have been able to trace). It was fascinating to know that Aber means river and I like to think that I have some Pictish blood running through my veins. I am sure that it is well mixed with Scotti and maybe even a dash of Viking!

[@jasoncuculo7035]

Thanks!

[@Auggies1956]

Lots of Scottish and British in my ancestry going back to 1600 it would be great to find the further links of my family lines.

[@Auggies1956]

@FilthyDank Wasteman the 11th I bought a DNA TEST and it shows all the European UK links even Wales and a small amount of Eastern Europe but very little information past this.