I was told in Scotland that the reason so few Pict houses have been found by archeologist is possibly because the modern farms are mostly on the same places where Pict settlements once existed. It would suggest an uncommon continuity of population. In other words, the inhabitants of northern Scotland are basically Picts who changed their language, possibly twice.

The PICTS did not vanish, we just blended and merged with the heathen and kept our records hidden away. Besides, you present your information in an intelligent and entertaining fashion. Thank you

I live in Scotland, in Angus. There are lots of old Pictish sites around here and carved stones, now in museums for safe keeping. About 10 minutes from where I live there is a place where an an ancient Pictish place of worship once stood, now a Christian Church. It was chosen as a place of worship or sacred site as 3 burns ( brooks) all converge at this place. Lots of Craved stones from it in St Vigeans. Thank you very much gorgeous Kayleigh, this was very informative.

"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" is a track written and performed by Roger Waters from the 1969 Pink Floyd double album, Ummagumma. It holds the distinction of having the longest title of any of the band's tracks.

It was a combination of Kenneth MacAlpin who completed the unification and assimilation of Scots and Picts around the year 843 CE and the influence of the Irish church in Scotland which eventually caused the Pict language to disappear and the Gaelic dialect to be favored and promoted.

My first intro to the Picts was not any archeological article but from pulp fiction short stories. Robert E. Howard (you know that guy who created Conan the Barbarian. No, not the movie version) capitalized on the mystery of the Picts to create a dark & ancient people whom he 'dotted' through out his fantasy 'mythos' (Kings of the Night, The Dark Man & others). His image of them has been hard to shake from my mind

From the British Isles to the Americas, it is obvious that ancient people had trade networks which were much more extensive than they were given credit for even a few decades ago. As for what happened to them, I think the most likely scenario is some combination of dwindling numbers due to warfare with the various invaders and absorption into the newly-dominant Celtic culture. It's a pattern we've seen all over the world.

As much as I love to look at you Kayleigh, it also would have been nice if you showed some pictures of maps and artifacts to support your excellent storytelling… ❤️👍

The common thread when the Roaman took over is that the tribes they overwhelmed or were in conflict with are described as savages, that Roman propaganda persists in our history to this day and is saddening a foundation of the colonial mindset of later generations of European peoples. Archaeology reveals the complex trade routes and skills of European pre-Roman cultures, as do Greek texts provide written evidence that included the Britons who clearly exploited the island's mineral wealth including tin, copper, silver and gold.

Fascinating, I remember when I was little, my grandma would tell me about the Picts, about them being a mysterious tribe in the far north of Scotland, and that they disappeared.

Etymology fun fact time! The word "depict" actually comes to us via reference to the ancient picts. The prefix "de-" negates the root "Pict" which in this context means "vanish." So to de-pict is obviously to do the opposite of vanish, and generally means to create an image of something (in the sense that something "appears"). Source: I made it up

Henry of Huntingdon was one of the first (surviving) historians to note this disappearance in the mid-12th century Historia Anglorum.

I read somewhere that the Pictish language was still spoken as late as the 1700's in parts of the north east. interestingly it was not replaced by Gaelic (the language of the Scots), but with Doric, a language with roots in old English and the low countries (Holland and Belgium). Which suggests a wide ranging trade and possibly cultural network to the south and east, by way of the north sea.

There may have been a few reasons why the Picts dyed themselves before battle only to just to look fierce and otherworldly to the enemy combatants, one reason is to easily differentiate your warriors from the enemy forces when engaged in heavily mixed battle and like some others had mentioned they could have believed the woad dye had healing properties in it's self plus they could mixed other herbal material with the woad dye and there could been religious overtones to this prebattle warrior procedure to help focus the warriors for the impeding battle.

Being of scottish highland decent a member of the MACBAIN clan i am interested in this .An achient story goes as scottish warriors were sleeping in their camp the picts tried to sneek up on them in the night but one of them trod on a thistle with his bear foot and cried out with pain so alerting the scots from their sleep who proceded to sloughter them all which is why the thistle today is scotlands national symbol.

I remember when the Picts were considered a language-isolate, completely separate from all other tongues. It has only been in the last generation or so that thevidea that they were another form of Brythonic Celt. Ithink the right adjective os Brythonic.... Kayleigh, this is a great departure from your usual fare. Thanks!

I don't know enough about Pictish culture. I love the topic of paleoanthropology and archeology but I wouldn't mind if you did more videos on linguistics, geography and semi-ancient cultures. Looking forward to this vid!

This is essentially what I learned. Picts were celts whose descendants are still with us, albeit mixed with the other scottish folk.

I know a story about one Pict that gathered together in a cave with several species of small furry animals and was said to be grooving... and the wind cried Mary. So Mysterious !

I love having ancestors that the Romans could not conquer and built a wall against. Magnificent people.

The one thing left by the Picts that still exist are the Brochs, found from Orkney to the Scottish Borders. The areas of East, West and Midlothian are named after Loth the Pict, mid 6th century! Pictish leaders were elected in a system similar to Tanistry where their prowess in battle, physical strength or intelligent leadership were the prime qualifications The Scots and Irish also used this form of election, possibly inherited from the early Celts. In Tacitus account of interaction with the Picts speaks of the Roman horror that Pictish women would hold their own in debate with the erstwhile conquerors, being held as equals among their people and even the leaders/chiefs would defer to their women. The last Pictish "kingdom" of Fortrui joined with the Scots kingdom of Dalriada to create the gaeldom of Alba (Gaelic became the Lingua Franca and Pictish disappeared)

Scrolling through the comments I was surprised that no one mentioned that the first king of Scotland was a Pict, Kenneth MacAlpin

It is my understanding that although the Picts were described by the Romans as a fierce fighting people, the Romans had simply stretched themselves too thin and too far in their conquests of other lands. And that was one reason they decided to build Hadrian's Wall, which helped to keep the Picts on their side of the border.

I'm really looking forward to this video!

No bone to Pict with this fine exposé.

If anyone wants a breakneck paced tour of Neolithic archaeology? Get yourself to Orkney. There’s so much there! I went a couple of years ago and it was astounding,

The Picts are still there, they just adopted the Gallic language and culture. Like the Welsh of Penywern, they adopted the Anglo Saxon language.

Where I live, in western Sotland, there are two local fortifications that almost certainly date from Pictish times. By chance, I discovered the defence related communication systems associated with each fort and that led to an understanding of broch and fort positions elsewhere, including farther north. This is an aspect of former cultures that seems to be neglected by archaeologists. So far, the longest communication line I have found is 22km while Roman communications were by semaphore and limited to a maximum of about 1.5km between signal stations. You may have in mind the hilltop beacons depicted in Lord of the Rings - if so, forget it - that notion (by Tolkien) is completely wrong. Hill and mountain tops are often in cloud and mist. If your mobile phone only worked about 30% of the time you would probably not bother owning one. See - Messages from the past: Iron Age signalling in Argyll. Thanks Kayleigh, it is always entertaining to watch your videos. Cheers!

Being of Cornish and Welsh, with distant Scottish in the Cornish part of the bloodline, I heard many stories over the years from my elders, one that stands out here is that of the last of the Picts to leave what is now Scotland, having been driven south (perhaps not wanting to assimilate or merge) came down near Plymouth and took residence in the forests between what is now Ashburton and Bodmin. legend has it that these Picts took up with local peoples who lived in those forests and were never seen again, as part of that myth the forest people were said to be Sidhe or Fae, and this gave rise to the legends and myths of the Pixies or "Pict-Sidhe" I do not know where family got this story only that they said it came with our family from British Isles to Australia, and when I dig into the lore I find little reference to it, so while I am not saying they did hook up with Fairies and left the world of men, I feel there could be some reality to give birth to this folktale/myth that some did come down, and did settle with local people of the forests and then vanished from local record, with both groups ending up assimilating over time with the Cornish peoples. just thought I would share.

I am guessing the blue dye the pics used was from the plant woad. As an interesting side note woad plant is also historically used for wounds and antiseptic... Coincidentally it was used during wartime... or maybe they knew something

The Broch’s were built by the Picts in the 1st century BC to 1st CE. So their structures survive, somewhat. My theory is the Broch’s were a response to Roman scout ships exploring the coast before Caesars invasion and the Picts knew Romans would attempt another, they had their spies and intel from Merchants. Agricola did a more in depth reconnaissance of the coast prior to his invasion of 79 CE and had to deal with the hundreds of fortified Broch’s everywhere constructed over the prior century.

This is part of my ancestory 💙 The mythical creatures can be seen when working with spiritual Earth medicines like the sacred mushroom. The practices were utilized in warfare also... Example: The berserkers know as Ulfhednar. We are still here just blended into the masses of current society.

My guess is the Romans weren’t particularly keen on Pictland was because the PICTs didn’t much of anything which couldn’t be more easily obtained further South and the weather. Those cultures of tiny settlements without “kings” are hard to “Romanize” like of troublesome Germanics. For the Norse, Scotland around 1000 CE sounds material culture & weather-wise much like Norway/Danemark. Scotland with its long, squiggly coastline looked like home.

Thank you for doing this video. I've been intrigued by the Picts for years.

Thanks, really enjoyed, hope you do more.

Nice touch with the nails. Most probably never noticed the Saltire on each ring finger.

The most mysterious thing about the Picts is possibly why they adopted the language and identity of the Irish colonists they had just defeated - it must have had quite a cultural cachet in that environment. Scots and Gaels were not separate peoples at that time, just different words for the Irish settlers. The Romans called the Irish who raided Britain Scoti, and that name was picked up by the Anglo-Saxon colonists. The Welsh used the word Gwyddel (with similar forms in other Brythonic languages), and that name was adopted by the Irish themselves as Goidel, which eventually evolved into "Gael" When the Picts became Gaelicised and absorbed the Irish colony of Dál Riata to form the kingdom of Alba, both names became applied to them..

IIRC, genomic analysis of indisputibly Pictish remains basically maps to a very close match with the modern local population. Basically, the Picts didnt go anywhere; they just stopped calling themsekves Picts (as opposed to more general terms related to Scotland in general).

Excellent video Kayleigh! thoroughly enjoyed that video!

I have been intrigued about the Picts since I first read about them as a young lad. Hope you find out some more about them to share with us on your trip to Scotland. Oh, and by the way, having you nails painted blue and with the Scottish flag to boot, is a subtle but powerful touch for the subject of this video.

You had my interest, now you've got my attention

Sick content. Never stop!

"... because I just don't." - Yeah, you earned my like. 😅

My personal view is that the Picts spoke a Brythonic dialect, and much like the Britons of England they intermarried with the Scots, losing their language and culture along the way.

Thank you, Kayleigh! Very interesting video!

"'Cause, ya know, I just don't." Truer words were never spoken.

I have Scottish ancestry along with native American. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. If you're ever in my area, I would love to come and hear you speak. Love from Texas ❤❤❤❤

you're on a roll here. you have great comedic timing. keep it up.

Thanks for giving us the whole PICTure of who they were.

Love your shows.

Great video as always

Loving the blue 💙 nails! As a Scottish lassie, I love the nod and the wink to our National flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alas I am Scots/Gaels Western country stock. But the Picts rocked. Sadly, I don't know any Picts' but a wee bit of Alba Gaelic of thanks; Tapadh 💙

Can't wait !

Pink Floyd's "Umma Gumma" has a really cool musique concrete song called "Several Small Furry Mammals in a Cave Grooving With a Pict." It's an entire LP side and a real audio trip!

Interesting to know about where they came from. St Ninian landed in Scotland and converted the Picts (or at least the southern Picts) to Christians, then I assume they integrated into Scottish society. The Scots still paint their faces blue, especially when watching Scotland football team play. Some traditions never die 🙂But seriously it is interesting to know about the people that inhabited the lands of what is now the UK and where they came from and where their descendants are now.

"Hey, guys, what'll we do to scare our enemies?" "Let's paint ourselves to look like smurfs!"

My grandmother, on my mother's side was descended from the pictish scots..she was 5 feet tall..could read colors in the dark..light a fire without matches..and seem to be able to see beyond the room she was in..

Awesome video as always,have fun in Scotland

Nice video. Just because they 'vanished' the picts do have this legendary edge to them. It's amazing how few we know about all these pre Roman tribes who lived before CE

Thanks! Kayleigh for the interesting video hope you are having a wonderful time in Scotland love your work keep it up 🤗🥰😻

I have Pictish ancestors, am very proud of it, they didn't disappear, they just mixed in with the populations.

The "picts" blended in with the Celts who came in later; at least those who survived incursions by the damned Romans. Some clans still have degrees of the old Pict blood, some more than others. Some of the words in Scots Gaelic are of Pict origin.

Thanks for another interesting & enlightening video. And the wee Scottish flag on your fingernail was a lovely touch!

I hadn’t noticed the added notes before including pictures which is really really great and very informative, thank you. I spend a lot of time in Scotland climbing high mountains walking in the Glens and beautiful neolithic sites there is so much to see…

History has never been so lovely.

No I'm still here

This lassie is such an easy going listen.....subbed!❤

The ancient lineages were either heavily skewed or destroyed by 'mother church', there's a few sources that identify the Picts as being Trojans that also settled Wales. I have Pictish DNA matches on MyTrueAncestry amd there are Pictish stones near my home parish in SE Ireland.

Excellent as usual

Love your content! Could you do one on Strathclyde?

Great video I was always interested in these people, hearing their name in many books and movies. Thank You.

Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave Grooving with a Pict. (its an early Pink Floyd song, and I couldn't resist leaving this as my comment).

@HistorywithKayleigh >>> You mentioned the Picts during your livestream yesterday, July 26th [2023]. At that time I did not know anything about the Picts. Now I do...👍

I'll add this to the list of things that I won't lose sleep over. Which is nice.

there are some ongoing digs north of Scotland KZfaq channel - Ness of Brodgar Excavations, Orkney.. Sorry cant leave the link as KZfaq keep banning my account when sharing KZfaq Vid links.. Weird

Great channel Ms Kayleigh! big history buff here, especially appreciate such a wonderful - and very beautiful presentation...ya got a new subscriber!

Pink Floyd: Ummagumma, 1969. Side three, track three: Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict. The Pict rants for the last 75 seconds, with a final statement at the end.

7:45 Unicorns existed and still might, depending on how sharp you draw the line between Elasmotherium, wooly rhinos, and modern rhinos.

I appreciate your use of CE instead of AD. History should not be viewed or measured through the lens of one religion over another. A commonly determined date system allows for less skewing of perspective and more clarity in the research done.

The Scottish nail job is a nice touch!

Loved the wee Saltire on the nail and I’m completely with you on the BCE/CE thing The Roman invasion thing: the fiercely proud Scot in me makes me want to go along with the ‘Romans couldn’t beat us’ thing but it’s not that simple. The Romans conquered as far north as Aberdeen, including the battle of Mons Grampus. The Romans hated the Scottish climate, that they couldn’t grow olives or grapes and, most of all, the swing between summer and winter: In summer, the skys are never totally dark with sunrise as early as 5am and sunset at 9pm In winter, sun barely rises at 9am and sets st 4pm As for Hadrians Wall, it was never designed to ‘keep people out’. It was to mark the edge of Roman territory and the beginning of taxation I’m from Dumbarton, which has a rich history and house the Atticotti tribe, a client tribe of the Caledonii. Dumbarton is mentioned in the Norse Sagas and the Irish Chronicles You should look up Dumbarton Rock and Dumbarton Castle. It’s a great wee town - just ignore the dog-suicide bridge Yup… that’s a thing Hope you enjoyed your trip to our wee country

I applaud your use of "ce" over "ad".

4:00 I hear you. I love my grandparents too.

thanks, always wondered.

Thank for everything❤❤❤😮

Yep the Picts don't get nearly enough attention!

I am an amateur historian, non scientific, non academic, but have a fierce research enthusiasm in etymology naming conventions, archaeological and stone structure anomalies between ancient Eastern and Western Hemispheres, as well as Ocean floor habitats between the Continents. I have traced the name Picts back to the Egyptian Pekhats, "Lion Guardians of the Sun". The downstream coincidences travel to the Scotland areas, and proceed I believe to North America and Canada with the following tribes: Pequots, Chesapeakes, Chippewah, Ojibwe, Chappequa, and various other flavors of the same name. I read once that the X-Haplotype DNA strain is found in Northern Europe and Northern America, most notably with the Picts/Chippewah, etc. If you claim Pict presence in the Orkney Islands and North Scotland, it is not a stretch to think they could have emigrated to the vast fishing grounds of Nova Scotia (new Scotland), Newfoundland, and even the East Coast of the Americas. There are also Irish tribe remnants in the same Northern America areas, such as the Cherokee, Erie, probably Comanche. I suspect even what I call Viking-like tribes, Haudenosaunee/Iroquois, ie, the Cygnus Constellation, Siwanus, Swan, Nordic tribes. These are my amateur opinions, good luck with your historical pursuit,

I would be lying if I didn't say that your channel is phenomenal...your interest in ancient anthropology is so engaging...your presentation is bar none...and I have to be super honest...your presence and books are outstanding

Thank you for this video. This color red looks great on you!

I imagine the Picts, when asked about the body painting would say "Oh, we just do that for the tourists"!

Interesting, Thank you.

Great show!! P.s love the color on your nails !!

Cool video, Kayleigh, but you missed the role of the first Scottish king, King Kenneth I. Kenneth was the son of a Pictish princess, which would have made his rule more acceptable to the Picts. It wasn't all hugs and kisses, however, as Kenneth slaughtered the Pictish chiefs who challenged him. What I think probably happened was Kenneth forced the Pictish population to assimilate into the Scottish population, explaining why they would just "suddenly disappear" around the year 900. Kenneth I was something like my 34th great-grandfather (I'm not so sure about that number) which is a bit of interesting family history. It seems like he was a brutal guy, but I think he did what he needed to do to protect the country from the marauding vikings. With that external threat, the Scots and the Picts couldn't afford being divided. Hope you enjoy your vacation in Scotland. Go tell them Scotland is free! ⚔ 🙂

I'm looking forward to the day we start recording dates as UE - Unified Era. Probably won't happen in your life time, but I'm a Swiss Gnome of the Red Hat clan and have a good 300 years left in me.

The blue was woad, it's exact ingredients are mysterious, but it was an ointment that had hallucinating effects.

They became Gaels ,just like the Vikings settlers ...and just like any newcomer to Scotland becomes a Scot in these times . How i wish they left us more writing like our Scandinavian cousins have such valuable resources left to them .

Grand - being a Scot, I loved this. The Scots likely just culturally assimilated the Picts - killIing off their viking/celt culture and language in the process.

The story about coming from Scythia is not that bizarre. The eastern Baltic nations bordered Scythia, which was a general term for the whole Steppe. It's believed that in approximately the same time period the Rus (who became the Russians) traveled from the eastern Baltic to Sweden, where during the Viking age the Swedish Vikings were known as Rus, and then by the end of the Viking age they had returned to the eastern Baltic, by this time also known as Varangians. This history of this people points to both locations, and at this time we know little else. As for Scotland, archaeology supports the idea of many different invasions from the continent to the western islands, as seen in changes to DNA, pottery, and language. Picts could have easily been just another Baltic group that resembled Celts or Vikings. IIRC, Frisians invaded central England a bit earlier, and probably some Germanic people came across around the latitude of the Elbe a smidge before that.

As a Scotsman I have to say your a bonnie lassie! Good video💙🤍

Love your Scottish flag themed nails.