Pictland

Proper noun

Meaning

Pictland

(Scottish history) The northeastern part of Scotland, formerly inhabited by the Picts. [from 14th c.]

Examples

Annals of Ulster, s.a. 838. These deaths led to a period of instability lasting a decade as several families attempted to establish their dominance in Pictland. Source: Internet

Broun, Irish Identity, pp. 133–164; Woolf, Pictland to Alba, pp. 220–221. Source: Internet

Broun's Pictish Kings offers an alternative reconstruction, and one which has attracted considerable support, e.g. Clancy, "Iona in the kingdom of the Picts: a note", Woolf, Pictland to Alba, pp 57–67. Source: Internet

Amlaíb disappears from Irish annals after his return to Ireland in 871. According to the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba he was killed by Causantín either in 871 or 872 when he returned to Pictland to collect further tribute. Source: Internet

Kings and kingdoms seeAlso Approximate location of Pictish kingdoms, based on the information given here The early history of Pictland is unclear. Source: Internet

Foot, Æthelstan: The First King of England, pp. 87–88, 122–123, 165–167; Woolf, From Pictland to Alba, pp. 158–166 No battles are recorded during the campaign, and chronicles do not record its outcome. Source: Internet

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