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		arethuza 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Interactive World History Atlas Since 3000 BC Indeed, and having the "Scoti" replaced by the "Picts" isn't terribly accurate? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata Edit: The "Scots" are supposed to have conquered the Picts in the mid 9th century leading to what would eventually become Scotland.

dghf 66 days ago [–]

More recently, the idea that the Picts conquered the Scots (which they'd done once before, in the eighth century) and adopted their language (something which they seem to have already started on) has gained ground.

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