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The '''Picts''' were ancient inhabitants of [[Scotland]] whose forebears probably came from the [[European]] continent around 1000 B.C. <ref>The name "Pict" is not the native name of the people, which remains unknown today, but is rather the name given to them by the Romans</ref> Their confederation of tribes in northern Scotland eventually ran from Fife to Caithness.  The Picts were in general agrarian living in small communities, similar in culture to most other celts including Pagan animistic polytheism.  In 843 A.D. they united with the kingdom of the Scots and were assimilated into the Scottish nation.   

The '''Picts''' were ancient inhabitants of [[Scotland]] whose forebears probably came from the [[European]] continent around 1000 B.C.<ref>The name "Pict" is not the native name of the people, which remains unknown today, but is rather the name given to them by the Romans</ref> Their confederation of tribes in northern Scotland eventually ran from Fife to Caithness.  The Picts were in general agrarian living in small communities, similar in culture to most other celts including Pagan animistic polytheism.  In 843 A.D. they united with the kingdom of the Scots and were assimilated into the Scottish nation.   

==Writing & Language==

==Writing & Language==

In battle, the Picts used to dye their faces and skin with blue woad, giving them a fearsome appearance.<ref>[http://www.woad.org.uk/html/britain.html History of Woad]</ref>

In battle, the Picts used to dye their faces and skin with blue woad, giving them a fearsome appearance.<ref>[http://www.woad.org.uk/html/britain.html History of Woad]</ref>

==Source==

==Sources==

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

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[[category:Scotland]]

[[Category:Scotland]]