Picts-msg - 10/25/09
਀ഊInfo. on the Picts. Name sources.
਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: tattoos-msg, woad-msg, Celts-msg, Scotland-msg, Ireland-msg, Gaul-art, Roman-Wales-bib, Wales-msg.
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਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ
਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ    Mark S. Harris                  AKA:  THLord Stefan li Rous
਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************
਀ഊFrom: dnb105 at psu.edu (Ferret)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Those colorful picts
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ 㜀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㠀㨀㌀㈀㨀㐀㜀 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: Penn State University
਀ഊIn attempting to learn about woad I discover some interesting items that 
਀栀愀瘀攀 氀攀搀 洀攀 ⠀昀漀爀 渀漀眀⤀ 琀漀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 倀椀挀琀猀 ⠀渀漀琀 䌀攀氀琀猀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 琀愀琀漀漀攀搀  ഊnot painted. I found that the "painted with woad" idea comes from Julius 
਀䌀愀攀猀愀爀✀猀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀爀椀琀漀渀✀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 洀漀猀琀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 爀攀昀攀爀 ഊspecifically to tatoos, recent archaelogical evidence suppports that 
਀琀愀琀漀漀椀渀最 眀愀猀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 ⠀氀愀琀攀 猀琀漀渀攀 愀最攀⤀ 挀甀猀琀漀洀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 ഊboth painting and tatooing were present but the evidence currently is
਀椀渀 昀愀瘀漀爀 漀昀 琀愀琀漀漀椀渀最⸀ 吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 攀砀挀攀爀瀀琀 挀氀愀爀椀昀礀㨀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀琀栀攀 倀爀漀戀氀攀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 倀椀挀琀猀∀  䘀⸀吀⸀ 圀愀椀渀眀爀椀最栀琀ഊ
਀䤀猀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 倀椀挀琀椀 渀漀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 刀漀洀愀渀✀猀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀瘀攀   琀攀爀洀 昀漀爀 愀 瀀愀椀渀琀攀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 㼀  伀爀 搀漀攀猀 椀琀ഊrepresent a Latinized version of a native name, perhaps the Pict's own name 
਀昀漀爀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 㼀  䤀猀椀搀漀爀攀 漀昀 匀攀瘀椀氀氀攀Ⰰ 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 猀漀漀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 䄀⸀䐀⸀  㘀　　 琀攀氀氀猀 甀猀 ഊthat the Picts  take their name from the fact that their bodies bear designs 
਀瀀爀椀挀欀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀欀椀渀 戀礀 渀攀攀搀氀攀猀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 漀瘀攀爀 猀椀砀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 椀渀栀愀戀椀琀愀渀琀猀 漀昀ഊBritain specialized  in the practice of applying pigments to their skins.
਀䨀甀氀椀甀猀 䌀愀攀猀愀爀 栀愀搀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 ∀ 䄀氀氀 琀栀攀 䈀爀椀琀愀渀渀椀 瀀愀椀渀琀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 眀漀愀搀 ഊwhich produces a bluish colouring."
਀䄀渀搀 愀昀琀攀爀 䌀愀攀猀愀爀 琀栀攀爀攀  椀猀 渀漀 戀爀攀愀欀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 眀爀椀琀攀爀猀 ⴀ 伀瘀椀搀ⰀഊMartial, Solinus, Herodian, Claudian, Jordans - who mention this colourful
਀瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀⸀ 䤀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀爀 眀爀椀琀攀爀猀 爀攀昀攀爀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀氀氀礀 琀漀ഊtatooing, puncturing as distinct from painting, and that they refer to the 
਀椀渀栀愀戀椀琀愀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 瀀愀爀琀猀 漀昀 䈀爀椀琀愀椀渀⸀ ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀吀栀攀 倀椀挀琀猀∀ 䤀猀愀戀攀氀 䠀攀渀搀攀爀猀漀渀ഊ
਀䌀氀愀猀猀椀挀愀氀 眀爀椀琀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀琀爀甀挀欀 戀礀 琀栀攀椀爀  栀愀戀椀琀 漀昀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀 琀愀琀漀漀椀渀最⸀ഊThere is also the older name of Priteni to consider. It means "people of the 
਀搀攀猀椀最渀猀∀ 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀猀甀洀愀戀氀礀 爀攀昀攀爀猀 琀漀 琀愀琀漀漀椀渀最 漀爀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀 栀愀戀椀琀 愀焀甀椀爀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 ഊan older population.
਀ഊArcheological Find:
਀ഊIn Sept. 1991 a very well preserved body was discovered in the  Alps near 
਀琀栀攀 䄀甀猀琀爀椀愀渀ⴀ䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 戀漀爀搀攀爀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 㔀Ⰰ　　　 礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀 戀漀搀礀 栀愀搀 琀愀琀漀漀猀 漀昀 猀琀爀椀瀀攀猀ഊnd a cross on his body. This is solid evidence that tatooing was practiced 
਀椀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 椀渀 ㌀　　　 䈀⸀䌀⸀ ഊ
਀䤀琀 洀愀礀 愀氀猀漀 氀攀渀搀 挀爀攀搀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 漀昀 琀愀琀漀漀椀渀最 椀渀 䈀爀椀琀愀渀椀愀 愀猀 ഊearly (or late) as 400 A.D.
਀ഊ-Frettchen von Rheinpfalz-
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਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 氀椀洀戀漀㜀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䰀椀洀戀漀㜀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 吀栀漀猀攀 挀漀氀漀爀昀甀氀 瀀椀挀琀猀ഊDate: 17 Apr 1994 23:52:05 -0400
਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 伀渀氀椀渀攀Ⰰ 䤀渀挀⸀ ⠀㄀ⴀ㠀　　ⴀ㠀㈀㜀ⴀ㘀㌀㘀㐀⤀ഊ
਀吀漀 愀搀搀 琀漀 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 倀椀挀琀猀 愀氀氀漀眀 洀攀 琀漀 琀栀爀漀眀 椀渀 愀 昀攀眀ഊtidbits. In Ireland they were called the Cruthni by the Gaels. Their culture
਀眀愀猀 戀愀猀椀挀愀氀氀礀 漀瘀攀爀眀栀攀氀洀攀渀搀 愀渀搀 愀戀猀漀爀戀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䜀愀攀氀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀漀洀攀ഊinteresting bits that one can find. Cuchullain before he was given that name
਀眀愀猀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 匀攀琀愀渀琀愀 ∀䠀攀 眀栀漀 欀渀漀眀猀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀∀⸀ 匀攀琀愀渀琀愀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 攀瀀漀渀礀洀漀甀猀 栀攀爀攀 漀昀ഊthe Setantii who resided near Teamhair (Tara).  The name Tristan is believed to
਀栀愀瘀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 挀漀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 漀昀 愀 倀椀挀琀 渀愀洀攀搀 䐀爀甀猀琀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 攀愀爀氀礀ഊversions of the Tristan story in which he is named Drystan and Drustan. So they
਀搀椀搀 椀渀搀攀攀搀 氀攀愀瘀攀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 愀渀 椀洀瀀愀挀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀攀氀琀椀挀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀洀漀渀最 漀琀栀攀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: dnb105 at psu.edu (Ferret)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Those colorful picts
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㠀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 　㘀㨀㄀㠀㨀㈀㌀ 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: Penn State University
਀ഊIn article <2ot055$t8l at search01.news.aol.com> limbo7 at aol.com (Limbo7) writes:
਀ഊ>To add to what you have written about the Picts allow me to throw in a few
਀㸀琀椀搀戀椀琀猀⸀ 䤀渀 䤀爀攀氀愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀 䌀爀甀琀栀渀椀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䜀愀攀氀猀⸀ 吀栀攀椀爀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀ഊ>was basically overwhelmend and absorbed by the Gael. But there are some
਀㸀椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 戀椀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀攀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀⸀ 䌀甀挀栀甀氀氀愀椀渀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 栀攀 眀愀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀愀琀 渀愀洀攀ഊ>was known as Setanta "He who knows the way". Setanta was the eponymous here of
਀㸀琀栀攀 匀攀琀愀渀琀椀椀 眀栀漀 爀攀猀椀搀攀搀 渀攀愀爀 吀攀愀洀栀愀椀爀 ⠀吀愀爀愀⤀⸀  吀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 吀爀椀猀琀愀渀 椀猀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 琀漀ഊ>have originally come from the name of a Pict named Drust. There are early
਀㸀瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 吀爀椀猀琀愀渀 猀琀漀爀礀 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 椀猀 渀愀洀攀搀 䐀爀礀猀琀愀渀 愀渀搀 䐀爀甀猀琀愀渀⸀ 匀漀 琀栀攀礀ഊ>did indeed leave behind an impact on the Celtic world among others.
਀ഊThe earliest Roman records refer to the PRITANI which may have later become 
਀䈀刀䤀吀䄀一䤀 漀爀 䈀爀椀琀漀渀猀 愀猀 眀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 猀愀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀愀琀攀爀 琀攀爀洀 倀䤀䌀吀䤀 爀攀昀攀爀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 ഊnorthern part of the island, where as PRITANI seems to refer to all the 
਀椀渀栀愀戀椀琀愀渀琀猀⸀ 䌀攀愀猀愀爀✀猀 爀攀洀愀爀欀 椀洀瀀氀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 䄀䰀䰀 琀栀攀 椀渀栀愀戀椀琀愀渀琀猀 眀攀爀攀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀搀 ഊbut he is in the minority refering to the decorations as "painted with woad" 
਀愀渀搀 栀椀猀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀 愀猀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 栀愀渀搀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 樀甀洀戀氀攀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 ഊRomans do not seem to make tribal distinctions. Also note that the Romans 
਀眀攀爀攀 愀眀愀爀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀攀氀琀猀 瘀椀愀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 愀渀搀 䜀爀攀攀欀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最猀 ⠀䬀䔀䰀吀伀䤀⤀ 礀攀琀 䐀伀 一伀吀ഊapply the terms to the inhabitants of the British Isles. This would 
਀椀渀搀椀挀愀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 䌀漀渀琀椀渀攀渀琀愀氀 愀渀搀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 ∀䌀攀氀琀猀∀ 眀愀猀 猀漀 ഊgreat that no comparison was made. This would put the cultural division of 
਀琀栀攀 䤀猀氀愀渀搀 䌀攀氀琀猀 愀琀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 㐀　　 䄀⸀䐀⸀ ഊUnfortunately I have yet to obtain the descriptions in the original Latin.
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਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀挀漀琀琀 圀栀椀琀攀 㰀猀眀栀椀琀攀 愀琀 漀渀爀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: Mark Harris
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㤀 伀挀琀 ㄀㤀㤀㘀 ㄀㘀㨀㔀㔀㨀㐀㤀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊSubject: Re: Names, Meanings, and th
਀ഊHey Stefan:
਀ഊSaw your recent posting regarding lists of names on the Rialto. Here's a
਀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 漀渀 倀椀挀琀椀猀栀 渀愀洀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 栀攀爀愀氀搀猀 漀昀 䄀挀愀搀攀洀礀 漀昀 匀琀⸀ഊGabriel following my begging for Pictish naming resources. 
਀ഊThe URL is:
਀ഊ        http://www.itd.umich.edu/~ximenez/s.gabriel/docs/pictnames.html
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਀㰀猀眀栀椀琀攀 愀琀 漀渀爀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: "Susan Harmon" <sca.brighit at gmail.com>
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 㘀Ⰰ ㈀　　㠀 㜀㨀㐀㈀㨀㔀㘀 倀䴀 䌀䐀吀ഊTo: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀琀爀椀ⴀ琀攀洀瀀崀 䤀渀琀攀爀猀攀琀椀渀最 渀攀眀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀ഊ
਀吀栀漀甀最栀琀 猀漀洀攀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 椀渀琀攀爀猀攀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀⸠⠀ഊhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-truth-about-the-picts-886098.html


਀ഊBrighit of the MacGregor
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਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 ऀ嬀匀䌀䄀 一攀眀挀漀洀攀爀猀崀 䐀椀最攀猀琀 一甀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㄀㔀㌀ഊDate: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:08 am ((PDT))
਀吀漀㨀 ऀ猀挀愀渀攀眀挀漀洀攀爀猀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀ഊRe: PIcts
਀ഊfionnseachdelochielle at gmail.com fionnseachdulochielle
਀猀椀渀礀爀愀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ[...]
਀㰀㰀㰀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀椀挀攀搀 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 瘀攀爀礀 洀愀渀礀 瀀椀挀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 愀渀搀 眀愀猀 眀漀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 椀昀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀搀 愀渀礀 琀椀瀀猀 漀渀 栀漀眀 琀漀 最漀 愀戀漀甀琀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 愀 倀䤀挀琀⸀ 䤀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀琀 洀甀挀栀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀洀 愀渀搀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 䤀✀洀 樀甀猀琀 栀漀瀀椀渀最 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 琀椀瀀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀猀⸀ 㨀䐀 㸀㸀㸀ഊ
਀圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀 愀洀 昀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 愀 瀀爀漀 愀渀搀 渀漀琀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䴀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀 䔀椀琀栀渀椀 ഊ(Northshield) received her Laurel for her Pictish studies. She also 'owns' a 
਀礀愀栀漀漀 最爀漀甀瀀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀䌀䄀ⴀ倀椀挀琀椀猀栀 㰀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀⼀最爀漀甀瀀⼀匀䌀䄀ⴀ倀椀挀琀椀猀栀⼀㸀 ⠀䤀✀洀 ഊjust a student of hers).
਀ഊAnyway, if you join that group, you can take a gander through the files she's 
਀甀瀀氀漀愀搀攀搀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀ 䤀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀 愀 戀愀猀椀挀 瀀愀琀琀攀爀渀 昀漀爀 愀 倀椀挀琀椀猀栀 最漀眀渀 ⴀ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀猀 愀 ഊwonderful silhouette, is quite conservative in material use, and fairly easy to 
਀洀愀欀攀⸀ 㨀⤀ 䤀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 洀礀猀攀氀昀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 漀渀攀 漀爀 昀漀甀爀 猀漀漀渀⸀ 㬀⤀ഊ
਀䐀漀 礀漀甀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 礀漀甀爀 倀椀挀琀椀猀栀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀 椀猀㼀 䤀渀 洀礀 猀栀椀爀攀 漀昀 䐀攀爀渀攀栀攀愀氀搀攀Ⰰ 眀攀 ഊhave Picts from the 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th centuries. How close to the end of the 
਀刀漀洀愀渀 攀爀愀 搀漀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 瀀氀愀礀㼀 圀栀愀琀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 䌀愀氀攀搀漀渀椀愀 ⠀倀椀挀琀椀猀栀 匀挀漀琀氀愀渀搀⤀ 搀漀攀猀 ഊyour persona hail from (this helps in determining how much Roman influence you 
਀栀愀瘀攀 ⴀ 漀爀 䄀渀最氀漀ⴀ匀愀砀漀渀Ⰰ 漀爀 䈀爀攀琀漀渀Ⰰ 漀爀⸀⸀⸀ 礀漀甀 最攀琀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀⸀ 㬀⤀ഊ
਀䘀椀渀渀猀攀愀挀栀 搀攀 䰀漀挀栀攀椀氀 ⠀㄀㈀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 渀愀洀攀 ✀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 爀攀最椀猀琀攀爀攀搀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䤀 ഊsettled on being a Pict)
਀㔀琀栀ⴀ㜀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 倀椀挀琀 搀攀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 眀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀 昀漀挀甀猀椀渀最 漀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 ⴀ 洀愀椀渀 昀漀挀甀猀 ഊof research currently is Pictish textile production techniques and the fibers 
਀琀栀攀礀 甀猀攀搀⸀ഊ
਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris	Picts-msg	Page 4 of 4
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