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Canticle III: Nechtan of Derley
Pictish warlord and monk follow the High King in procession, under the watchful feet of an eagle When Nechtan, high king of Picts, began his religious overhaul, the young king had the fire and zeal...
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Nechtan’s Pictish Nation: 8thC Strongholds of the new religion
The Pictish stronghold of Duffus near Elgin had its own stone Peterkirk in Nechtan's timeIf Pictish sagas were unearthed from oblivion into which they descended after AD843 ‘union’ with the Scots,...
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Pictish Power Centre discovered at Rhynie: stronghold in Aberdeenshire heartland
Aberdeenshire Gold Tap o' Noth Caledonian hillfort stands guard over Pictish power center at Rhynie's Barflat in Aberdeenshire The bard was asked who of the kings of Prydein is most generous of all...
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Devorguila’s lineage: where did it go?
Devorguila was a Pictish princess whose lineage went back to the ancient Derilei line of King Nechtan. The Devorguila of history (13th century Scotland) was better known as the mother of John...
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