The cruithne were the founders of Ireland. They were working the land, had their own kingdoms and kings at least a thousand years before the gaels arrived there and they were there still when Columba brought Christianity..they may have been very similar to the Scottish picts.Their decendants can still be traced in Ireland.
Also it was a cultural takeover by the wealthy elite that led to the decline of the Picts. Due to internal strife a v young Pictish prince had to flee to relations in Dal Riada leaving Pictland in the hands of a usurper Gael and he was raised as a Gael so when he returned he continued the Gaelic influence. The people stayed the same but gradually adopted a new language, much like the decline of Scots and the rise of Scottish English when the royal court was moved to London.
I assume that the Picts and the Gaels had some common Celtic ground or perhaps more (We're not Anglo-Saxons) Plus the fact Pictish society rulers where passed maternally rather than paternally so one person of both backgrounds could attain both thrones and unite the peoples of Alba. It was howver ironicly a Pictish Prince (Raised in an Irish kingdom) who embrased the Gaelic tongue and spread it through his kingdom.
The cruithne were the founders of Ireland. They were working the land, had their own kingdoms and kings at least a thousand years before the gaels arrived there and they were there still when Columba brought Christianity..they may have been very similar to the Scottish picts.Their decendants can still be traced in Ireland.
VIOLA9927 4 days ago
@StellandBlood today's semitic people arent like the ancient hebrews....semite used to mean white
MiamiDolphinsClyde10 1 month ago
@TheBasqueLand
Basques have no semitic genes,so that is rather unlikely.
StellandBlood 1 month ago
@TheBasqueLand Yes I think their ancestors were the Hebrews and many others such as the Welsh and Celts.
PearlMoon36 2 months ago
Britons are Chinese. They look so much alike!
DKDamilos 3 months ago
the basques are hebrews
TheBasqueLand 3 months ago
Also it was a cultural takeover by the wealthy elite that led to the decline of the Picts. Due to internal strife a v young Pictish prince had to flee to relations in Dal Riada leaving Pictland in the hands of a usurper Gael and he was raised as a Gael so when he returned he continued the Gaelic influence. The people stayed the same but gradually adopted a new language, much like the decline of Scots and the rise of Scottish English when the royal court was moved to London.
TheXand19 4 months ago
Heh, I'm of prime Pictish stock.
TheXand19 4 months ago
@segano1
I assume that the Picts and the Gaels had some common Celtic ground or perhaps more (We're not Anglo-Saxons) Plus the fact Pictish society rulers where passed maternally rather than paternally so one person of both backgrounds could attain both thrones and unite the peoples of Alba. It was howver ironicly a Pictish Prince (Raised in an Irish kingdom) who embrased the Gaelic tongue and spread it through his kingdom.
Cybopath 4 months ago