 Where did the pigs come from? In one legend, the pigs were descended from the ancient Irish goddess Brigid. In Irish mythology, Brigid is part of the two-a-day dannon, a supernatural race who are often associated with stories of ancient fairies. Brigid is known to have been the goddess of healing, protection, wisdom, poetry, blacksmithing and domesticated animals. According to some, Britain gets his name from Brigid. Other origin stories of the pigs suggest that they originally come from Scythia in Central Asia, around the Black Sea and the southern Russian region, and initially conquered the people of ancient Scotland. It is interesting that Scythia is mentioned in some origin stories of the pigs, as the Scythians are a people I have made a video on previously, as the declaration of our growth mentions Scythia as the origin of the Scots. The reality, however, is that we are not sure where the pigs came from, where the indigenous people of the land are foreign conquerors. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. The pigs eventually merged with the gales and became assimilated into the Gaelic culture. With the adoption of the Christian religion occurring as part of this process, Pickland gradually disappeared, replaced by the Kingdom of Alipa or Alba in 843 AD, when the pigs and the gales, also known as the Scots, merged into one kingdom. Prior to this, Pictish kings controlled the Gaelic Kingdom of Dal-Reada for periods during the 8th century. For instance, the king of the pigs, Angus I, son of Fergus, controlled Dal-Reada for much of his reign. Exactly how the Kingdom of Alba or Alipa was formed as somewhat disputed, with some legends suggesting that many Pictish chiefs were deceitfully slaughtered by Kenneth Macalpin, the first king of Alipa, and were therefore forced to merge with the Scots. Known as the Treachery of Skuun, the story goes that Kenneth Macalpin, the king of the gales, also known as the Scots, of Dal-Reada, invited many Pictish nobles to a banquet. As the Pictish nobles ate, trapped doors below their seats were released, revealing pits that were filled with deadly spikes. As the story goes, this episode allowed Kenneth the First to conquer the Picts, merging the gales, also known as the Scots, and the Picts into the Kingdom of Alipa or Alba. The Treachery of Skuun's story is considered to be historically inaccurate by many, and is probably more legend than history. In reality, the Picts and the Scots probably merged largely because they were stronger together than divided, and they were facing many attacks from Viking raiders. What do you know about the Picts? Please let me know in the comments below as I am doing a series on the Pictish history of Scotland and a few of my future videos. Thank you, speak to you soon. Thanks for watching. Please support this work through buymeacoffee.com and Patreon. All the links are in the description below. Through buymeacoffee.com, you can make small or large one-off donations that help support this work, with there also being an option to make recurring donations every month. Through Patreon, you will gain exclusive access to participate in my bi-monthly Q&A. The ability to vote in exclusive polls, and your name will be included and a special thank you message in each of my videos. All for as little as £1 per month. The link to the Patreon page of Celtic History Decoded is in the description below. Please also remember to subscribe to this channel and hit the bell so that you're notified every time I post a video. And remember to follow Celtic History Decoded on Instagram and Twitter. If you're interested in history in general, subscribe to my other channel, History Decoded. Thank you, speak to you soon.