In one of your videos, you claimed King Arthur was Scottish, That would be like saying Queen Boudica was English. The English and the Scots were invaders that displaced the native Brittonic peoples. You could claim that he may have been Cumbrian, who were closer related to the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons, not the Scot Gaels. Anyway I still enjoy the channel, that was just a bone I wanted to pick.
R. the Bruce was three generations from the Normans that David 1st brought up from England to subdue the native Scots, there was hardly a drop of Scots blood in his veins. He and his father changed sides several times and in all likelihood if he hadn't murdered Comyn he would have stayed on the English side. Bannockburn was Scots led by Normans fighting English led by Normans. We never got our independence, we got a Norman take over - and their descendants went back in with their cousins in 1707. Traitors, just like wee Krankie who wants to sell us out to the EU.
@@fredgillespie5855 I'd never heard a Scottish version of "the Norman yoke" until your comment... I thought that was an English romanticism. Why does it matter if an aristocratic overlord is Norman, Angle, Briton, Scot or Pict? Are borders not just echoes from the shoulders of rival tyrannies rubbing up against each other? Scottish nationality, English nationality, are simplistic myths which have become fact due to habit... the truth of culture is that it's transient, and it's ours for the creating
Depends on how you see it. He managed to secure relative peace for two decades, but Scotland didn't become independent after Bannockburn. Scottish nobles gave into the Declaration of Arbroath and the pope recognized Robert the Bruce as Scotland's rightful ruler, but Edward II never recognized it as an independent nation. It wasn't until his son, Edward III, came to power that a peace treaty was drafted. The problem was that it was made in Edward's name and he was far from pleased with this and aided the English mangnates known as The Disinherited in invading Scotland, putting an English puppet on the scottish throne. It wasn't until 1338 that Edward III was forced to strike a truce with Scotland because of the Hundred Years War. Robert the Bruce won a temporary truce but never true independence.
It is sad that the Pictish language and culture has disappeared , almost without trace. It is also sad that the old Bythronic and Norn languages have also gone extinct. Let us hope that Gaelic and Scots can survive, but we must, as a nation, work hard to make sure that they do.
What was 'Pictish language' was planted within what became the Albannach (Scottish) language, because it didn't have a written system, it was a mostly vocal language with oral traditions, with some basic hieroglyphic meanings, many words in the Albannach language are actually Pictish era words. Scotland's own name within the language of Albannach is 'Alba' - and that name is also the same name that the Hiberni scholars of 'The Annals of the Four Masters' referred to as the name of the old Pict era Kingdom in Scotland, which is still officially used to this day. Alba is also etymologically directly related to the island of Great Britain's oldest and most ancient name - Albion.
@steve Aaron Wow , it makes a lot of sense than the Picts and the Norse had a kinship . At the time the Pictish empire was coming under attack from the Gaels & Scots & Angles , 'The Vikings' came and attacked and conquered the entire Western seaboard of 'Scotland' , whilst 'Pictland and the east coast region from Aberdeen to Edinburgh did not seem to suffer anywhere near the same level of Norse subjugation which befell the west and north of Scotland . Could that be because the Norse considered the Picts their own people and instead attacked their enemies ? Sounds reasonable to me .
@@johnjiv5790 The early peoples of Scotland at different all fought against, and allied with, each other. Most of their ruling families had dynastic marriages with princesses from the different kingdoms so most were related in some way. There is a record of a very big battle between the Norse and the Picts, during which most of the Pictish rulers died, which happened a few years before the establishment of the combined Gaelic/Pictish kingdom, i.e. Alba. It might have been this huge defeat for the Picts at the hands of the Norse which ultimately led to the formation of modern Scotland.
I'm on an absolute binge of ur videos right now. What a find. Super informative. Delivered with the perfect blend of humour and sincerity. I can't believe content this good isn't on TV. Please keep them coming 🏴
Sir Fummey, merci. I have a passion for the Picts, my hols always include a pictish trail and absolutely loved the Aberlemno stones. What an amazing parallel with Bannockburn indeed, thanks for opening my eyes.! Plus ça change... Gave me a giggle 😂 now if one day we have time for a proper chat, not just at the of your show when you're knackered and highly dehydrated, I'll tell you a story about how the Picts really looked like and that's a highly incredible one! Thank you 🐸
I am a proud Scot, despite the surname (1/8th migrant Welsh steel worker). I wish I had studied history instead of geography at school and developed an interest in Scots history in the detail that you go into, Bruce. It’s an absolutely fascinating side so wonderfully displayed by your beautiful language and infectious enthusiasm. I loved geography, but it’s of little use now except Trivial Pursuit. At my advanced age, I can still feel a burning interest in the history of the land of my birth. Gaun’ yersel’. Magic, man.
I don’t think surnames always mean too much, mine is Anglo-Saxon origin yet my dna test came back mostly Celtic and my closest ancient matches are Picts
I've said before, but you sir are just brilliant. One of the best story tellers around. I have yet to not enjoy your stories. Your timing ,cadence and tone make everything better. Making me engaged and not feeling foolish for not knowing.
All I ever learned about the Picts was that they used wode to paint their faces blue for battle and the fought everyone around them. That was it. Thank you for filling in an awful lot of gaps.
@@margaretnicol3423 Isatis tinctoria, known as woad, not "wode". The ancient Britons were called the Pretani, "the painted ones" or "the tattooed folk". Picti is of a similar etymology, though their language lost, it was thought to be closely related to Brythonic. The southern Pretani "British" tribes fought the Romans in open pitched field battles and were conquered because of it, where as the Picts would use hit and run gorilla tactics in a rough terrain the Romans were not familiar with. Its a shame their civilization faded out and was absorbed by the Scot Gaels as they were considered the last native Celto-British culture uncontaminated by foreign influence. Their cousins to the south, the Romanized Britons invited Germanic mercenaries to help defend against raiding Pict war bands and Gaelic pirates. This is what led to the Anglo Saxon invasion, which pushed the Britons in to Wales, Cornwall, Britany and Alt Clut, later known as Strathclyde.
@@J.R.Penrice If you knew how long ago it was that I heard the word 'woad' you'd be impressed that I remembered it at all! :-D I knew there was a reason I liked the Picts although most folk I know tend to say ''who?''.
The predecessors of the Picts, who fought the Romans, may have had painted faces with some fighting naked. But by the 7th, 8th, 9th centuries they would have been using miltary equipment and tactics very similar to all the other peoples in northern Britain. They must have done this or otherwise they would not have survived for as long as they did.
Another informative and well-produced video. Your work also reveals the complexity of nation-building, a process that many of us don’t sufficiently appreciate.
St Vigeans which is near the stones you were at has a small museum which houses about 40 pictish stones inside. They were all found in the village area. It's well worth a look.
@@cynhanrahan4012 they’re quite often put into the original locations over the summer months. However, with the rain in Scotland - it contains a higher level of acidic properties then rain elsewhere, so Archeological finds are less often in Scotland. A lot of the stones that have been found have had to be repaired in some way to preserve the carvings.
History is always fascinating, but I often find the history behind the history even more interesting. Very few books/textbooks ever talk about events and people before the 2nd millennium, and when they do it's usually a footnote. Thank you, Bruce, for bringing these unsung events and people into the light. And keeping it entertaining to boot.
Thank you again Bruce for an excellent Scottish history presentation! Makes it understandable to even this American. Your stories inspired me to the point that I named my Bernedoodle puppy Fergus. Keep up the good work!
This channel is brilliant, love the way Bruce tells the stories. Watched all and liked every UA-cam vid he has made. Brilliant the way he tells the history of Scotland
After a recent trip to Arbroath abbey (I had no idea!), born and bred Dundonian as well, I have become obsessed with Scottish history and your videos have really helped me build a foundation to learn on. I am going round visiting all the Pictish sites in Angus and beyond. Thank you so much!
Great video, enjoyed that. I was just looking at stuff on the Battle of the Two Rivers and one of the possible locations mentioned is Grangemouth (just down the road from me), and the rivers being the Forth and the Carron. That would certainly give the Kelpies some extra significance. The Avon is a good possibility too, as you said.
Scotland looks so beautiful and green. My grandparents were all from France, but I might be seen in Scotland first. Thanks to your videos I feel like I have learned so much more human history, which affects us all.
I am not Scottish, but I play the bagpipes. I am grateful for these instructive videos on Scotland, a land whose history, culture, and future are important to me for some reason I could not explain. Thank you. I learned something today.
I'm fascinated by the later Picts. Knowing that certain words we use and Locations in Scotland today are taken from that lost language is both sad and enthralling.
What is sad is the the growing tendency to add Gaelic names to signs and place names that are clearly Pict in origin. The irony of the Gaelic language being used to slowly eradicate a more ancient one is palpable.
I remember reading that some historians have linked some of the Barbarian tribes on what is now Germany and the Picts. Painting themselves prior to battle, some of the Barbaric tribes used black paint and the picts used blue.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I love all your explanations of Scottish history. Well done, well done. My wife's family is from Glasgow, now I better understand their rather disagreeable temperament.
Bruce..you have heard this before ..however i must say..for me...i appreciate your channel i learn something every time i visit your channel ,learn information i can hand down by directing people in my family to your family
Watching this video at 2:30am. FREEDOM! Scared the doodoo out of me as I started drifting off. Lol Not because the video was putting me to sleep, but the early morning hour was taking it's toll. 🤗🖖💕💕💕
Hello Bruce. You really are one of the best to watch on UA-cam. I am from Yorkshire and always liked the way the Scottish stood up for their country, but I think this is from childhood and reading Kidnapped with a hero called Alan and not the infamous comparison on Nationwide. I think of Danelaw as my area's past and these Angles as more a part of Scottish history, like you had said previously they became Lowlanders who spoke Scots. I grew up in Bradford and always felt more in common with those north of the border than the southern sassenach part of my own country (you might have heard this somewhere before from someone who got some stick in previous comments). I reckon it would be good if you did more excursions to other bits of these islands, like you did to Lindisfarne. After all the Jacobites did not stop at Gretna Green, nor did the Guards at Coldstream. There was also the invasion of Ireland in The Bruce's time. Did you ever watch History with Hilbert who looked at many of these topics? The first person I met at university was there to study what you taught, Physics. He will soon be running the climate conference in Glasgow. Any thoughts for a video to go with that?
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Yes I suppose I am. Other presenters who do such a good job are rare. When one channel is popular, but defined in scope, it is not unknown for them to create another channel so they can reach an even wider audience. You Scots always were at the forefront of new ideas and opportunities and never shy about it.
Another superb video, Bruce! I think that you are gradually filling in all the gaps in our own historical knowledge of the nation. And the great thing is, it’s never about you; always about us- Scotland. There’s a massive difference in the humble way you go about your job, when compared to some others, whose programming apparently must include a clause with quotas for clips of them in the footage. And yer patter’s braw tae 🤣👍🏴
@@TATTIEPICKER The video strongly suggests that the battle was fought in the Highlands - not Dunnichen Hill near Forfar. So, I was merely clarifying for those reading the comments who wouldn't know which place you were talking about.
Happydaze...And not to forget,it was the longest running Free Festi in Scotland till the polis decided tae spend aw their sweetie money tae shut it doon-nae sense of fun.
Hey Bruce! I just wanted to say that I traced a line of my family back to a John Donald born in 1719 and is buried in that cemetery. So of course this is my favourite video of yours. Your videos are brilliant, keep up the great work.
Wow I can track my family back to my moms grandma. That’s it. And my dads parents on the other side. Not much of a heritage. I’m impressed with 1719 for sure!
If I understand this right, those who would become the Scots were having issues with those who would become the English. Now the proto English thought they had all the angles covered and set out to crush the proto Scots. The proto Scots consolidated in the highlands and the proto English followed them into the highlands. Bad for them as the Angles found their bones Pict clean by the proto Scots in battle.
Its a brilliant show again very difficult subject to navigate. But generally I would agree that the real spirt of Scotland being one kingdom comes from the Picts but as Scotland is not called Pictland suggests the other kingdoms also had a big impact
Another great, interesting and fun to watch story. Thanks I think Keith's came from Picts just the location of Keith land N-E leads to the possibility. ✌️☕🧐
This is amazing! I'm from Texas, USA. I've recently been tracing my name name McNatt back up the tree, to Richard Covenanter McNatt, to John (Founder of Galloway Branch) McNaught, to Alaisdar MacNachtan. Sons of Nechtan. Over here in America, we have no clue about anything going on in Scotland. I've already learned so much including some begginers Gaelic, and thanks to videos like this, I can learn even more from here in Texas. One day it would be cool to go overseas and visit. Fraoch Eilean. Dia Duit!
@@niceguy8283 woah really? Hey feel free to elaborate! I'm still learning every day! Why were they interconnected? I havent heard that name before I'm sorry, but if you have stories to tell I'm all ears!
The Earl of Cromartie, states in his Treatise on Scottish History (which he started writing as a P.O.W.) that the Picts came from the Swabian area of southern Germany (northern slopes of the Alps). He continues ,stating they did not mix with others and maintained the higher grounds in Scotland. We know from Tacitus and others, they coloured their bodies and wore the Swabian knot hairstyle. Fife and the Black Isle were some of areas they inhabited (both forms of peninsula). I believe one very strong confirmation of their history was shown categorically in the tv programmes on the ‘ the man in the Ice’, Otzi. He also was found to have coloured his body and had the Swabian knot hairstyle. Very interesting young grasshopper, 🤔😉
5:26 I was right, you Scots do say "plus ça change" 😂😂😂 Thank you for a fascinating and entertaining video. You put so much effort in to making these videos, and it really shows.
Did Robert the Bruce win independence at Bannockburn? ua-cam.com/video/rEM2EzexUpE/v-deo.html
In one of your videos, you claimed King Arthur was Scottish, That would be like saying Queen Boudica was English. The English and the Scots were invaders that displaced the native Brittonic peoples. You could claim that he may have been Cumbrian, who were closer related to the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons, not the Scot Gaels.
Anyway I still enjoy the channel, that was just a bone I wanted to pick.
R. the Bruce was three generations from the Normans that David 1st brought up from England to subdue the native Scots, there was hardly a drop of Scots blood in his veins. He and his father changed sides several times and in all likelihood if he hadn't murdered Comyn he would have stayed on the English side. Bannockburn was Scots led by Normans fighting English led by Normans. We never got our independence, we got a Norman take over - and their descendants went back in with their cousins in 1707. Traitors, just like wee Krankie who wants to sell us out to the EU.
@@fredgillespie5855 I'd never heard a Scottish version of "the Norman yoke" until your comment... I thought that was an English romanticism. Why does it matter if an aristocratic overlord is Norman, Angle, Briton, Scot or Pict? Are borders not just echoes from the shoulders of rival tyrannies rubbing up against each other? Scottish nationality, English nationality, are simplistic myths which have become fact due to habit... the truth of culture is that it's transient, and it's ours for the creating
Depends on how you see it. He managed to secure relative peace for two decades, but Scotland didn't become independent after Bannockburn.
Scottish nobles gave into the Declaration of Arbroath and the pope recognized Robert the Bruce as Scotland's rightful ruler, but Edward II never recognized it as an independent nation. It wasn't until his son, Edward III, came to power that a peace treaty was drafted. The problem was that it was made in Edward's name and he was far from pleased with this and aided the English mangnates known as The Disinherited in invading Scotland, putting an English puppet on the scottish throne.
It wasn't until 1338 that Edward III was forced to strike a truce with Scotland because of the Hundred Years War. Robert the Bruce won a temporary truce but never true independence.
Re: previous comment, ... Sorry Bruce, Id had a few, drunkenness+altruism=🤷♂️🤦🤢🤮😬
As an American I have learned more about Scotland and its people and history than I ever did in any history class. Thank you Bruce
You're welcome
That's probably because we weren't taught much, if anything, about this in school..🙄😒
It is sad that the Pictish language and culture has disappeared , almost without trace. It is also sad that the old Bythronic and Norn languages have also gone extinct. Let us hope that Gaelic and Scots can survive, but we must, as a nation, work hard to make sure that they do.
Something needs to be done
Cornish is being revived !
Brittany is just South Cornwall
What was 'Pictish language' was planted within what became the Albannach (Scottish) language, because it didn't have a written system, it was a mostly vocal language with oral traditions, with some basic hieroglyphic meanings, many words in the Albannach language are actually Pictish era words.
Scotland's own name within the language of Albannach is 'Alba' - and that name is also the same name that the Hiberni scholars of 'The Annals of the Four Masters' referred to as the name of the old Pict era Kingdom in Scotland, which is still officially used to this day.
Alba is also etymologically directly related to the island of Great Britain's oldest and most ancient name - Albion.
@steve Aaron Wow , it makes a lot of sense than the Picts and the Norse had a kinship . At the time the Pictish empire was coming under attack from the Gaels & Scots & Angles , 'The Vikings' came and attacked and conquered the entire Western seaboard of 'Scotland' , whilst 'Pictland and the east coast region from Aberdeen to Edinburgh did not seem to suffer anywhere near the same level of Norse subjugation which befell the west and north of Scotland . Could that be because the Norse considered the Picts their own people and instead attacked their enemies ? Sounds reasonable to me .
@@johnjiv5790 The early peoples of Scotland at different all fought against, and allied with, each other. Most of their ruling families had dynastic marriages with princesses from the different kingdoms so most were related in some way. There is a record of a very big battle between the Norse and the Picts, during which most of the Pictish rulers died, which happened a few years before the establishment of the combined Gaelic/Pictish kingdom, i.e. Alba. It might have been this huge defeat for the Picts at the hands of the Norse which ultimately led to the formation of modern Scotland.
I'm on an absolute binge of ur videos right now. What a find. Super informative. Delivered with the perfect blend of humour and sincerity. I can't believe content this good isn't on TV. Please keep them coming 🏴
Welcome aboard!
Highly Informative,,And always entertaining,,Thanks Bruce😇
Love the way you explain Scottish history teachers should take a page out of your book more interesting than be bombarded with dates and places
Being a Reed Lichtie the mere mention o a bridie has made me want one. I will have to stock up on then when next back in Angus
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Yet another interesting story about the history of our land told by the master 🌞
I love these videos!!!!❤❤❤ you make it so much more interesting. Ty!!
Ah thanks
Sir Fummey, merci. I have a passion for the Picts, my hols always include a pictish trail and absolutely loved the Aberlemno stones. What an amazing parallel with Bannockburn indeed, thanks for opening my eyes.! Plus ça change... Gave me a giggle 😂 now if one day we have time for a proper chat, not just at the of your show when you're knackered and highly dehydrated, I'll tell you a story about how the Picts really looked like and that's a highly incredible one! Thank you 🐸
Brilliant, as always. It seems we people never learn from history - even in societies that take it seriously.
I am a proud Scot, despite the surname (1/8th migrant Welsh steel worker). I wish I had studied history instead of geography at school and developed an interest in Scots history in the detail that you go into, Bruce. It’s an absolutely fascinating side so wonderfully displayed by your beautiful language and infectious enthusiasm. I loved geography, but it’s of little use now except Trivial Pursuit. At my advanced age, I can still feel a burning interest in the history of the land of my birth. Gaun’ yersel’. Magic, man.
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Proud Welsh-Hebridean (despite the name) ;) my “Mam” being Welsh and my Dad, Hebridean. :)
I don’t think surnames always mean too much, mine is Anglo-Saxon origin yet my dna test came back mostly Celtic and my closest ancient matches are Picts
history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes
Like poetry.
I've said before, but you sir are just brilliant. One of the best story tellers around. I have yet to not enjoy your stories. Your timing ,cadence and tone make everything better. Making me engaged and not feeling foolish for not knowing.
Wow, thank you!
@@ScotlandHistoryTours No thank you Bruce your the one doing the work. But I do enjoy the fruit there of .
All I ever learned about the Picts was that they used wode to paint their faces blue for battle and the fought everyone around them. That was it. Thank you for filling in an awful lot of gaps.
@steve Aaron ... and they thought the bagpipes were scary enough!!!
@@margaretnicol3423 Isatis tinctoria, known as woad, not "wode". The ancient Britons were called the Pretani, "the painted ones" or "the tattooed folk". Picti is of a similar etymology, though their language lost, it was thought to be closely related to Brythonic. The southern Pretani "British" tribes fought the Romans in open pitched field battles and were conquered because of it, where as the Picts would use hit and run gorilla tactics in a rough terrain the Romans were not familiar with. Its a shame their civilization faded out and was absorbed by the Scot Gaels as they were considered the last native Celto-British culture uncontaminated by foreign influence. Their cousins to the south, the Romanized Britons invited Germanic mercenaries to help defend against raiding Pict war bands and Gaelic pirates. This is what led to the Anglo Saxon invasion, which pushed the Britons in to Wales, Cornwall, Britany and Alt Clut, later known as Strathclyde.
@@J.R.Penrice If you knew how long ago it was that I heard the word 'woad' you'd be impressed that I remembered it at all! :-D I knew there was a reason I liked the Picts although most folk I know tend to say ''who?''.
The predecessors of the Picts, who fought the Romans, may have had painted faces with some fighting naked. But by the 7th, 8th, 9th centuries they would have been using miltary equipment and tactics very similar to all the other peoples in northern Britain. They must have done this or otherwise they would not have survived for as long as they did.
@steve Aaron "Kit" or "kilt"? I NEED to know!
From an Australian who loves history. On ya Bruce love your show🇦🇺
I love that you cite popular sources of different stories!!
Could listen to you all day. You need to be in TV man
Another informative and well-produced video. Your work also reveals the complexity of nation-building, a process that many of us don’t sufficiently appreciate.
Bruce you are an absolute delight ser. The manner in which you tell your stories are fantastic and addictive.
St Vigeans which is near the stones you were at has a small museum which houses about 40 pictish stones inside.
They were all found in the village area. It's well worth a look.
Why were the stones move indoors? Gods save us from archeologists, the original location of the stones is important.
@@cynhanrahan4012 they’re quite often put into the original locations over the summer months. However, with the rain in Scotland - it contains a higher level of acidic properties then rain elsewhere, so Archeological finds are less often in Scotland. A lot of the stones that have been found have had to be repaired in some way to preserve the carvings.
Was there any battles between Dal Riata and Pictland?
History is always fascinating, but I often find the history behind the history even more interesting.
Very few books/textbooks ever talk about events and people before the 2nd millennium, and when they do it's usually a footnote.
Thank you, Bruce, for bringing these unsung events and people into the light. And keeping it entertaining to boot.
You're welcome
What an absolute legend, why are you not on TV man, the wee bit of gaelic at the end, pure class!
Thank you again Bruce for an excellent Scottish history presentation! Makes it understandable to even this American. Your stories inspired me to the point that I named my Bernedoodle puppy Fergus. Keep up the good work!
This channel is brilliant, love the way Bruce tells the stories. Watched all and liked every UA-cam vid he has made. Brilliant the way he tells the history of Scotland
After a recent trip to Arbroath abbey (I had no idea!), born and bred Dundonian as well, I have become obsessed with Scottish history and your videos have really helped me build a foundation to learn on. I am going round visiting all the Pictish sites in Angus and beyond. Thank you so much!
Brilliant. Thanks so much
Great video, enjoyed that. I was just looking at stuff on the Battle of the Two Rivers and one of the possible locations mentioned is Grangemouth (just down the road from me), and the rivers being the Forth and the Carron. That would certainly give the Kelpies some extra significance. The Avon is a good possibility too, as you said.
Thank you for a very fun history lesson and tour.
Our pleasure!
Scotland looks so beautiful and green. My grandparents were all from France, but I might be seen in Scotland first. Thanks to your videos I feel like I have learned so much more human history, which affects us all.
Brilliant
Well Alrighty then. !! I`m so pleased you came full circle on this intriguing chapter of Scottish history. As ever, thanks so much Bruce.
Oh wow. What a fantastic day/s for filming. The weather is just beautiful.
Sun always shines here😎
Just stumbled across your channel, this is fantastic stuff, love it!
Thank you Bruce. What beautiful stones and locations. I dig the Picts.
Thanks 👍
Thanks for that education Bruce, shall be watched again ;)
Regards & best wishes to you and Family from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire.
Many thanks!
I am not Scottish, but I play the bagpipes. I am grateful for these instructive videos on Scotland, a land whose history, culture, and future are important to me for some reason I could not explain. Thank you. I learned something today.
Many thanks!
Love your Enthusiasm for the History
I could watch all your videos! I love Scottish history, and the connection for many of us to a much longer past. Thanks so much!
Glad you like them!
All your videos are good, but this one was stonkingly excellent. I really enjoyed that. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Bruce, Not having heard of this part of history, I greatly appreciated your video. Sincerely
I'm fascinated by the later Picts. Knowing that certain words we use and Locations in Scotland today are taken from that lost language is both sad and enthralling.
What is sad is the the growing tendency to add Gaelic names to signs and place names that are clearly Pict in origin. The irony of the Gaelic language being used to slowly eradicate a more ancient one is palpable.
I remember reading that some historians have linked some of the Barbarian tribes on what is now Germany and the Picts. Painting themselves prior to battle, some of the Barbaric tribes used black paint and the picts used blue.
Thanks Bruce for another interesting and enjoyable story .
My pleasure
Theres so much film material here.. Fights.. Stabbing and All the ingrediens a film director needs 👑🌹
True
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I love all your explanations of Scottish history. Well done, well done. My wife's family is from Glasgow, now I better understand their rather disagreeable temperament.
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Your videos are very interesting, informative and enjoyable. Thank you Bruce. I'm from the Midlands... of America!
Ahh Bruce! I love how history repeats itself. cheers from Wisconsin!
History at every turn! Such a fascinating video.
This is just about the only video on this battle that I’ve ever found on UA-cam. Thanks for covering it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You’re a great story teller. Very informative! Many thanks
My pleasure!
Oh! Good work my friend. This is a subject/theme i love and you are a good story teller.
Thanks from Sweden.
Thank you again.
You're welcome
OMG, you are so good at this, especially integrating some comedy into your videos. It’s educational AND entertaining.
Wow, thank you!
Bruce again another great story...but I need a shirt like the one you have!
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Effing love this channel...one of the best here.
Yay
Bruce..you have heard this before ..however i must say..for me...i appreciate your channel i learn something every time i visit your channel ,learn information i can hand down by directing people in my family to your family
That was good man! I like these stories about the lesser known early medieval history 👍
Watching this video at 2:30am. FREEDOM! Scared the doodoo out of me as I started drifting off. Lol Not because the video was putting me to sleep, but the early morning hour was taking it's toll. 🤗🖖💕💕💕
Top marks as always. I always read Bredei as Bridie to myself. Silly but funny. 😁👍
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excellent
Thanks again Bruce for honest & own to earth approach! & Keeping Our Ancestors Voice Alive! So much too tell! 🔥 Blessed be
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Very informative and entertaining Bruce.
Glad you think so!
As always, informative and entertaining. 👍
So interesting, thank you!
That was well done! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello Bruce. You really are one of the best to watch on UA-cam.
I am from Yorkshire and always liked the way the Scottish stood up for their country, but I think this is from childhood and reading Kidnapped with a hero called Alan and not the infamous comparison on Nationwide.
I think of Danelaw as my area's past and these Angles as more a part of Scottish history, like you had said previously they became Lowlanders who spoke Scots.
I grew up in Bradford and always felt more in common with those north of the border than the southern sassenach part of my own country (you might have heard this somewhere before from someone who got some stick in previous comments).
I reckon it would be good if you did more excursions to other bits of these islands, like you did to Lindisfarne. After all the Jacobites did not stop at Gretna Green, nor did the Guards at Coldstream. There was also the invasion of Ireland in The Bruce's time.
Did you ever watch History with Hilbert who looked at many of these topics?
The first person I met at university was there to study what you taught, Physics. He will soon be running the climate conference in Glasgow. Any thoughts for a video to go with that?
Aye you're trying to take me into areas away from the channel's focus there. I did a video down in Durham about the Battle of Neville's Cross though
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Yes I suppose I am. Other presenters who do such a good job are rare. When one channel is popular, but defined in scope, it is not unknown for them to create another channel so they can reach an even wider audience. You Scots always were at the forefront of new ideas and opportunities and never shy about it.
Love the vids! Great listening to stories about my father's ancestors
dude u one of best history voices i hear. GJ
Outstanding
"Nobody has seen a Pict in a thousand years."
"CAUSE THEY DINNAE WANT TAE BE SEEN!!!"
A bit like GPs .
Hidin in plain sight!
And to think they claimed to have sailed from Scythia. Clearly they came from northern Vietnam.
Another superb video, Bruce! I think that you are gradually filling in all the gaps in our own historical knowledge of the nation. And the great thing is, it’s never about you; always about us- Scotland. There’s a massive difference in the humble way you go about your job, when compared to some others, whose programming apparently must include a clause with quotas for clips of them in the footage. And yer patter’s braw tae 🤣👍🏴
As I always say... Scotland's the star
Another excellent video. Love how you weave the opening into the whole video.
I try😎
The study of the pictsies is an enjoyable one.
I recommend anyone to study the works of Pratchett.
not easy walking on the pebbles ,thanks for this one all new info for me 🙂
You are spot on is paralleling this battle with Bannockburn, but who the Hell in Scotland knows about it? Gey few.
...an they're a' deid
@@ScotlandHistoryTours 'cept you and me, you latter-day Plutarch.
It's good to see things, from different angles mate 😉❤🏴
Oooft
Now I totally want a jacket like that.
Groovy eh
Still banging on about bloody Bannockburn. I’ve visited the Western Front & Normandy beaches. Our finest hours.
No, I was banging on about the Battle of Dun Nechtan and war is NEVER our finest hour
Its funny how history repeats itself so often
It has to, nobody listens
As always, excellent content!🙂
I appreciate that
More (historical) dates please, Bruce. Finding your channel mildly addictive
Did I no give a date?
Spotting Bruce's Range in every video is like trying to find Cilla in a Coldwar Steve picture.
I have no idea what language you're speaking
The idea of ghost of Longshanks rising from the grave to inspire internet sh@tposters is hilarious to me.
Love this channel its amazing what you don't know about your own country ❤
Thank you so much 😀
damnit Bruce, when you yelled freedom you scared the crap out of me so much i spilled my coffee...damnit! xD
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"But I decided to prioritize historical accuracy over effective marketing." YAY! This is what I'm here for.
Awesome content mate.
Much appreciated
Love it 👍
We used to go to Dun Nechtain hill every year for a festival. (it's literally along the road from me)
With loads of hippies taking magic mushrooms..😆
That'll be the one in Angus though... not this usurper!
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And what has that got to do with what I just said ?
@@TATTIEPICKER The video strongly suggests that the battle was fought in the Highlands - not Dunnichen Hill near Forfar. So, I was merely clarifying for those reading the comments who wouldn't know which place you were talking about.
Happydaze...And not to forget,it was the longest running Free Festi in Scotland till the polis decided tae spend aw their sweetie money tae shut it doon-nae sense of fun.
Hey Bruce! I just wanted to say that I traced a line of my family back to a John Donald born in 1719 and is buried in that cemetery. So of course this is my favourite video of yours. Your videos are brilliant, keep up the great work.
What's the chances
Wow
I can track my family back to my moms grandma. That’s it. And my dads parents on the other side.
Not much of a heritage. I’m impressed with 1719 for sure!
Historian and fashion icon
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If I understand this right, those who would become the Scots were having issues with those who would become the English. Now the proto English thought they had all the angles covered and set out to crush the proto Scots. The proto Scots consolidated in the highlands and the proto English followed them into the highlands. Bad for them as the Angles found their bones Pict clean by the proto Scots in battle.
That's about right😜
Its a brilliant show again very difficult subject to navigate. But generally I would agree that the real spirt of Scotland being one kingdom comes from the Picts but as Scotland is not called Pictland suggests the other kingdoms also had a big impact
Love that sweater/jumper 😻👏🏽
Another great, interesting and fun to watch story. Thanks I think Keith's came from Picts just the location of Keith land N-E leads to the possibility. ✌️☕🧐
Seems reasonable
Would love to see a video on the Battle of St. Monans 😊
I'll log that request
This is amazing! I'm from Texas, USA. I've recently been tracing my name name McNatt back up the tree, to Richard Covenanter McNatt, to John (Founder of Galloway Branch) McNaught, to Alaisdar MacNachtan. Sons of Nechtan. Over here in America, we have no clue about anything going on in Scotland. I've already learned so much including some begginers Gaelic, and thanks to videos like this, I can learn even more from here in Texas. One day it would be cool to go overseas and visit. Fraoch Eilean. Dia Duit!
I think we're related. I'm a Buchanon our names and the others you mentioned had close ties before 1245.
@@niceguy8283 woah really?
Hey feel free to elaborate! I'm still learning every day! Why were they interconnected? I havent heard that name before I'm sorry, but if you have stories to tell I'm all ears!
The Earl of Cromartie, states in his Treatise on Scottish History (which he started writing as a P.O.W.) that the Picts came from the Swabian area of southern Germany (northern slopes of the Alps).
He continues ,stating they did not mix with others and maintained the higher grounds in Scotland.
We know from Tacitus and others, they coloured their bodies and wore the Swabian knot hairstyle.
Fife and the Black Isle were some of areas they inhabited (both forms of peninsula).
I believe one very strong confirmation of their history was shown categorically in the tv programmes on the ‘ the man in the Ice’, Otzi. He also was found to have coloured his body and had the Swabian knot hairstyle.
Very interesting young grasshopper, 🤔😉
the part on 5:38 had me cracking up for 5 minutes !!!!!!! hahah you are the best ! greetings from north of Boston Alba Gu brath !
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Holy crap Bruce how did I miss this one... We were at that very spot!!!! Hahaha
5:26 I was right, you Scots do say "plus ça change" 😂😂😂 Thank you for a fascinating and entertaining video. You put so much effort in to making these videos, and it really shows.
He's probably a Rush fan!