Category: Anglo-Saxons

MacBeth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Aug 15, 2022 | Anglo-Saxons, Betrayals and Treachery, Britons, Curses, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, MacBeth, Picts, Scone, Vikings

MacBeth mac Findlay’s heart pounded as sword clashed against sword. The singing swings of the...

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The Feast of the Nine Maidens: A Christian Feast or a Pagan Memory

Jun 18, 2020 | Anglo-Saxons, Beltane, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Myths and Legends, Nine Maidens, Picts

The 18th of June is the Feast Day of the Nine Maidens in Scotland. But who were these women? Did...

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The Battle of Dún Nechtain: The Beginninig of the Scottish Nation

May 20, 2020 | Anglo-Saxons, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dun Nechtain, Gododdin, Peoples, Picts, Premonition, The Second Sight, Wars and Battles

As the Battle of Dún Nechtain was taking place, a strange incident occurred in Carlisle....

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The Tale of Maelbrigte the Tooth

Dec 9, 2018 | Anglo-Saxons, Betrayals and Treachery, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dark History, Picts, Scottish Highlands, Vikings

In 874 AD Maelbrigte the Tooth appeared from the shadows of Scottish history. Little is recorded...

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