TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICTISH»
The term «Pictish» is regularly used and occupies the
67.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Pictish» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of
Pictish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our
English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Pictish».
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICTISH»
Discover the use of
Pictish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pictish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pictish Warrior AD 297-841
First mentioned by name in AD 297, the Picts inhabited Northern Britain from the end of the 3rd century AD to the 9th.
2
Pictish Sourcebook: Documents of Medieval Legend and Dark ...
Presents medieval source documents on the history, myths, and legends of the Picts, the native inhabitants of Scotland during the Dark Ages, and includes appendices of personal and place names and a list of Pictish kings.
3
The
Pictish symbol stones of Scotland
This highly illustrated volume is an essential guide to the arcane history of Scotland's Pictish stones, for the first time featuring every symbol stone in Scotland, including a large number of previously unseen discoveries.
While visiting relatives in Scotland, three children come to the aid of a refugee from the distant past, a young Pict girl escaping a massacre of her people.
This is the only book to detail all known Pictish carved stones, with a full listing of symbols, and location maps. Easy to read and authoritative.
Elizabeth Sutherland, 1997
6
Pictish and Norse finds from the Brough of Birsay 1934-74
Finds from the later period of occupation at Birsay.
7
Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
THE PICTISH LANGUAGE Heavy weather has been made of the question of the
language of the PICTS (for a recent summary and bibliography, see Forsyth,
Pictish Panorama 7-10). Kenneth H. JACKSON'S theory of two Pictish languages,
...
8
Origins of
Pictish Symbolism: With Notes on the Sun Boar, ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
James Carnegie Southesk, 2010
9
Decoding the
Pictish Symbols
This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the Picts and fascinated by the perennial mysteries of the Dark Ages.
W. A. Cummins, William Arthur Cummins, 2009
10
Forteviot: A
Pictish and Scottish Royal Centre
The royal centre of Forteviot in Strathearn, Perthshire is one of the most famous early medieval sites in Scotland.
Nick Aitchison, Nicholas Boyter Aitchison, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICTISH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pictish is used in the context of the following news items.
REVIEW: Deer Shed Festival
... sunshine on the mainstage with their soaring voals and quietly anthemic songs before the excellent PICTISH TRAIL on the Lodge Stage. «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
Crail, Craighead Links: review
... a 1200 year-old defensive wall built by Vikings to keep out Pictish tribes comes into play on four holes - is an integral part of the challenge. «Golfmagic.com, Jul 15»
Fringe preview: Lost Map's Howlin' Fringe
The roster includes the lo-fi indie of Tuff Love, Lynch's swoonsome electro / acoustic alter ego The Pictish Trail and the soulful folk of Seamus ... «The List, Jul 15»
Doc's TML: Nobody competes like Leake, Cueto
4) The Pictish Trail. 5) The Waifs. TUNE O' THE DAY. My go-to when I got nothin' to go to. Live From Daryl's House is so routinely sublime, you ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
The Morning Line, 7/23
4) The Pictish Trail. 5) The Waifs. TUNE O' THE DAY. My go-to when I got nothin' to go to. Live From Daryl's House is so routinely sublime, you ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
Magnificent webs
(Long before highways, braided knots were figuring into various religious symbologies, and Pictish knot imagery from the Book of Kells seems curiously ... «Politico, Jul 15»
Loch Ness Monster Actually Large Catfish, Researcher Claims
Columba wrote in his biography that while journeying to visit a Pictish king, he spotted a creature aiming to attack a swimmer in the lake. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
Singles round-up
Dundee collective Pictish Clan have yet to fully break onto on the surging Scottish reggae circuit, but their members continue to drop bouncy ... «The National, Jul 15»
New guide to Shire's Pictish heritage
Aberdeenshire Council have released a brand new guide to showcase some of the area's best examples of Pictish Stones, which is now ... «Inverurie Herald, Jul 15»
Sam Lee puts old Traveller songs into new sonic matrix
“There are the Scottish Travellers, a disenfranchised clan of Pictish tinsmiths from the north who've kind of fallen onto the road. They have their ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
