Picts
The Picts held possession of the Orkney Islands for a long period, including at the time of the Saxon invasion of 449, and continued to occupy them into the era of Nennius, who recorded that they "had been in possession of the Orkneys" .
The Picts held possession of the Orkney Islands for a long period, including at the time of the Saxon invasion of 449, and continued to occupy them into the era of Nennius, who recorded that they "had been in possession of the Orkneys" (The Orkneyinga Saga, I. Earliest Historical Notices of the Orkneys). The Orkneyinga Saga situates the Picts within a broader historical framework that connects them to figures such as St. Columba, Bruide Mac Meilcon, Bruide Mac Bile, and Cormac, reflecting the complex interplay between Pictish, Celtic, and later Norse cultures in the northern islands.
- The Orkneyinga Saga — I. Earliest Historical Notices of the Orkneys (1 citation)