The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern
Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they
remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of
the Scots in the ninth century, they lost their unique identity, their
language and their vibrant artistic culture. Amongst their few surviving
traces are standing stones decorated with incredible skill and covered
with enigmatic symbols - vivid memorials of a powerful and gifted people
who bequeathed no chronicles to tell their story, no sagas to describe
the deed of their kings and heroes.
In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together the evidence to tell the story
of this mysterious people from their emergence in Roman times to their
eventual disappearance.