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Children's book portrays some Picts as black and claims ancient Scotland
was 'multi-cultural and diverse'

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 01:52 GMT, 14 November 2025 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 14 November
2025

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15289927/Early-settlers-Scotland-depicted-black-childrens-book-diversity.html

An ancient people living in Scotland have been depicted as black in a new children's book conceived to show youngsters the 'multicultural and
diverse' origins of the country.

WHO WERE THE PICTS?

The Picts were a collection of tribes lived in what is today eastern and northern Scotland during the Late Iron Age and early Medieval periods
from around 270 to 900AD.

They formed a tribal confederation whose political motivations derived
from a need to ally against common enemies such as the Britons and the
Romans.

They have long been seen as fearless savages who fought off Rome's
toughest legions and refused to surrender their freedoms to live in conventional society.

However, this wild reputation might well be undeserved.

They actually built a sophisticated culture in northern Scotland and were
more advanced than their Anglo-Saxon rivals in many respects.

As a people, research has shown they were sophisticated, hard-working and skilled in many ways.

The Roman name for the people - Picti - means 'painted people'. It's not
known what they called themselves.

Mel Gibson's blue face paint in Braveheart is a nod to the Pictish
tradition of body-paint - but the real Picts fought stark naked, and
there are records of them doing so up until the 5th Century.

The habit of fighting naked, especially in the cold Scottish climate,
didn't harm the tribe's reputation for ferocity.

Picts held the territory north of the Firth of Forth in Scotland - and
were one of the reasons even heavily armoured Roman legions could not
conquer Scotland.

The Picts mysteriously disappear from written history around 900AD.

Experts suggest that they likely merged with southern Scots, who already
had a written history by that time, and the two clans' histories combined.

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On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:01:49 -0000 (UTC), Nick wrote:

Children's book portrays some Picts as black and claims ancient Scotland
was 'multi-cultural and diverse'

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On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:42:02 -0000 (UTC), Chorbalan wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:01:49 -0000 (UTC), Nick wrote:

Children's book portrays some Picts as black and claims ancient
Scotland was 'multi-cultural and diverse'

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On 11/15/2025 7:01 AM, Nick wrote:

Children's book portrays some Picts as black and claims ancient Scotland
was 'multi-cultural and diverse'

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 01:52 GMT, 14 November 2025 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 14 November
2025

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15289927/Early-settlers-Scotland-depicted-black-childrens-book-diversity.html

An ancient people living in Scotland have been depicted as black in a new children's book conceived to show youngsters the 'multicultural and
diverse' origins of the country.

WHO WERE THE PICTS?

The Picts were a collection of tribes lived in what is today eastern and northern Scotland during the Late Iron Age and early Medieval periods
from around 270 to 900AD.

They formed a tribal confederation whose political motivations derived
from a need to ally against common enemies such as the Britons and the Romans.

They have long been seen as fearless savages who fought off Rome's
toughest legions and refused to surrender their freedoms to live in conventional society.

However, this wild reputation might well be undeserved.

They actually built a sophisticated culture in northern Scotland and were more advanced than their Anglo-Saxon rivals in many respects.

As a people, research has shown they were sophisticated, hard-working and skilled in many ways.

The Roman name for the people - Picti - means 'painted people'. It's not known what they called themselves.

Mel Gibson's blue face paint in Braveheart is a nod to the Pictish
tradition of body-paint - but the real Picts fought stark naked, and
there are records of them doing so up until the 5th Century.

The habit of fighting naked, especially in the cold Scottish climate,
didn't harm the tribe's reputation for ferocity.

Picts held the territory north of the Firth of Forth in Scotland - and
were one of the reasons even heavily armoured Roman legions could not
conquer Scotland.

The Picts mysteriously disappear from written history around 900AD.

Experts suggest that they likely merged with southern Scots, who already
had a written history by that time, and the two clans' histories combined.

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:39:09 -0800, Radostina wrote:

On 11/15/2025 7:01 AM, Nick wrote:

Children's book portrays some Picts as black and claims ancient
Scotland was 'multi-cultural and diverse'

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 01:52 GMT, 14 November 2025 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 14
November 2025

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15289927/Early-settlers- Scotland-depicted-black-childrens-book-diversity.html

An ancient people living in Scotland have been depicted as black in a
new children's book conceived to show youngsters the 'multicultural and
diverse' origins of the country.

WHO WERE THE PICTS?

The Picts were a collection of tribes lived in what is today eastern
and northern Scotland during the Late Iron Age and early Medieval
periods from around 270 to 900AD.

They formed a tribal confederation whose political motivations derived
from a need to ally against common enemies such as the Britons and the
Romans.

They have long been seen as fearless savages who fought off Rome's
toughest legions and refused to surrender their freedoms to live in
conventional society.

However, this wild reputation might well be undeserved.

They actually built a sophisticated culture in northern Scotland and
were more advanced than their Anglo-Saxon rivals in many respects.

As a people, research has shown they were sophisticated, hard-working
and skilled in many ways.

The Roman name for the people - Picti - means 'painted people'. It's
not known what they called themselves.

Mel Gibson's blue face paint in Braveheart is a nod to the Pictish
tradition of body-paint - but the real Picts fought stark naked, and
there are records of them doing so up until the 5th Century.

The habit of fighting naked, especially in the cold Scottish climate,
didn't harm the tribe's reputation for ferocity.

Picts held the territory north of the Firth of Forth in Scotland - and
were one of the reasons even heavily armoured Roman legions could not
conquer Scotland.

The Picts mysteriously disappear from written history around 900AD.

Experts suggest that they likely merged with southern Scots, who
already had a written history by that time, and the two clans'
histories combined.

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:39:09 -0800, Radostina wrote:

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On 12/11/2025 10:57 PM, Chorbalan wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:39:09 -0800, Radostina wrote:

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-# -U-C-#-#-+-|-+-+-| -U -e-|-# -U-e-+ -|-|-+-+-| :-)



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On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 19:59:28 -0800, Radostina wrote:

On 12/11/2025 10:57 PM, Chorbalan wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:39:09 -0800, Radostina wrote:

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