A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – An historical fantasy says that initially of time, there was a legendary king of the Picts, Cruithne (from the Gaelic phrase: ‘An Cruithain’ (Pict) – naturally, ‘painted folks,’ was a son of Cing (in Gaelic: ‘sturdy or courageous’).
Essential to notice that the title Cruthin, (Cruithne or Cruithnigh,) nevertheless, has survived even to this present day within the Lowland Scots dialect as “Creenie’’, which suggests a servant or working man of Galloway. The top of the eighth century wasn’t any simple time for the Cruthin in Ulster.
King Cruithne (usually known as the “father of the Picts”) is a legendary determine from early medieval Irish and Scottish mythology, and in addition a founder and the primary king of the Picts. It’s stated that he reigned for 100 years, and even 135 years, and had seven sons whose names have been: Fib, Fidach, Foclaid (or Fotla), Fortrenn, Caitt (or Cat), Ce, and Circenn. These names got to the seven provinces of Pictland.
A legendary founder, not a historic determine, Cruithne is a part of an origin fantasy explaining the historical past of the Picts.
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