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Wemyss, Fife, 20 February 2005

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The Latin name Hibernia referred to where?

 

What does the Pictish king-list tell us about the way the Picts chose their rulers?

 

One of the tribes referred to in a Roman document from 310 AD is the Caledonii. Which of the following is a translation of the name from Latin?

 

A hoard of silver items found at Norrie's Law, Fife, in the early 19th century included some jewellery engraved with Pictish symbols. What happened to most of the hoard?

 

A distinctive Pictish culture disappeared around the middle of the ninth century when who became king of both the Picts and Scots?

 

What is the name of the ancient alphabet used in some Pictish carvings?

 

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