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What Are The Origins of the Scots?
Chapters:
0:00 The Origins of the Scots
1:21 Egypt
1:45 Scythia
2:30 Spain
3:34 The Picts and the Scythians
5:58 Berber
6:35 The Genetic History of Scotland
9:43 Support
What are the origins of the Scots and how do they connect to Spain, Egypt and Scythia? Scotland, known as Alba in Scottish Gaelic, formed into its embryonic kingdom in 843 AD, when Kenneth MacAlpin unified the Picts and the Gaels (also known as Scots) to form the Kingdom of Alba. The Cumbric-speaking Kingdom of Strathclyde was incorporated in the following centuries, along with the Anglo-influenced Lothian area and the Norse influenced isles and northern islands of Shetland and Orkney. But what are some of the deeper origin stories of the Scots?
Firstly though, the term Scot is actually a little more complex than you may think. The Latin word Scoti originally referred to the Gaels, and the Gaels and Scots are used interchangeable in certain contexts depending on the time period described. This is because the Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" for centuries, meaning the “Land of the Scots.” The terms Scotia and Scots gradually began to be used more to refer to Scotland however from the 9th century onwards, and largely exclusively in the centuries after to refer to the people of the Kingdom of Scotland. This video will focus on the origin stories of the Scots in the context of Scotland for the most part, but it will touch on Ireland at times.
Sources:
Celtic History Decoded - What’s The Genetic (DNA) History of Scotland? youtube.com/watch?v=ie1ToEu4-MY
Study reveals 'extraordinary' DNA of people in Scotland - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17740638
Scot britannica.com/topic/Scot
THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND - HTTPS://WWW.NTS.ORG.UK/LEARNING/ADULT-LEARNING/THE-HISTORY-OF-SCOTLAND#:~:TEXT=WHERE%20DID%20SCOTTISH%20PEOPLE%20COME,)%20VIA%20ABERDEEN%20(PICTISH).
Scottish people's DNA study could 'rewrite nation's history' theguardian.com/uk/2012/aug/15/scotland-dna-study-project
Celtic History Decoded - Did the Scythians of Ukraine Influence Celtic Art and Culture? A Clash of Civilizations? youtube.com/watch?v=mpyt0qSkK4Y
Scottish people en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_people
Scotsman - DNA shows Scots and Irish should look to Spain for their ancestry scotsman.com/news/dna-shows-scots-and-irish-should-look-to-spain-for-their-ancestry-2509490
Independent - Celts descended from Spanish fishermen, study finds independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/celts-descended-from-spanish-fishermen-study-finds-416727.html
Caliphate of Córdoba - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
Settlers: Genetics, Geography and the Peopling of Britain - Oxford University Museum of Natural History - oum.ox.ac.uk/settlers
Oxford University Museum of Natural History - Genetic Ancestry and the People of the British Isles youtube.com/watch?v=f8k9LMaFeRM&t=1s
University of Oxford - Who do you think you really are? A genetic map of the British Isles ox.ac.uk/news/2015-03-19-who-do-you-think-you-really-are-genetic-map-british-isles
University of Oxford - People of the British Isles - Population Genetics and Facial Genetics peopleofthebritishisles.org peopleofthebritishisles.org/population-genetics
The genetic landscape of Scotland and the Isles, PNAS, Edmund Gilbert, Seamus O’Reilly, Michael Merrigan, +16, and James F. Wilson, September 3, 2019 116 (38) 19064-19070 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1904761116
Study reveals 'extraordinary' DNA of people in Scotland, BBC bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17740638
#scotland #history #celtic
origins of the Scots Scottish History Scottish Origins Gaels Origins Scota
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What Are The Origins of the Scots?
Chapters:
0:00 The Origins of the Scots
1:21 Egypt
1:45 Scythia
2:30 Spain
3:34 The Picts and the Scythians
5:58 Berber
6:35 The Genetic History of Scotland
9:43 Support
What are the origins of the Scots and how do they connect to Spain, Egypt and Scythia? Scotland, known as Alba in Scottish Gaelic, formed into its embryonic kingdom in 843 AD, when Kenneth MacAlpin unified the Picts and the Gaels (also known as Scots) to form the Kingdom of Alba. The Cumbric-speaking Kingdom of Strathclyde was incorporated in the following centuries, along with the Anglo-influenced Lothian area and the Norse influenced isles and northern islands of Shetland and Orkney. But what are some of the deeper origin stories of the Scots?
Firstly though, the term Scot is actually a little more complex than you may think. The Latin word Scoti originally referred to the Gaels, and the Gaels and Scots are used interchangeable in certain contexts depending on the time period described. This is because the Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" for centuries, meaning the “Land of the Scots.” The terms Scotia and Scots gradually began to be used more to refer to Scotland however from the 9th century onwards, and largely exclusively in the centuries after to refer to the people of the Kingdom of Scotland. This video will focus on the origin stories of the Scots in the context of Scotland for the most part, but it will touch on Ireland at times.
Sources:
Celtic History Decoded - What’s The Genetic (DNA) History of Scotland? youtube.com/watch?v=ie1ToEu4-MY
Study reveals 'extraordinary' DNA of people in Scotland - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17740638
Scot britannica.com/topic/Scot
THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND - HTTPS://WWW.NTS.ORG.UK/LEARNING/ADULT-LEARNING/THE-HISTORY-OF-SCOTLAND#:~:TEXT=WHERE%20DID%20SCOTTISH%20PEOPLE%20COME,)%20VIA%20ABERDEEN%20(PICTISH).
Scottish people's DNA study could 'rewrite nation's history' theguardian.com/uk/2012/aug/15/scotland-dna-study-project
Celtic History Decoded - Did the Scythians of Ukraine Influence Celtic Art and Culture? A Clash of Civilizations? youtube.com/watch?v=mpyt0qSkK4Y
Scottish people en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_people
Scotsman - DNA shows Scots and Irish should look to Spain for their ancestry scotsman.com/news/dna-shows-scots-and-irish-should-look-to-spain-for-their-ancestry-2509490
Independent - Celts descended from Spanish fishermen, study finds independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/celts-descended-from-spanish-fishermen-study-finds-416727.html
Caliphate of Córdoba - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
Settlers: Genetics, Geography and the Peopling of Britain - Oxford University Museum of Natural History - oum.ox.ac.uk/settlers
Oxford University Museum of Natural History - Genetic Ancestry and the People of the British Isles youtube.com/watch?v=f8k9LMaFeRM&t=1s
University of Oxford - Who do you think you really are? A genetic map of the British Isles ox.ac.uk/news/2015-03-19-who-do-you-think-you-really-are-genetic-map-british-isles
University of Oxford - People of the British Isles - Population Genetics and Facial Genetics peopleofthebritishisles.org peopleofthebritishisles.org/population-genetics
The genetic landscape of Scotland and the Isles, PNAS, Edmund Gilbert, Seamus O’Reilly, Michael Merrigan, +16, and James F. Wilson, September 3, 2019 116 (38) 19064-19070 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1904761116
Study reveals 'extraordinary' DNA of people in Scotland, BBC bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17740638
#scotland #history #celtic
origins of the Scots Scottish History Scottish Origins Gaels Origins Scota
