This film provides an overview of current thinking on the development of the Pictish kingdom in the north and east of Scotland. Using the work of contemporary historians and archaeologists, the film emphasises the influence of religious conversion and political centralisation on Pictish identity between the 5th and 9th centuries. Filming was carried out at a wide range of venues including the key Pictish locations of Burghead, Bennachie, Rhynie and Tap o Noth. The film provides useful historical context for our two other films on the symbol Stones -Picts : Symbols and Signs, and Picts: Symbols and Statements.

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