The Origins Of Scotland
Dan Snow's History Hit
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What's the Political Situation in the Early Medieval Period?
The word scotland is an english word, or i should say, an old anglo saxon word. By the twelfth century there is a kingdom that is being referred to externally as scotland,. The kings of scots and sources within scotland begin to use that term as well. So it's definitely not an easy answer to that question for it is fair enough. But in terms of what you've been looking at we really do have thits quite complex a picture right at the beginning, and you can see how that develops, cn't you? And then there's some things like pickdish stones, which are usually found on those specific to certain kingdoms
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