Lowland Scotland - Brythonic

[siaron]

I was doing some research for a book I'm writing, and came across this book review. It raised some questions for me, but also confirmed what I already knew, namely that the region we commonly refer to as the Scottish lowlands were in fact originally Brythonic, with Brythonic tribes, deities, culture and language.

Here is the link:

www.celtic-cultural-studies.com/reviews/clancy-1.html

Has anyone heard of this book? More importantly, what do you all think about this assertion? It definitely makes sense to me, but is at odds with Scottish/Pictish culture in the region.

P.S. Of course, since I'm going to be living there, I'm greatly intrigued by the Brythonic angle...

Pob Bendith

Siaron

[Blackbird]

Yes, that's right, Brythonic was spoken in much of Scotland

Think of the Myrddin poems, of the battle of Arfderydd and the forest of Celyddon (though to be fair, some question that this truly corresponds with Caledonia). Also think of the large amount of sites named for Arthur up there - Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh (which of course itself derives from the Brythonic 'Din Eidyn') being the one that springs to mind.

Also think of Rhydderch Hael, whose territories included the area that is now Strathclyde.

The Scots, of course, came in from Ireland, and of the Picts - who knows I heard someone recently claiming that new research gave the Picts a Brythonic language, but they failed to produce the goods when I asked further questions...