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   From: allan@EASYNET.CO.UK   
      
   "Shipman"  wrote in message   
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   > "allan connochie"  wrote in message   
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   > Does not Pict mean "painted", and did not the ancient Celtic Britains   
   > paint themselves with woad? This would explain who the Picts were.   
      
   But I don't believe there is any controversy as to who the Picts were. They   
   were simply the descendents of the British tribes (ie Caledonii and others)   
   who lived north of the Antonine frontier. The discussion is purely about the   
   language(s) that they spoke.   
      
   Allan   
      
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