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	Fortriu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fortriu or the Kingdom of Fortriu is the name given by historians for an ancient Pictish kingdom, and often used synonymously with Pictland in general.
		Relocating Fortriu north of the Mounth increases the importance of the Vikings.
		Woolf "Dun Nechtain, Fortriu and the Geography of the Picts."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fortriu (757 words)

	Mormaer of Moray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Fortriu is traditionally seen as a Kingdom centered on central Scotland, equivalent to the Kingdom of the Southern Picts.
		By contrast, a northern recension of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle makes it clear that Fortriu was north of the Mounth, in the area visited by Columba.
		Woolf, "Dun Nechtain, Fortriu and the Geography of the Picts" (Forthcoming)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mormaerdom_of_Moray (2180 words)

	INFO - Fortriu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fortriu or the Kingdom of Fortriu is the name given by historians for an ancient Picts kingdom, and often used synonymously with Pictland in general.
		Hence, it is in these areas that the united kingdom of the Picts came from, perhaps acquiring southern Pictland after the eхpulsion of the Northumbrians by King Bridei at the Battle of Nechtansmere.
		Woolf "Dun Nechtain, Fortriu and the Geography of the Picts."
	fortriu.en.gpspda.info (677 words)

	Picts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The king of Fortriu Eógan mac Óengusa, the king of Dál Riata Aed mac Boanta, and many more, were killed in a major battle against the Vikings in 839.
		The rise of Cínaed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin) in the 840s, in the aftermath of this disaster, brought to power the family who would preside over the last days of the Pictish kingdom and found the new kingdom of Alba, although Cínaed himself was never other than king of the Picts.
		For most of Pictish recorded history the kingdom of Fortriu appears dominant, so much so that king of Fortriu and king of the Picts may mean one and the same thing in the annals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Picts (4925 words)

	Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fortriu (after Fortrenn) corresponds to the Verturiones - a division of the Picts known to 4th century Romans, and mentioned in connection with the, so called, Barbarian Conspiracy.
		By the time of Brude, son of Bile (Brude famously defeated the Northumbrian Angles in 685), it seems that Fortriu was the dominant Pictish kingdom, and their kings were over-kings of the Picts.
		In his sixth year, according to the 'Scottish Chronicle', "on the Hill of Credulity, near to the royal city of Scone", Constantine and bishop Cellach (of St.Andrews), promulgated that the practices of the Pictish church should be brought into line with those of the Scots.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /scotsandpicts.htm (11424 words)

	A History of Scotland Presented by Scottish Radiance - The Making of a Kingdom
		Although Skene in his Celtic Scotland argued that the end of the house of Fortriu came in 889, with the death of Giric, who had succeeded the two sons of Kenneth mac Alpin, the date 839 is a more significant one.
		It is no accident that the office of 'chief bishop of Fortriu' emerged by 865, in the reign of Constantine I. But the Constantine who succeeded as King of Picts in 789 was a son of Fergus and elder brother of an Óengus, both obviously Gaelic names.
		A balance was in process of being struck between old and new, between a revived native culture with disparate roots and the importation of a consciously novel western European cult of kingship.
	www.scottishradiance.com /scothistory/scothistory9811.htm (2248 words)

	Abbeys Bookshop - Blade of Fortriu (Bridei Chronicles #02)
		The kingdom of Fortriu has enjoyed five years of peace since Bridei came to the throne.
		The princess Ana, a hostage of Fortriu since childhood, is sent north to make a strategic marriage with a chieftain she has never met - and with it gain an ally on whom Bridei's victory relies.
		Her escort is led by a man she despises: the enigmatic Faolan, Bridei's assassin and spy.
	www.abbeys.com.au /items/32/88/56 (281 words)

	Cenél Loairn of Dalriada
		Kings of Fortriu were probably originally tribal rí, whose power was limited to Strathearn; by the second half of the seventh century, it is likely that they were also acknowledged as overkings of the Picts south of the Mounth.
		It is not surprising that it was shortly after this, during the long reign of Nechtan between 706 and 724, that the genealogists probably got to work on Pictish king lists and polished the origin legends of their royal patron.
		The achievement of the kings of Fortriu in the eighth and ninth centuries was one of the most notable in Scottish history, but its nature is easily mistaken if overlaid with the conventional vocabulary of later, medieval kingship.
	www.scotmall.com /maclaurin/cenelloairn.html (916 words)

	Celtic Cross of Duplin
		Forteviot, an elite capital of later kings of Fortriu, seems to have centred on a glorious palace - palisaded, but not as formidable as neighbouring Dundurn, (AU 683) - with feasting hall, royal church of decorated stone, and Christian burial ground.
		The Duplin cross, in particular, may demonstrate the importance of Fortriu as supreme kingdom.
		Custatin filius Forcus’ (Urgust) ruled Pictland from Fortriu in 789, assumed kingship of DalRiata by 811, and retired to monastic St. Andrews (Cillrighmont) where he died, 820.
	www.mysticunicorn.com /clt-C7.html (180 words)

	Scottish Monarchs - Kings and Queens of Scotland - Donald II. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Donald II King Donald II, or Domnal mac Caustantin as he was referred to, was the eldest son of Constantine I, on his succession the male line of Kenneth MacAlpin was re-established on Scotland's throne after his ousting of Eochaid and Giric.
		According to established tradition, Donald II was crowned King on the Stone of Destiny at Scone Abbey, near the meeting of Fortriu and Circinn.
		The place 'of the high shields' or 'the melodious shields' as it was known, is a reference to the traditional Celtic clash of shields at the inauguration of a new King.
	www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /macalpin_6.htm (372 words)

	Óengus I of the Picts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A translation of this latter material is wanting. The branch of the kindred from which he came were located in an area known as Circinn, associated with modern Angus and the Mearns.The location of Circinn is far from certain but it is generally located as described, see Watson, Celtic Place Names, pp.
		The case of Fortriu points up the dangers of relying over much on such identifications.
		Broun, "The Seven Kingdoms", gives an alternative view. To conform to the evidence in the Irish annals, it can be assumed that Óengus was born before 700, and was thus middle-aged by the time he entered into history.
	dictionpedia.com /en/Oengus_I_of_the_Picts (2457 words)

	Watson: North of Forth
		It is an unpleasant fact which he feels to demand explanation, and he does explain it by the ingenious device of making the compulsion arise out of an ancient obligation backed by a prophecy: the thing was, in fact, a debt of honour which the Gael were destined to repay.
		The historical significance of the tale is its recognition of early settlements of Gael in Fortriu and Magh Círcinn - not independent, but subject to the Picts, and serving with the Picts as mercenaries, both south of the Wall and apparently north of it.
		The south-western part of Fortriu became the Earldom of Menteith, the remainder became the Earldom of Strathearn.
	www.st-andrews.ac.uk /institutes/sassi/spns/watsnf.htm (11485 words)

	Picts - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The king of Fortriu Eógan mac Óengusa, the king of Dál Riata Aed mac Boanta, and many more, were killed in a major battle against the Vikings in 839.Annals of Ulster (s.a.
		Fortriu, cognate with the Verturiones of the Romans; recently shown to be centered around MorayWoolf, "Dun Nechtain"; cf.
		This was previously thought to lie in the area around Perth and the southern Strathearn, whereas recent work has convinced those working in the field that Moray (a name referring to a very much larger area in the High Middle Ages than the traditional county of Moray), was the core of Fortriu.Woolf, "Dun Nechtain".
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Picts (4306 words)

	Blade of Fortriu (Bridei Chronicles, book 2) by Juliet Marillier
		A princess of the Light Isles, she has dwelt as a hostage at the court of Fortriu for most of her young life.
		Despite being a pawn of fortune, she has bewitched all at court and is dearly loved by Bridei and his queen.
		She fears Faolan, but he may prove to be the truest thing in her world.
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /m/juliet-marillier/blade-of-fortriu.htm (363 words)

	Pan Macmillan Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ana had been a hostage at the court of Fortriu since she was ten and a half.
		After eight years, she recognised that what had once seemed a kind of prison, albeit one where the captive ate at the king's table and slept in fine linen and soft wool, had become more like a home.
		Excerpted from Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier.
	www.panmacmillan.com.au /extract.asp?ExtractSubmit=1405036826 (1345 words)

	The Juliet Marillier Fanlisting & Fansite
		Description: When the child Bridei is sent by his parents to live with the druid Broichan, he knows only that he has left his home and family to learn to be a warrior and scholar, strategist and sage.
		He is not aware that in the divided and wartorn kingdom of Fortriu a secret council of elders, including Broichan, has long been making plans for the future of their homeland: with Bridei himself central to their strategy.
		The princess Ana, a hostage of Fortriu since childhood, is sent north to make a strategic marriage with a chieftain she has never met, and with it gain an ally on whom Bridei's victory relies.
	marillier.not-quite-human.net /fs.php?books (1549 words)

	Amazon.ca: Blade Of Fortriu : Book Two of the Bridei Chronicles: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Five Winters have passed since young king Bridei ascended the throne of Fortriu.
		Five years, in which the people have felt a contentment unknown for generations.
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	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0765309963 (318 words)

	Part 389 of The Annals of Ulster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Murchad, with the northern Uí Néill, made an expedition to Druim ind Eich; Conchobor with the southern Uí Néill and the Laigin moved northwards, till at length God by his great power separated them.
		Constantine son of Fergus, king of Fortriu, dies.
		Feidlimid son of Crimthann took the kingship of Caisel.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/online/T100001A/text389.html (60 words)

	Bridei III of the Picts Biography,info
		: Bruide mac Bili) (616?-693) was king of Fortriu and overking of the Picts between 671 and his death in 693.
		Bridei may have been born as early as 616, but no later than the year 628.
		It is clear that, from his base in Fortriu (or Moray), Bridei was establishing his overlordship of the lands to the north, and those to the south, perhaps putting himself in a position to attack the Anglian possessions (or overlordship) which existed in the far south.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Bridei_III_of_the_Picts (453 words)

	Kingdoms of Caledonia & Ireland - Pictland
		He had seven sons (the number seven being very important to the Picts), who were named Fib, Fidach, Foclaid (or Fotla), Fortrenn (Fortriu), Caitt (or Cat), Ce and Circenn (Circind).
		The names of Cruithne's seven sons were also equated to the seven provinces of Pictland detailed in an ancient account of Scotland called De Situ Albanie (possibly written in the 14th century according to F T Wainwright).
		Scone was the capital of the strongest of the southern sub-kingdoms, Fortriu (Roman Verturiones, modern Forteviot).
	www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsBritain/GaelsPictland.htm (977 words)

	A History of Scotland Presented by Scottish Radiance - Reign of Kenneth mac Alpin (continued)
		It was only after his reign, according to a note in the Latin king-list of Dalriada, that the reign of the Scots was transferred to the land of the Picts, centred at Forteviot.
		His own authority, it has been suggested, was acknowledged at most only in the four Pictish provinces south of the Mounth: in Fortriu itself, and in Fife, Atholl and Circenn.
		Though perhaps not yet damaging to Fortriu authority, it was the beginning of a process which would severely test mac Alpin kings in the century after 950.
	www.scottishradiance.com /scothistory/scothistory01.htm (734 words)

	[ information-center.be \| Kings_of_the_Picts Resources ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In 843 tradition records the replacement of the Pictish kingdom by the Kingdom of Alba, although Annals continue to use Picts and Fortriu for half a century after 843.
		Irish annals (the Annals of Ulster, Annals of Innisfallen) refer to some kings as king of Fortriu or king of Alba.
		It is uncertain whether all of these kings, whether well attested or not, were the king of the Picts in their time, rather than a king of the Picts as lesser kings (known as mormaers in later times) and chieftains (later toisechs) existed in the 11th and 12th centuries.
	information-center.be /Kings_of_the_Picts.html (1555 words)

	The Role of lordship centres in Pictish society
		Fortriu seem to have enjoyed overkingship, as the term Fortrenn is used in annals with dual meaning
		The Dupplin cross, in particular, may demonstrate the importance of Fortriu as supreme kingdom.
		Forcus’ (Urgust) ruled Pictland from Fortriu in 789, assumed kingship of DalRiata by 811, and retired to
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~stones/picts/essays/lordship.html (1948 words)

	The Specusphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		She feels that she moved away from fantasy with her Viking duology of Wolfskin and Foxmask, and even further away with her Pictish trilogy, The Bridei Chronicles.
		The first book of this series, The Dark Mirror, was published last year and the second volume Blade of Fortriu, is due for publication later in 2005.
		Wolfskin is perhaps her favourite, since it is the closest to being a true historical novel.
	www.specusphere.com /files/viewreview.asp?article_id=80 (862 words)

	Constantine I King of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Constantine I, son of Kenneth mac Alpin, succeeded Kenneth's brother Donald on the throne of Scotland.
		According to the annals put together by Donald mac Firbis, a Viking attack on Fortriu in 846 or 866 in which new tactics were adopted, taking hostages as pledge for ransom.
		Constantine's kingdom was invaded three or four times, probably from the west and the "gentile" armies extracted tribute during protracted stays and eventually Constantine gave battle and was killed.
	home.cfl.rr.com /srsandifer/MacDonal/PS03/PS03_057.HTM (187 words)

	BookLoons Reviews - Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
		Bridei, youngest son of King Maelchon of Gwynedd and his wife Anfreda, is fostered at the age of five with powerful druid Broichan at his steading of Pitnochie in the northern realm of Fortriu.
		He also teaches Bridei to respect and be wary of the perilous Good Folk, and accompanies him to the Dark Mirror in the Vale of the Fallen, where the boy sees visions of Fortriu warriors' defeat at the hands of the Gael invaders.
		Revealed only to the reader are two powerful presences watching from the wild, with their own agenda for the children, who they say have a long, hard road ahead of them.
	www.bookloons.com /cgi-bin/Review.asp?bookid=4833 (583 words)

	A History of Scotland Presented by Scottish Radiance -THE MAKING OF THE KINGDOM OF FORTRIU
		South of the Mounth were the 'provinces' of Circenn (Angus and the Mearns), Fotla (Atholl), Fortriu (Strathearn and Menteith) and Fib (Fife).
		There are significant gaps between the first mention of these provinces: Circenn appeared before 600 and Fortriu in 664, and these names may conceal much older divisions, perhaps even older than the Pictish kingdom itself.
		By contrast, neighbouring Fotla, which is first mentioned only in 739 as Athfotla ('new Ireland'), does suggest a newly recognised migrant tribe acquiring a territory.
	www.scottishradiance.com /scothistory/scothistory9808.htm (1623 words)

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