History glossary
Picts
peoples of northern Britain who remained outside Roman and later Anglo-Saxon rule.
- Category
- Historical group
- Region
- Britain
- Date range
- Late antiquity and early medieval period
What it means
The Picts were peoples of northern Britain, especially in what is now Scotland. Roman and early medieval writers treated them as distinct from the Britons, Scots, and Anglo-Saxons, though their exact identity and language remain debated.
