Discuss the process by which the Kings of the Scots formed the Kingdom of Scotland. Assess Broun's view that a broad sense of Scottish ethnicity may only have developed in response to Edward I's wars.
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Question Four: Discuss the process by which the Kings of the Scots formed the Kingdom of Scotland. Assess Broun's view that a broad sense of Scottish ethnicity may only have developed in response to Edward I's wars. According to Ptolemy there were north of the Fourth 10 tribes. Oceanus Ducaledonians, Carnonacae, Cornavii, Smertae, Lugi, Creones, Decantae, Taezali,Caledonai, Vacomagi. To Ptolemeys estimates can be added others such as Damoni, Selgovae, Votadini, Novantae, Brigantes and Epidii1 Roman records and doubtlessly these are only a small number of and mabey not even representative of the peoples living in the region known then as Caledonia and now as Scotland. Lynch2 identifies the Kingdom of Fortru as being the core area which expands to provide the Royal line for the overlords of the Scotland to be. The puzzle of the Pictish people is one which has not been adequately solved by historians. The Picts (so named because of...

