Cruithne: Legendary King, His Seven Sons And The First Celtic Tribe That Inhabited The British Isles

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient myth says that at the beginning of time, there was a legendary king of the Picts, Cruithne (from the Gaelic word: 'An Cruithain' (Pict) -  naturally, 'painted people,' was a son of Cing (in Gaelic: 'strong or brave').

Important to note that the name Cruthin, (Cruithne or Cruithnigh,) however, has survived even to this day in the Lowland Scots dialect as “Creenie’’, which means a servant or working man of Galloway. The end of the eighth century wasn't any easy time for the Cruthin in Ulster.

King Cruithne (often called the "father of the Picts") is a legendary figure from early medieval Irish and Scottish mythology, and also a founder and the first king of the Picts. It is said that he reigned for a hundred years, or even 135 years, and had seven sons whose names were: Fib, Fidach, Foclaid (or Fotla), Fortrenn, Caitt (or Cat), Ce, and Circenn. These names were given to the seven provinces of Pictland.

A mythical founder, not a historical figure, Cruithne is part of an origin myth explaining the history of the Picts.

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