Ancient Scotland Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cnut The Great (in Swedish: “Knut den Store”) became king over large parts of northern Europe, where commerce and culture flourished in his kingdoms.
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable collection of religious items originating from diverse lands was unearthed during archaeological excavations on the Swedish island of Helgö in 1954.
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Clava Cairns are located near Inverness, a city in the Scottish Highlands. According to no published excavations, the dates for the Clava monuments are
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Callanish Stone Complex (Scottish Gaelic: Calanais) at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, is very old. The fascinating Callanish megalithic monuments have their
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Carved stones represent a unique legacy of the Picts. Many of them give evidence of advanced skills of artists; some of the stones with
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Celtic tradition describes the Fomorians as rather terrifying giant creatures, horribly deformed and often mistaken for demons. It is said that this race of
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It is said that prehistoric Skara Brae, which is older than Stonehenge and Great Pyramids of Egypt, was home to very “little people”. Legends of
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News
AncientPages.com - On April 9, 1747, the Scottish Jacobite Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, becomes the last man in Britain to be publicly beheaded at Tower Hill, London. The
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AncientPages.com - On March 28, 845, Paris was attacked by Vikings under the leadership of Ragnar Lodbrok, nicknamed ‘Hairy Breeches’, referring to the animal-skin trousers that he wore. One
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using 3D scanning technology, a team of experts and amateur archaeologists will study and create a new digital database of mysterious rock carvings
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News
AncientPages.com - On December 24, 1165, William I, the second son of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon succeeded his brother Malcolm IV as King of Scotland. He was
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Needless to say the first bathrooms were far from what we are used to in modern times, but the history of bathrooms is thousands of years old
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News
AncientPages.com - On December 8, 1542, Mary Queen of Scots was born. She represents one of history's true enigmas. Historians know plenty about what she did and where she
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AncientPages.com - On December 6, 1214, King Alexander II is crowned at Scone. Scone is a village or a suburb of Perth and Kinross in the center of Scotland.
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AncientPages.com - On November 13, 1093, died Malcolm III, King of Scots from 1058 to 1093. Nicknamed Canmore (in Scottish Gaelic: "Great Chief", Malcolm ruled 35 years and his
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AncientPages.com - On November 10, 1150, the Scottish Dryburgh Abbey was founded and it is believed that construction works continued for most of the following century. Dryburgh Abbey, located
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It’s a place where the passing of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He murdered his rival in a Church and was excommunicated by the Pope. He became the King of Scots and fought one of the
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient myth says that in the beginning of time, there was a legendary king of the Picts, Cruithne. 'Cruithne' (from the Gaelic word: 'An
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News
AncientPages.com - On October 6, 1536, William Tyndale who wanted the Bible to be available yo all people, was burned at the stake. He was an important figure in
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erik Haraldsson (885 - 954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as King of
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Ancient Places
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing on a spectacular hilltop in Glen Nevis, to the west of Ben Nevis we find Dun Deardail, a mysterious, ancient vitrified Scottish fort. Why
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News
AncientPages.com - On September 25, 1237, the Treaty of York was signed at York between Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland. It confirmed that Northumberland, Cumberland,
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AncientPages.com - On August 23, 1305, great Scottish hero William Wallace was hanged, drawn and cut into pieces. It was a traitor's death. On this day William Wallace was
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AncientPages.com - On 15 August 1057, the Battle of Lumphanan was fought between Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, the future King Malcolm III, the son
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On July 24, 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate. She was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, Kinross-shire and her infant son James was crowned and later
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On July 23, 1773, Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane original name Thomas Brisbane, was born near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a British soldier and astronomical observer, for
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On July 21, 1588, “Invincible Armada” of Spain was defeated by an English Naval Force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. This impressive
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor. The Mary Rose was
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News
AncientPages.com - On June 23, 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn started. It was the first war of Scottish independence. Robert the Bruce, guardian of Scotland faced King Edward II
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News
AncientPages.com - Very little is known about the mysterious Picts and yet, they played a vital role in the history of Scotland. These brave and determined people repelled the conquests of
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known in various mythologies under different names such as 'Knocker', 'Coblynau', 'Kobold' or 'Skarbnik' (The Treasurer), these mythological spirits were believed to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Medieval knights followed chivalry - the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and it
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beneath the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland there is a frightening underground world that was considered a fearful and superstitious place at the turn of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish
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