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Scottish independence Scotland politics referendumWe must admit, we don’t quite get what the Daily Record is trying to achieve. Having already told its dwindling band of readers that voting for both ...
According to Brythonic Yachts, Cloud 9 would be constructed in composite or aluminum and, when it comes to the propulsion system, it can be equipped either with conventional diesel engines or ...
It stated proudly that Dumbarton was the “Ancient Capital of Strathclyde” and carried the date 500 AD. I had to find out what “Strathclyde” was all about and discovered that this town of fewer than 30 ...
It is unclear whether the Picts were Celts or not, although the evidence of placenames accepted as Pictish tends to suggest they were, speaking a variety of Brythonic Celtic language, similar to ...
This afternoon online session is the first of the 2024-2026 series of Spineless Wonders events and exhibitions looking at small press publications, textual objects and artists books in the context of ...
Common Brittonic (also known as Proto-Brythonic) is said to have been spoken from around the 6th Century BC to the 6th Century AD across the majority of Britain i.e., it was used during the Iron ...
Celtic languages are categorised into distinct subfamilies: Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish are in the Goidelic group while Welsh, Cornish and Breton (not pictured above) are in the Brythonic branch.
Frome, a town in easter Somerset is thought to have derived from the ancient Brythonic word "ffraw", meaning fair, fine or brisk, and described the flow of the river that runs through the town!
Cymru (Image: Getty) 12. Cymru The Welsh name for Wales. 'Cymru' and 'Cymry' (the latter means Welsh people) derive from the Brythonic word 'combrogi', which means 'fellow-countrymen'. 13. Adref ...
The region is rich with Brythonic and Celtic history, which several centuries ago included groups of kingdoms, gory battles, and poetry. Traces of this land can still be found in place names to ...