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Epidii

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19: 138:/Q-Celtic speakers. He says "Ptolemy's source for his Scottish names was probably from the Scottish Central Lowlands, and may have transmitted the Brittonic form of a Goidelic tribal name, or even the external name given to the tribe by Brittonic speakers". Their territory later became the heartland of the Goidelic kingdom of 485: 478: 754: 146:
suggests that the Epidii became the Dál Riata, but argues that they were Brittonic-speaking in Ptolemy's time. He also suggests that the
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Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental
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compares Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmography for the south west coast of Scotland
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Geographia, Book 2, Chapter 2: Albion island of Britannia
380:"Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography: a reassessment." 53:. Ptolemy does not list a town for the Epidii, but the 22:
Peoples of Northern Britain according to Ptolemy's map
424:The British Section of the Ravenna Cosmography in 104:, which may be the origin of the Old Gaelic name 382:(pdf) Academia.edu. Retrieved 23 January 2015. 88:, "a foal"). The Q-Celtic equivalent would be 479: 8: 378:Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Keith (5 August 2013) 486: 472: 464: 246:Ancient Kindred? Dál Riata and the Cruthin 30:(Greek: Επίδιοι) were a people of ancient 342: 218: 154:by Ptolemy, were named after the Epidii. 277: 126:Although their name is almost certainly 114:, a Gaelic god, is often referred to as 236: 234: 232: 230: 193: 34:, known from a mention of them by the 45:has been identified as the island of 7: 100:. The Q-Celtic equivalent would be 436:The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland 310:, (2nd ed.) London: B.T. Batsford/ 223:Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise 14: 209:Fitzpatrick-Matthews (2013) p. 69 458:The circumnavigation of Scotland 389:(2nd ed.) London: B.T. Batsford/ 364:(2nd ed.). Paris: Errance. 1: 755:Tribes mentioned by Ptolemy 407:(150), Thayer, Bill (ed.), 77:includes the P-Celtic root 771: 495:Iron Age tribes in Britain 92:, which became Old Gaelic 750:Historical Celtic peoples 720: 501: 344:10.1017/S0003598X00060920 61:, which is assumed to be 288:, pp. 9 – 10 and Armit, 81:, meaning "horse" (c.f. 726:Celtic tribes in Europe 446:. First published 1926. 387:Picts, Gaels, and Scots 327:"Were the Scots Irish?" 325:Campbell, Ewan (2001). 264:21 January 2015 at the 438:. Edinburgh. Birlinn. 360:Delamarre, X. (2003). 286:Picts, Gaels and Scots 23: 282:Were the Scots Irish? 21: 57:(RC 108.4) mentions 200:Watson (1926) p. 37 55:Ravenna Cosmography 385:Foster, Sally M., 167:Britons (historic) 134:suggest they were 24: 732: 731: 572: 564: 391:Historic Scotland 312:Historic Scotland 116:Eochaid Ollathair 762: 570: 562: 488: 481: 474: 465: 428:93 (1949), 108.4 421: 420: 418: 375: 356: 346: 337:(288): 285–292. 293: 275: 269: 259:Gods in Scotland 256: 250: 238: 225: 216: 210: 207: 201: 198: 770: 769: 765: 764: 763: 761: 760: 759: 735: 734: 733: 728: 716: 497: 492: 454: 449: 416: 414: 403: 372: 359: 324: 308:Celtic Scotland 302: 297: 296: 290:Celtic Scotland 276: 272: 266:Wayback Machine 257: 253: 239: 228: 217: 213: 208: 204: 199: 195: 190: 177:Scottish people 163: 157: 124: 71: 12: 11: 5: 768: 766: 758: 757: 752: 747: 745:Celtic Britons 737: 736: 730: 729: 721: 718: 717: 715: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 566: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 502: 499: 498: 493: 491: 490: 483: 476: 468: 462: 461: 453: 452:External links 450: 448: 447: 429: 422: 401: 383: 376: 370: 357: 322: 303: 301: 298: 295: 294: 284:; cf. Foster, 270: 251: 226: 219:Delamarre 2003 211: 202: 192: 191: 189: 186: 185: 184: 179: 174: 169: 162: 159: 130:/P-Celtic, Dr 123: 120: 70: 67: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 767: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 727: 724: 719: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 622:Gabrantovices 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 567: 565: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 503: 500: 496: 489: 484: 482: 477: 475: 470: 469: 466: 459: 456: 455: 451: 445: 444:1-84158-323-5 441: 437: 433: 432:Watson, W. J. 430: 427: 423: 412: 411: 406: 402: 400: 399:0-7134-8874-3 396: 392: 388: 384: 381: 377: 373: 371:2-87772-237-6 367: 363: 358: 354: 350: 345: 340: 336: 332: 328: 323: 321: 320:0-7134-8949-9 317: 313: 309: 305: 304: 299: 292:, pp. 21 – 24 291: 287: 283: 279: 278:Campbell 2001 274: 271: 267: 263: 260: 255: 252: 248: 247: 242: 237: 235: 233: 231: 227: 224: 220: 215: 212: 206: 203: 197: 194: 187: 183: 180: 178: 175: 173: 170: 168: 165: 164: 160: 158: 155: 153: 150:, called the 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 132:Ewan Campbell 129: 121: 119: 117: 113: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 68: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 37: 33: 29: 20: 16: 722: 616: 556:Corionototae 546:Catuvellauni 435: 426:Archaeologia 425: 415:, retrieved 409: 386: 361: 334: 330: 307: 306:Armit, Ian, 289: 285: 281: 273: 254: 245: 222: 214: 205: 196: 156: 151: 125: 115: 110: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 78: 74: 72: 58: 42: 27: 25: 15: 697:Trinovantes 241:Woolf, Alex 739:Categories 692:Textoverdi 682:Suessiones 612:Durotriges 571:(Northern) 536:Carnonacae 221::163–164, 188:References 144:Alex Woolf 59:Rauatonium 49:in modern 36:geographer 707:Venicones 647:Ordovices 632:Lopocares 592:Deceangli 569:Cornovii 563:(Central) 561:Cornovii 526:Caledonii 516:Brigantes 506:Atrebates 353:159844564 331:Antiquity 268:. Tairis. 182:Dál Riata 140:Dál Riata 128:Brittonic 112:The Dagda 102:*Ekwidios 73:The name 69:Etymology 723:Part of: 712:Votadini 702:Vacomagi 667:Setantii 662:Selgovae 642:Novantae 607:Dumnonii 587:Decantae 582:Damnonii 551:Coritani 541:Carvetii 531:Cantiaci 417:26 April 393:, 2005. 314:, 2005. 262:Archived 161:See also 148:Hebrides 136:Goidelic 122:Language 98:*Epidios 63:Southend 41:c. 150. 687:Taexali 677:Smertae 672:Silures 602:Dobunni 597:Demetae 577:Creones 521:Caereni 434:(2004) 405:Ptolemy 300:Sources 249:. 2012. 106:Eochaid 43:Epidion 39:Ptolemy 32:Britain 652:Parisi 617:Epidii 511:Belgae 442:  397:  368:  351:  318:  152:Ebudae 90:*ekwos 75:Epidii 51:Argyll 28:Epidii 657:Regni 627:Iceni 349:S2CID 172:Picts 83:Welsh 47:Islay 637:Lugi 440:ISBN 419:2008 395:ISBN 366:ISBN 316:ISBN 86:ebol 79:epos 26:The 339:doi 94:ech 741:: 347:. 335:75 333:. 329:. 280:, 243:. 229:^ 142:. 118:. 108:. 65:. 487:e 480:t 473:v 374:. 355:. 341::

Index


Britain
geographer
Ptolemy
Islay
Argyll
Ravenna Cosmography
Southend
Welsh
Eochaid
The Dagda
Brittonic
Ewan Campbell
Goidelic
Dál Riata
Alex Woolf
Hebrides
Britons (historic)
Picts
Scottish people
Dál Riata
Delamarre 2003




Woolf, Alex
Ancient Kindred? Dál Riata and the Cruthin
Gods in Scotland
Archived

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