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In 843 Kenneth Macalpine, King of the Scots, achieved a union between Scots and Picts, becoming king of the territory north of the Forth and Clyde. This became known as Scotia. The Picts, who had dominated for more than 1000 years, vanished for ever. Malcolm II defeated the Angles in 1018, and brought Lothian, into the kingdom. Duncan I, his grandson succeeded him in 1034. Duncan already ruled the Britons, and so now the four kingdoms were united into one Scotland. The country was divided into seven main kingdoms, of which Fife was -the strongest, plus a few smaller ones. Duncan was King of the Scots, but not of Scotland, for each kingdom owned their own lands. |
