These monarchs are listed in the Pictish chronicles, made during the reign of Kenneth II (971-995). These monarchs are usually known as legendary or mythical kings of the Picts, this list goes up to Vipoig, for rulers after this see List of kings of the Picts.
Cruithne and his seven sons
"Cruidne the son of Cinge, father of the Picts living in this island, ruled for 100 years. He had 7 sons. These are their names: Fib, Fidach, Floclaid, Fortrenn, Got, Ce, Circinn." Cruithne ruled Pictland for 135 years. Fib ruled Fife for 24 years Fidach ruled *1 for 40 years Floclaid ruled Athole for 30 years Fortren ruled Perth *2 for 70 years Cait ruled Caithness for 12 years Ce ruled *3 for 15 years Circin ruled Mearns for 60 years
Rulers of the Picts (before the Brudes) NameEnglish textPictish textRuled forGede olgudachGede olgudach 80Gede olgudach lxxx80 yearsDenbecanDenbecan 100Denbecan c100 yearsOlfinectaOlfinecta 60Olfinecta lx60 yearsGuidid gaed brechachGuidid gaed brechach 50Guidid gaed brechach l50 yearsGest gurcichGest gurcich 40Gest gurcich xl40 yearsWurgest Wurgest 30Wurgest xxx30 years
The Brudes According to the Pictish Chronicles "Brude bont, from whom 30 Brudes ruled Ireland and Albany for the space of 150 years, himself ruled for 48 years. They were: pant, urpant, leo, uleo, gant, urgant, gnith, urgnith, fecir, urfecir, cal, urcal, cint, urcint, fet, urfet, ru, eru, gart et urgart, cinid, urcnid, uip, uruip, grid, urgrid, mund, urmund"
This means Bont ruled for 48 years, and for 102 years the lands were ruled by the other 28 brudes, there are not 30 brudes as mentioned, there are 28/29 brudes. After the brudes Gilgidi ruled for 150 years.
Rulers of the Picts (after the Brudes) NameEnglish textPictish textRuled forGilgidiGilgidi ruled for 150 yearsGilgidi c l annis regnavit150 yearsTharainTharain 100 yearsTharain c100 yearsMorleoMorelo 15Morleo xv15 yearsDeocliunonDeocliunon 40Deocliunon xl40 yearsCimoiod (mac Arcois)Cimoiod son of Arcois 7Cimoiod filius Arcois vij7 yearsDeoord Deoord 50Deoord l50 yearsBliesbltituthBliesbltituth 5Bliesbltituh v5 yearsDectotricDectotric brother of Diu 40Dectotr'ic frater Diu xl40 yearsUsconbutsUsconbuts 30Usconbuts xxx30 yearsCarvorst Carvorst 40Carvorst xl40 yearsDeo ArdivoisDeo Ardivois 20Deo ardivois xx20 yearsVist Vist 50Vist l50 yearsRuRu 100Ru c100 years
Before Vipoig NamePictish textEnglish textReigned forReignedGartnait locGartnaith loc, a quo Garnart iii. regnavere, ix annis regnavitGartnaith loc, from whom 3 Garnarts ruled, himself ruled for 9 years9 years296-305Breth (mac Buthut)Breth filius Buthut vijBreth son of Buthut 77 years305-312 Vipoig was the first confirmed king of the Picts ruling from 312-342 and was succeeded by Canutulachama. For further reading see List of kings of the Picts.
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