Yeah, from what I remember the story had borrowed/stolen and altered parts from other histories and tales. The main original source being 9th century and essentially fanciful mythology linking England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to most significant ancient civilisations.

As if the claims themselves werent fanciful enough to be written off as nonsense; the texts were written many centuries after they supposedly happened.

Historically, probably complete nonsense, unlikely to be even a shred of truth; particularly as with modern science revealing genetic markers, this story doesn't pan out with scrutiny even beyond the doubts of the texts thenselves. But much like the English tale of Gog and Magog, it's entertaining.

>But much like the English tale of Gog and Magog, it's entertaining.

What's the English tale? Gog and Magog are from the Torah and other biblical texts.

A fictional Egyptian pharaoh with a very Scottish and not at all Egyptian sounding name, but still.

Different Gog and Magog, though that is the source of the names. Sometimes called Gogmagog and Corineus instead.

TIL about all this. Thanks.

That is the origin of the names yeah. The tale was they were giants who settled here. It was the foundation dating of the Royal line I think was the claim if I remember correctly

That explains Richard Ramirez in the Highlander

Scota served as a culture hero for the early Irish, back when they were still called Scots.

What language is it written in?