pictish was the other kingdom that claimed ownership of the northern islands of scotland.
pictish was the other kingdom that claimed ownership of the northern islands of scotland.
what other kingdom claimed ownership of the northern islands of scotland?
pictish
scotland also experienced significant viking incursions during the 9th century. the vikings established themselves in coastal regions, usually in northern scotland, and in the northern islands such as orkney and shetland. the viking invasion and settlement in scotland provided a contributing factor in the collapse of the kingdoms of the picts, who inhabited most of scotland at the time. not only were the pictish realms either destroyed or severely weakened, the viking invasion and settlement may have been the reason for the movement of kenneth macalpin, the king of dál riata at that time. the kingdom of dál riata was located on the western coast of scotland, and viking incursions destroyed it after the death of its previous king, áed mac boanta in 839, according to the annals of ulster. this may have caused the new king, macalpin, to move to the east, and conquer the remnants of the pictish realms. macalpin became king of the picts in 843 and later kings would be titled as the king of alba or king of scots.
9th century
administratively, the cnmi is divided into four municipalities:









































the northern islands (north of saipan) form the northern islands municipality.









































the three main islands of the southern islands form the municipalities of saipan, tinian, and rota, with uninhabited aguijan forming part of tinian municipality.









































because of volcanic threat, the northern islands have been evacuated. human habitation was limited to agrihan, pagan, and alamagan, but population varied due to various economic factors, including children's education. the 2010 census showed no residents in northern islands municipality and the northern islands' mayor office is located in "exile" on saipan.
northern mariana islands