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Circenn is pronounced "sir-sin".

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Where the name Circenn comes from: the Pict king Cruithne had seven sons, one of whom was called Circenn. His seven sons are also equated with the seven provinces of Pictland, hence Circenn is also a place-name. Circenn's mother Morganna was Brude and prized her Pict heritage, as evidenced in the naming of her son.

An intriguing aside, many Pictish kings were named Bridei, or Brude...or Brodie?
"It has been suggested that the clan Brodie has Pictish origins, being descended from the royal family that carried the name "Brude". There is much evidence of Pictish settlement around Brodie."
— Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia, George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, Harper Collins

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Ogham was the earliest form of writing in Irish in which the Latin alphabet is adapted to a series of twenty (original) letters (five more were later added). Each letter was named for a different tree. The Picts adopted Irish oghams and adapted them to their own language.

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Dunnottar was originally a Pictish fortress. It has long been a site of interest to battling forces. Circa 1296, William Wallace torched an English garrison housed there in his fight for Scottish self-rule. In 1336, after Robert the Bruce's death, King Edward III of England briefly held Dunnottar in an attempt to regain dominion over independent Scotland. It was at Dunnottar that the Earl Marischal saved the Scottish Crown Jewels or Honours of Scotland from certain destruction by Cromwell.

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The origin of "unlucky Friday the 13th" can be traced back to Friday the 13th, 1307, the day the Knights Templar were accused of heresy, arrested, imprisoned, tortured and many, executed. After having been rejected admission to the order of the Knights Templar in 1305, with depleted coffers, French King Philip IV persuaded Pope Clement V to withdraw Papal protection of the Order and authorize Philip to arrest all members-and of course, seize the fabulous Templar wealth. Interestingly, most of the Templar treasure disappeared, and was never found by King Philip "the Fair".