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Fidach

600 CE – 900 CE (approx.)

A Pictish province named in the legend of the seven sons of Cruithne, of uncertain location, perhaps around Moray and Ross.

Origins

Fidach is known only from medieval lists of the seven Pictish provinces, which named them after legendary sons of Cruithne, the father of the Picts. Its location is not stated, and historians have suggested Moray, Ross or the area around the Moray Firth.

Rule and society

Nothing is known of its rulers, society or government beyond its inclusion in the province lists. It was presumably one of the regional territories of Pictland, subject to the kings of the Picts.

Decline and legacy

Like the other provinces, it disappeared as a distinct unit when Pictland was absorbed into the Kingdom of Scotland in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fidach. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/fidach
MLA
“Fidach.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/fidach. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Fidach.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/fidach.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fidach’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/fidach (Accessed: ).

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