Pict
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A person from a made-up tribe in fantasy stories
- proper noun
- Literature
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Pict
- The tales of the Picts often highlight their mystical abilities and tribal traditions.
Examples
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The legendary hero, Conan, faced many challenges while battling the Picts in the wilderness.
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Those Picts weren't so tough after all.
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So the Picts have wings?
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We especially thank Hlne Verbunt and Pict Rison for the visual field examinations and their useful advice.
Academic text (2004) -
In Robert E. Howard's stories, the Picts are depicted as fierce warriors with a rich culture.
Surface Forms
Pict main
Etymology
Pict in fiction comes from the same idea: the Latin Picti 'painted', from pingere 'to paint'. Writers use the name to suggest a tribe that wears body paint or war paint, so a fictional Pict is often shown as a painted, fierce tribal person.