>>2702763>>2702764Western scootlund was invaded by th' gaels in th' vth century. a fowk frae irelain fa spoke a q-celtic leid (gaelic) while th' previoos fowk ay scootlund (the picts) spoke a p-celtic leid loch others brittons an' loch some continental celts (gaulish, lepontic...). most scottish men carry th' haplogroop r1b (proto-celt), especially its subclade r1b l21 (like most central europeans) eastern scootlund, th' area 'at was th' leest settled by th' gaels, shows th' highest frequencies in gb ay r1b u152 (alpine an' gallic celts) an' has significant rates ay r1b u106 (germanic). it isnae easy tae ken wether those tois subclades ay r1b predate ur nae th' germanic invasions (angles...). indeed, scootlund got several genetic influx since th' early middle ages, bringin' germanic haplogroop sic' as i1, i2a2 (auld i2b), r1a (not jist germanic but present in scandinavia) an' r1b u106. durin' th' germanic invasions, th' angles settled in soothern scootlund, that's wa scottish leid is huir uv a close tae th' sassenach a body. later th' vikings frae norway settled in th' north, sooth west an' in th' islands (shetlands, orkney). so scootlund is mostly selic but wi' strang germanic areas (lowlands, north, orkney, shetlands).
