Scotland's First Warriors
The Ancients

Scotland's First Warriors

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 6, 202656 min

Three thousand years ago, prehistoric Scotland was a landscape of rival communities, raids and warfare. Bands of warriors fought for power and territory leaving behind extraordinary weapons that reveal a more violent side to Scotland’s ancient past. In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Matthew Knight, Senior Curator of Prehistory at the National Museum of Scotland, to explore Scotland’s first warriors. Who were these Bronze Age fighters? What did their weapons reveal about their status and identity? And how did warfare shape life in prehistoric Scotland? MORE...

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Just visit historyhit.com slash subscribe. Scotland. 3,000 years ago. And a small group of men approach a settlement. They come intent on violence and plunder.

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