The Pictish inhabitants of Orkney mounted resistance to initial Norse raiding and settlement attempts before being overwhelmed in the early ninth century. The Picts of Orkney had their own distinct culture and trading connections with the mainland and initially resisted Norse encroachment. The collapse of Pictish resistance in Orkney was complete enough that no Pictish language traces survive.
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