It the vera beginnin o the early medieval time thare wur nae Angles nor anly Saxons nor een ony Vikings juist yet. In the land the Romans caad Caledonia thare wur mainly juist the Pechts an mibbe a wee bit frae the north pairts o Hibernia as the Romans haed caad it. Thare's monitor whit uist tae think the Irish cam ainer in muckle numers. Bit naw. In reality archaeological evidence maks it clear that an elite cam ower. This wis verra lik the situation win the Saxons wha cam intae the East o Britannia an some o whom cam up tae Caledonia in the Lothian. Thare few indeed. We're as well tae think in terms o jist a few thousan it maist. As elites tho thus influence wis great on the local population. Sae the Pictish tongue retreats frae Argyle as weel as frae the sooth o the Lothian.