Attempts have been made to identify possible archaic elements and indeed it now seems likely that it draws together several strands of very early Strathclyde tradition, possibly originating in the seventh or eighth centuries.
Tense intentado identificar posíbeis elementos arcaicos e de feito parece probábel que xuntase varios fíos da moi antiga tradición de Strathclyde, que tiveron a súa orixe nos séculos sétimo ou oitavo.