sentences:  Powys’ Picts are allied to the ancestors of the Irish people ("Gwyddylaid") and are usually referred to as “"Gwyddyl-Ffichti"” throughout the novel.Powys’ Nineue is also described as a Pict.Juliet Marillier wrote a fantasy series about the Pictish king Bridei, called "The Bridei Chronicles", beginning with "The Dark Mirror", (Pan Macmillan 2004) and continued in "Blade Of Fortriu" (Pan Macmillan 2005) and "The Well Of Shades" (Pan Macmillan 2006).