For centuries, the Picts were the unbreakable heart of the land we now call Scotland. They were the people who stopped the Roman legions in their tracks, who fought the Viking longships to a standstill, and who held their own against the Gaels. Their symbols, carved into massive stones, remain a mystery to this day. And then, history says, they "disappeared." But they were never conquered. They performed one final, brilliant act of defiance. Instead of being wiped out by their enemies, they chos