Scota, Egyptian Queen of the Scots

By Ralph Ellis

An analysis of the Scotichronicon

Revised 2015

Medieval Scottish chronicle is treated as a memory of a real exodus: Queen Scota as Ankhesenamun, daughter of Akhenaten, and her consort Gaythelos as Aye — a royal flight from Egypt to Ireland and Scotland.

• Scota as Ankhesenamun, daughter of Akhenaten
• Gaythelos as Aye, vizier of the Amarna court
• An Egyptian origin for the Scots origin-legend

ISBN 9781508512912