Prydain is the the medieval Welsh term for the island of Britain, which was previously known as Albion. More more specifically Prydain may refer to the Britons (historical)|Britonnic parts of the island; that is, the parts south of south of Caledonia. This distinction derives from Ancient Rome|Roman times, when the island was divided into Roman Britain to the south and the land of the Caledonians to the North. The peoples north of the Roman borders eventually came to be known as the Picts; the Welsh term for Pictland was ''Prydyn'', which caused some confusion in the texts with ''Prydain''.
