I rather thought that the runes of the Dwarfs were reminiscent of the old Celtic writing of "Ogham". Secondly, Scottish troops fought alongside England since the fall of the Roman Empire, they were just so unpopular that modern History rarely includes this fact.
Zooooch
Pish,
The Scotti (as the Romans called the Irish) were united under Kenneth MacAlpine following the successful colonisation of what is now Scotland and absorbing the Picts and the Briton kingdom of Strathclyde after becoming king of Dal Riata in the 9th century - before that there was no Scotland.
The Scotti were Q culture Gaels, quite different from P culture Ancient Britons - different languages, customs, and dress.
England didn't exist until the invading Germanic tribes formed it in the 6th/7th Century after pushing back the Sub Roman Britons in to Cornwall and Wales (with Cornwall ultimately falling, although he Cornish language was a living language until the 19th century and it is now being promoted in schools again in Cornwall)
Scots fought with the Saxons (and against them) as indeed the Saxons fought with the Scots during the end of the Dark Ages (Malcolm employed Saxons against MacBeth and MacBeth employed Norman cavalry against Malcolm) - BUT we are not talking national armies.
Pretty much a time of peace until Edward the first, Scots national army fight English army despite times of peace right up until the death of Elizabeth I and when James VI becomes James I of England.
Charles 1st declares war on Scotland in 1638 and looses
Scots enter the War of Three Nations (English Civil War) on the side of Parliament in 1643, playing a large part in helping Parliament in winning Marston Moor.
1644 Montrose joins the Royalists, and a second Scots army starts campaigning in Scotland against the Covenanter's.
2nd and 3rd Civil Wars sees the Scots army fighting Parliament
Glencairn uprising - Scots Vs Parliament
Murdering Years - Royalist Scots giving payback to the Covenanting Scots.
1685 Rebelion - no Scots involved
1689 Rebelion - Not Scots Vs England as some would have it, but for the most part Scots Catholic supporters fighting Scots Government troops
1707 - Act of union - we're all friends - hussar
So all in all, the Army of the Covenant (which was a national army) did fight for the English between 1643 and 1646, but it was a traditional field army with one fo the best artillery trains in Europe (thanks to Alexander Hamilton) with it's infantry being armed with musket and pike on a 1:1 ration fighting with Swedish tactics best belonging to the Empire's detachment rule. Not really dwarfs then? (And of course we are talking post Norman invasion Scotland, so we are also not talking about clan structure as this was a formal army and not a feudal army - which is what the highland contingents usually were. Not to say you don't get Highlanders in formal regiments, they just have no clan structure. Gordon's, Fraser's, and the Strathbogie regiment being famous examples.)
The Celts also had some of the most wide ranging style of armour in the Medevil Ages, being as they were almost the best Metal workers, you may find that the Goths and Vendals coppied their workings. (a little known fact: the Celts inhabited manland Europe until the romans kicked them out)
Scots armour...
Most armour was imported from Germany - same with swords. Maile was common enough with nobles in Gaul, but not in Briton and not by with the Scots. Up until the medieval period did armoured rank and file become more prevalent, and event then we are talking for the most part padded armour. (Not too unlike the Brotonnian MAA)
I take it you mean Vandal rather than Vendal. Vandal's being a people who sacked Rome.
Here's a Vendal helmet from Norway, 7th Century
I would appreciate you giving primary evidence for some of your claims as they would turn Scots academics heads for sure. It could be your wording, but the impression you give is from an alternate Scotland from a parallel world.
And yes, the Celts covered most of lower Europe. La Tene period showing them from northern Greece up to Briton. Briton wasn't as "Celtic" as mainland Europe as there were still influences from the people they displaced. Chariots were still being used in the British Isles over 500 years after they fell out of use on the continent.
B'fhearr leam breacan uallach.
Slainté,
Andy