Culture of Scotland in the High Middle Ages encompasses the various forms of cultural expression that originated from Scotland during the High Medieval period. For the purposes of this article, this period is defined as spanning from the death of Domnall II in 900 to the death of Alexander III in 1286. The unity of this period is highlighted by significant breaks in Scottish history due to events such as the Wars of Scottish Independence, the Stewart accession, and subsequent transformations in Scottish society during the fourteenth century and beyond. One distinguishing feature of this period is the predominance of Gaelic culture, which later evolved into a Scoto-Norman French culture during the later medieval period.