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The Celtic language is a branch of the Indo-European language family. The Insular Celtic group of
languages are two: British or Brittonic (Breton, Cornish, and Welsh) and Goidelic (Irish and its
medieval derivatives, Scots Gaelic and Manx). Brittonic was spoken in all of Britain in the Roman
period. From it evolved Cumbrian (extinct since medieval times), Cornish (no longer spoken after the
18th century CE but recently revived), Breton (likely introduced by 5th-century CE British settlers
and not connected directly to Gaulish), and Welsh, which is still spoken today. The earliest evidence
of Goidelic-Irish dates to the 5th century CE, and it later evolved into Middle Irish (c. 950 – 1200
CE) and, thereafter, morphed again into Modern Irish, which is still spoken today.
https://www.ancient.eu/celt/
The social system of the tribe, or “people,” was threefold: king, warrior aristocracy, and freemen farmers. The druids, who were occupied with magico-religious duties, were recruited from families of the warrior class but ranked higher. Thus Caesar’s distinction between druides (man of religion and learning), eques (warrior), and plebs (commoner) is fairly apt. As in other Indo-European systems, the family was patriarchal. The basic economy of the Celts was mixed farming, and, except in times of unrest, single farmsteads were usual. Owing to the wide variations in terrain and climate, cattle raising was more important than cereal cultivation in some regions. Hill forts provided places of refuge, but warfare was generally open and consisted of single challenges and combat as much as
of general fighting. La Tène art gives witness to the aesthetic qualities of the Celts, and they greatly
prized music and many forms of oral literary composition.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celt-people
In spite of their (often misleading) ‘barbarian’ tag, the Celtic society held the so-categorized ‘men of
art’ in high regard. In fact, in ancient Ireland, the Druids were called forth as ‘men of art’ and
accorded special privileges from the ruling class. Similarly, bards, artisans, blacksmiths, and
metalworkers were often heralded as men of art, given their contributions to the crafting of
morale-boosting songs, ostentatious jewelry and most importantly mass weapons – ‘items’ that had
high value in the Celtic society.
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2016/10/18/10-facts-ancient-celts-warriors/
The Celts
The first inhabitants of Britain were the Celts. The Celts arrived to Britain approximately 3000 years B.C. using the frozen sea as a pathway. They came from central Europe and had spread throughout western Europe—including Britain, Ireland, France and Spain—in earlier centuries via migration. Their legacy remains most prominent in Ireland and Great Britain, where traces of their language and culture are still visible today.
The Celtic language is a branch of the Indo-European language family. The Insular Celtic group of
languages are two: British or Brittonic (Breton, Cornish, and Welsh) and Goidelic (Irish and its
medieval derivatives, Scots Gaelic and Manx). Brittonic was spoken in all of Britain in the Roman
period. From it evolved Cumbrian (extinct since medieval times), Cornish (no longer spoken after the
18th century CE but recently revived), Breton (likely introduced by 5th-century CE British settlers
and not connected directly to Gaulish), and Welsh, which is still spoken today. The earliest evidence
of Goidelic-Irish dates to the 5th century CE, and it later evolved into Middle Irish (c. 950 – 1200
CE) and, thereafter, morphed again into Modern Irish, which is still spoken today.
https://www.ancient.eu/celt/
The social system of the tribe, or “people,” was threefold: king, warrior aristocracy, and freemen farmers. The druids, who were occupied with magico-religious duties, were recruited from families of the warrior class but ranked higher. Thus Caesar’s distinction between druides (man of religion and learning), eques (warrior), and plebs (commoner) is fairly apt. As in other Indo-European systems, the family was patriarchal. The basic economy of the Celts was mixed farming, and, except in times of unrest, single farmsteads were usual. Owing to the wide variations in terrain and climate, cattle raising was more important than cereal cultivation in some regions. Hill forts provided places of refuge, but warfare was generally open and consisted of single challenges and combat as much as
of general fighting. La Tène art gives witness to the aesthetic qualities of the Celts, and they greatly
prized music and many forms of oral literary composition.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celt-people
In spite of their (often misleading) ‘barbarian’ tag, the Celtic society held the so-categorized ‘men of
art’ in high regard. In fact, in ancient Ireland, the Druids were called forth as ‘men of art’ and
accorded special privileges from the ruling class. Similarly, bards, artisans, blacksmiths, and
metalworkers were often heralded as men of art, given their contributions to the crafting of
morale-boosting songs, ostentatious jewelry and most importantly mass weapons – ‘items’ that had
high value in the Celtic society.
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2016/10/18/10-facts-ancient-celts-warriors/
In spite of their (often misleading) ‘barba
of general fighting. La Tène art gives w
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