The Celts Ludmila Nerudová
The Celts tribes settling all over Europe the Hallstatt and the La Tène Cultures řeč.: Keltové lat.: Galové
A Geographical Distribution
Society separate tribes a chief or a king a warrior class an aristocracy class (druids) everyone else
Religion polytheism natural gods druids crop, animal or human sacrifices
Festivals Summer/Winter solstice Spring/Autumn equinox Samhain Imbolc Beltine Lugnasad
Trade and Farming social and political contact minted own coins great farming skills hillfort = oppidum
Art weapons wood carvings ornaments few written records
Housing and Clothing shirts, breeches stripped and checked cloaks roundhouses
The End of the Celtic Period Roman invasion in 43AD Latin language the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings
Some English Words of Celtic Origin dad, mum – from Welsh “dad“, “mam“ slogan – from Gaelic “sluaghghairm“ = battle cry smashing – from Irish “Is maith sin“ town – from Celtic “dunom“ whiskey – from Scottish Gaelic “uisge bheatha“
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