The CeltsThe CeltsLudmila Nerudová

The CeltsThe Celts

• tribes settling all over Europe

• the Hallstatt and the La Tène Cultures

• řeč.: Keltové

• lat.: Galové

A Geographical DistributionA Geographical Distribution

SocietySociety

• separate tribes

• a chief or a king

a warrior class

an aristocracy class (druids)

everyone else

ReligionReligion

•polytheism

•natural gods

•druids

•crop, animal or

human sacrifices

FestivalsFestivals

• Summer/Winter solstice

• Spring/Autumn equinox

• Samhain

• Imbolc

• Beltine

• Lugnasad

Trade and FarmingTrade and Farming

• social and political contact

• minted own coins

• great farming skills

• hillfort = oppidum

ArtArt

• weapons

• wood carvings

• ornaments

• few written

records

Housing and ClothingHousing and Clothing

• shirts, breeches

• stripped and checked cloaks

• roundhouses

The End of the Celtic PeriodThe End of the Celtic Period

• Roman invasion in 43AD

• Latin language

• the Anglo-Saxons

• the Vikings

Some English Words of Celtic Some English Words of Celtic OriginOrigin

• 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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