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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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