Tag Archives: Celts
The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives and Invaders
Author: D.W. Harding Publisher: Routledge Copyright: 2004 Pages: 352 Synopsis: The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the impact of the Roman expansion northwards, and the native response to the Roman occupation on both sides of the frontiers. It traces the emergence of historically-recorded communities in the post-Roman period and looks at the clash of …
The Celts: A Chronological History by Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Author: Dáithí Ó hÓgáin Publisher: The Collins Press Copyright: 2002, reprinted 2006 ISBN: 9780851159232 Pages: 248 Synopsis: The Celts were one of the most important population groups to spread across the ancient European continent. From 800BC to 1050AD their story is one of expanding power and influence followed by contraction and near extinction. Drawing on …
Celts and the Classical World by David Rankin
Author: David Rankin Publisher: Routledge (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group) Publishing History: First published in 1987 by Croom Helm Ltd, first published in paperback in 1996 by Routledge, the edition I am using for this review was published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. ISBN: 0-203-75022-5 (Adobe eReader Format) Synopsis: To observe …
The Celtic Languages Edited by Dr. Martin J. Balls and Dr. Nicole Muller
Editors: Dr. Martin J. Balls and Dr. Nicole Muller Series: ROUTLEDGE LANGUAGE FAMILY SERIES ISBN 13: 9780415422796 Pages: 816 Publisher: Routledge Copyright: Second Edition 2009 Synopsis: The Celtic Languages describes in depth all the Celtic languages from historical, structural and sociolinguistic perspectives with individual chapters on Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. This …
Origins of the Celts: Theory One
In a previous essay, “An Introduction to Theories of Origin and Definitions of the Celts” I talked about three different theories of the origins of the Celts and definitions of the word “Celt”. I also chose the definition of “Celt” that I am going to stick too and that definition automatically excluded one of the …
The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood
Synopsis: Through fifty-four color maps, covering almost 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this atlas of the Celts charts their dramatic history from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Each map is accompanied by an authoritative text and supporting illustrations. “Continental Celts” maps the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures in Central Europe; the …
The Celtic World Edited by Miranda J. Green
Synopsis: The ancient Celts, in their heyday, inhabited much of Europe north of the Alps. This new and exhaustive study examines this fascinating people from the first evidence of Celts in the archaeological and historical record to the early post Roman period. The Celtic World is one of the most comprehensive studies of the Celts …
Druids: Preachers of Immortalityby Anne Ross
Synopsis: Druidism was the religion of the Celts and the Druids themselves were all-powerful, taking precedence over the Celtic kings. Over and above the evidence of classical texts and of archeology, the richest source of information about the Druids is the vernacular material from Ireland and Wales. It is the author’s unparalleled familiarity with the …
