Author: Gerhard Herm
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2002-12-06
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780312313432
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of North European cultural ancestors.
Author: Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780851159232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The influence of the Celts is far more widespread than its fragmented survival in the outer fringes of western Europe indicates; this once important culture is still a vital component of European civilisation and heritage, from east to west. In tracing the course of the history of the Celts, O. hOgain shows how far-reaching their influence has been."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Charles Squire
Publisher: Tiger Books
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Barry Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-04-14
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0191067210
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were famous throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World. They were the archetypal barbarians from the north and were feared by both Greeks and Romans. For two and a half thousand years they have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate among historians and archaeologists. Barry Cunliffe's classic study of the ancient Celtic world was first published in 1997. Since then huge advances have taken place in our knowledge: new finds, new ways of using DNA records to understand Celtic origins, new ideas about the proto-urban nature of early chieftains' strongholds, All these developments are part of this fully updated , and completely redesigned edition. Cunliffe explores the archaeological reality of these bold warriors and skilled craftsmen of barbarian Europe who inspired fear in both the Greeks and the Romans. He investigates the texts of the classical writers and contrasts their view of the Celts with current archaeological findings. Tracing the emergence of chiefdoms and the fifth- to third-century migrations as far as Bosnia and the Czech Republic, he assesses the disparity between the traditional story and the most recent historical and archaeological evidence on the Celts. Other aspects of Celtic identity such as the cultural diversity of the tribes, their social and religious systems, art, language and law, are also examined. From the picture that emerges, we are — crucially — able to distinguish between the original Celts, and those tribes which were 'Celtized', giving us an invaluable insight into the true identity of this ancient people.
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2011-08-12
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 0857901168
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'The most powerful representation yet of the race which has repeatedly changed history as we know it' - The Scotsman Alistair Moffat's journey, from the Scottish islands and Scotland, to the English coast, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland, ignores national boundaries to reveal the rich fabric of culture and history of Celtic Britain which still survives today. This is a vividly told, dramatic and enlightening account of the oral history, legends and battles of a people whose past stretches back many hundred of years. The Sea Kingdoms is a story of great tragedies, ancient myths and spectacular beauty.
Author: Martin J Dougherty
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2015-09-25
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 1782741755
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Before the Roman Empire, the Celts dominated central and western Europe. Highly illustrated, Celts examines the different tribes and how they lived, fought and survived as a people, revealing the truth behind the stories of naked warriors, beheadings, druids and magic.
Author: Laurence Flanagan
Publisher: Gill Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780717124336
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Who were Ireland's first settlers? How did they live? What did they believe? The answers to these questions and more are to be found in the late Laurence Flanagan's acclaimed guide to pre-Celtic civilisation, 'Ancient Ireland: Life Before the Celts'
Author: Henri Hubert
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781851709526
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The History of the Celtic People is a facsimile reprint of Henri Hubert's two volumes, The Rise of the Celts and the Greatness and decline of the Celts, which were first published in English in 1934"--T. p. verso./ Includes bibilographical refrences (p.295-313) and index.
Author: John Arnott MacCulloch
Publisher: Constable
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author portrays the Celt as a seeker after God, linking himself by strong ties to the unseen and eager to conquer the unknown by religious rite and magic art. The earliest aspect of the religion of Celtic man was the cult of nature spirits and of life manifested in nature.