
Is there any evidence that Celts produced chain mail?
13 There is extensive documentary and archeological evidence for Celtic chain mail; one Classical writer (Varro) even specifically named the Celts as the inventors of chain mail.
Where did the Gaels originate? - History Stack Exchange
The origin and spreading out of the Celtic peoples is a topic shrouded in mystery, at least to my mind. While the Germanic migrations occurred during the late Imperial Roman period and Early Middle...
ancient history - Were/are the Gaels, Picts and Britons physically ...
Dec 14, 2017 · The Celtic language was originally discovered by Edward Lhuyd. He discerned a similarity in the two surviving Celtic languages, Gaelic (Irish) and Brittonic (Welsh). He became the …
Was Celtic society promiscuous? - History Stack Exchange
Sep 18, 2017 · The perception that the Celts were promiscuous seems to be based on, at least in part, ancient writers’ interpretations of marital relationships and / or a superficial knowledge of Celtic …
spain - Why isn't there a single trace of Germanic influence in Iberian ...
The accepted answer is very good at giving context and explaining the difference of the Iberian languages with England (where a Germanic language replaced previous romance and Celtic …
How many people were in an average Iron Age Celtic settlement?
Feb 8, 2020 · For that, we must define "celtic". All modern folklore aside, fom a mere archeological point of view "celts" were the oppida building people, referred to as "Keltoi" by the Greek ~500BC. …
religious history - When did druids become widely accepted as ...
Aug 29, 2018 · However, there is no account of druids turning into animals. When in history did it become widely accepted that Druids could shapeshift into animals? Edit: My Research Coir Anmann …
Did the Celts really go into battle naked? - History Stack Exchange
Feb 12, 2013 · As historians, we need to look at history with a critical eye and should seek verification from multiple sources before making an firm conclusions. So, are there any non-Roman sources that …
britain - How likely is it that any non-Celtic language was spoken in ...
Jan 30, 2022 · How confident can we be that only Celtic languages were spoken in the British Isles when the Romans began their conquest of Britain in 43AD? What is the likelihood that some pre …
Were there natives In Iceland prior to the Irish monk's landings?
Feb 14, 2018 · The "Celtic" as an ethnonym refers to the present day populations of Ireland, Highland Scotland, and Wales. There is concrete historical evidence that early Christian Irish monks settled in …