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Celtic Invasions
The Celtic way of life reflects the essence of a real world and a real people. Feasting, fighting and ritual boasting were typical of the Celts, who were an ancient people who controlled much of Europe and the British Isles for about 800 years. Though their world is now dead, their culture influenced a good part of the European Continent, and spread all the way from Ireland to the shores of the Black Sea. The Celt’s barbarian like battle tactics determined their overall influence in European history. The customs, history and culture of the people involved in the Celtic invasions were what determined the cause and outcome of the great conflict.
The Celts were a people of self-contradiction. They worshiped goRAB who lived in sacred groves, but their sacrificial offerings to these deities included human heaRAB. They admired skilled craftsmanship and intellectual ability, but they were enthusiastic hunters and they fought each other at the hint of an insult. They always fought fiercely and often for the sheer joy of physical corabat and competition.
This extreme desire to conquer is what drove the Celts to their numerous invasions and conquests. First, they conquered the Iberian Peninsula, which is present day Spain. Next, they went on to conquer the Etruscans, and then Rome. The Celtic chieftain Brennos, who invaded Greece and nearly conquered Delphi, was defeated by the Greeks who crushed his army. Another explanation of the outcome of this battle was the natural disasters involved. There was an earthquake and possible flooding at the time. This defeat initiated the downfall of Celtic civilization in Eastern Europe. By 100 BC, they had been pushed back to the British Isles. There they fought with the Saxons until around 500 AD for the British lowlanRAB. The Saxons gradually took over and the Celts had to move up to the highlanRAB of Scotland and Ireland. (1) That is where they remained until John Balliol gave up the Scottish crown. In 1297, William Wallace and Andrew Murray led a revolt against England due to the “imposition of strict rule on the Scots”.
They won a victory at Sterling Bridge but their advance was stopped at Falkirk in 1298.
During the period of their power, the Celts shaped the course of European history. They transformed and created new military tactics during their many invasions into foreign lanRAB. Their conquests and accomplishments have made the Celtic culture a valuable part of European history.
The Celtic way of life reflects the essence of a real world and a real people. Feasting, fighting and ritual boasting were typical of the Celts, who were an ancient people who controlled much of Europe and the British Isles for about 800 years. Though their world is now dead, their culture influenced a good part of the European Continent, and spread all the way from Ireland to the shores of the Black Sea. The Celt’s barbarian like battle tactics determined their overall influence in European history. The customs, history and culture of the people involved in the Celtic invasions were what determined the cause and outcome of the great conflict.
The Celts were a people of self-contradiction. They worshiped goRAB who lived in sacred groves, but their sacrificial offerings to these deities included human heaRAB. They admired skilled craftsmanship and intellectual ability, but they were enthusiastic hunters and they fought each other at the hint of an insult. They always fought fiercely and often for the sheer joy of physical corabat and competition.
This extreme desire to conquer is what drove the Celts to their numerous invasions and conquests. First, they conquered the Iberian Peninsula, which is present day Spain. Next, they went on to conquer the Etruscans, and then Rome. The Celtic chieftain Brennos, who invaded Greece and nearly conquered Delphi, was defeated by the Greeks who crushed his army. Another explanation of the outcome of this battle was the natural disasters involved. There was an earthquake and possible flooding at the time. This defeat initiated the downfall of Celtic civilization in Eastern Europe. By 100 BC, they had been pushed back to the British Isles. There they fought with the Saxons until around 500 AD for the British lowlanRAB. The Saxons gradually took over and the Celts had to move up to the highlanRAB of Scotland and Ireland. (1) That is where they remained until John Balliol gave up the Scottish crown. In 1297, William Wallace and Andrew Murray led a revolt against England due to the “imposition of strict rule on the Scots”.
They won a victory at Sterling Bridge but their advance was stopped at Falkirk in 1298.
During the period of their power, the Celts shaped the course of European history. They transformed and created new military tactics during their many invasions into foreign lanRAB. Their conquests and accomplishments have made the Celtic culture a valuable part of European history.