The Celts (Greek ‘Keltoi’) were an Indo-European people originating in the Alps. Their first known territory was in Central Europe around 1200 BC in the upper Danube, the Alps and parts of France and southern Germany.
Tag: celtic
Sep 23
European Celtic Tribes
The Celtic Iron Age tribes of Gaul, known collectively as the Gauls, were not a single homogenous group but a vibrant mosaic of communities, each with its own customs, social structures, and political systems.
Sep 23
Celtic Tribes
The Iron Age in Britain was a period of profound social transformation and cultural vibrancy, marked by the emergence of distinct tribal identities that would shape the island’s history for centuries to come.
Sep 23
Flora and Fauna associated with Brighid
An introduction to the plant and animal life associated with the Goddess Brigantia.
Sep 23
Thoughts on Celtic Religion – Raimund, Karl
To begin with, lets first look at the sources available to us: There are quite numerous sources available, contrary to the usual belief that there is almost nothing actually there.
Sep 23
The Druids and Druidism
The religion of Druidism was unlike any other belief either Celtic or Roman. The Druids were considered to be enigmatic, mystical, magical – and resented. Originally they were a tribe in Gaul, and gradually developed over the years to become wanderers in Celtic society.
Sep 23
Celtic Religion and Beliefs
The Iron Age Celts, who flourished from around 700 BCE to 400 CE, held a polytheistic belief system with a pantheon of gods and goddesses. They believed in the sanctity of the natural world, with certain landscapes such as groves, springs, and river sources being considered sacred.
Sep 22
Timeline 60BC – 138AD
This timeline is focussed on the British Celtic culture and those cultures which had influence on the British Celts. It is also more specifically focused on those activities which would have had an effect on the Brigantes tribe of Britain during the late British Iron Age.
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PAS North Yorkshire
- NLM-235F92 COIN ROMAN 4 February 2025Copper alloy coin fragment. Probably a radiate indeterminate, later Roman issue of 260-296; about half the flan is lost to a recent break.Obverse description: [bust]Reverse description: figure standing left with right hand outstretched.Reverse inscription: probably VIR(TVS AVG)Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 0.86gms
- NLM-233742 RIVET POST MEDIEVAL 4 February 2025Copper alloy rivet. Cylindrical shank of diameter 5.1mm with a round flat head and with its other end passing through a larger circular rove, being burred on the other side of it. The rivet passed through leather of thickness 11mm to judge from the space between its head and the rove. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900Length: […]
- NLM-22EAF7 COIN ROMAN 4 February 2025Copper alloy coin. Nummus of the House of Constantine (306-361), probably Constantine II (317-340), Gloria Exercitus issue of 330-335, Reece period 17Obverse description: bust laureate cuirassed right, seen from front.Obverse inscription: possibly CONSTANTINVS IVN [NOB C]Reverse description: two soldiers with two standards between them.Reverse inscription: [GLORIA EXERCITVS]Diameter: 14.8mm, Weight: 1.71gms, die axis: 6
- NLM-2287D1 COIN EARLY MEDIEVAL 4 February 2025Silver coin. Northumbrian non-pictoral sceat of Ethelred I, first reign, 774-778, by moneyer Ceolbald [Abramson 2006 page 130].Obverse description: central cross potent; initial cross potentObverse inscription: +AEDILREDReverse description: central ring of pellets round larger plain boss; initial cross potent.Reverse inscription: +CEOBALDDiameter: 13.7mm, Weight: 0.84gms, die axis: 3
- NLM-226339 RIVET POST MEDIEVAL 4 February 2025Copper alloy rivet. A cylindrical flat-headed rivet of diameter 5.3mm whose end passes through a wider circular rove, being hammered and burred to fix it in place. This object was presumably attached to leather of thickness 9mm, an inference from the space between rivet head and rove. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900Length: 14.8mm, Diameter (rove): 14.5mm, […]
PAS West Yorkshire
- YORYM-8E1BC7 BUCKLE MEDIEVAL 28 January 2025A complete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250 -1500. Meols Type 2.The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. A grooved pin rest is present on the upper surface of the outside edge of the loop. A circular sectioned pin is fitted around the bar by an open loop. A rectangular […]
- YORYM-8E4F89 BUCKLE MEDIEVAL 28 January 2025A complete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250-1500. Meols Type 1.The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed strap bar. The upper surface of the frame has been decorated with four groups of four parallel incised grooves. A rectangular sectioned pin is fitted around the bar by an open loop. A rectangular plate is looped […]
PAS South Yorkshire
- YORYM-8FC319 HARNESS PENDANT MEDIEVAL 28 January 2025An incomplete copper-alloy gilded zoomorphic harness pendant of medieval date, AD 1200 - 1400.The pendant comprises a D-shaped plate in the form of a forward-facing animal's head, probably a stag, with integral attachment loop. The upper surface is moulded with features including pellet eyes, an elongated raised muzzle, and rounded snout. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The attachment […]
- NMGW-C31C53 CHARIOT FITTING IRON AGE 24 January 2025Addendum to an Iron Age sacred lake assemblage: a Late Iron Age bridle-bit and terret (50 BC - AD 75)1. Two-link bridle-bit, Polden Hill Subtype, bronze, complete Dimensions: maximum length 238.0mm; external rein-ring diameters (1)73.8-74.0mm & (2) 73.5-74.7mm; internal rein-ring diameters (1) 55.6mm & (2) 56.3mm; thickness rein rings – side to side (1) 8.3-9.0mm & […]
