#Celtic tribes

[mia-seth-adventures]

Celtic Tribes 50BC

[petergwaelod]

Julius Caesar/Mabinogion

Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice in 55 and 54 BC. The only surviving texts from this truly ancient era are the records from Caesar himself, which were written later in Gaul and with the benefit of consideration and hindsight. In ‘De Bello Gallico’ (his account of the Gallic Wars), Caesar states that on his first invasion he was forced to flee Prittan and leave a great deal of booty and many slaves on the beach, due to a ‘threatening and impending storm’. During his second invasion Celtic tribes buried their differences and united together under Cassivellaunus, the king of the Catuvellauni tribe. Cassivellaunus made an impact on the British consciousness. He appears in British legend as Cassibelanus, one of Geoffrey of Monmouth's kings of Britain, and in the Mabinogi, Brut y Brenhinedd and the Welsh Triads as Caswallawn, son of Beli Mawr. Unfortunately things did not go well for the Britons. Five Celtic tribes surrendered to Caesar and revealed the location of Cassivellaunus's stronghold. On hearing of the defeat and the devastation of his territories, Cassivellaunus surrendered. Hostages were given and a tribute agreed. Caesar returned to Gaul where a poor harvest had caused unrest. The Roman legions did not return to Britain for another 97 years.

[historyfiles]

The Iberian peninsula prior to the Carthaginian invasion and partial conquest was a melange of different tribal influences, with the Celtic influx being the most  recent and most pervasive as this map shows.

[svartikotturinn]

The stereotypical foreigner in East Asia is red-haired and that is a basis for an old slur

Scottish and Irish people are stereotyped as red-haired by the Germanic English (and not only by them)

Greeks and Romans associated ‘barbarians’ across Europe with red hair, notably Celts and Germans, and their red hair with being wild and/or deceptive and then any negative stereotype they could think of

Jews were associated with red hair by Germans, similarly the French associated it with Judas

Even Jews themselves also associated red hair right back with Christianity, as an extension of Edom

Nowadays even cats can’t escape the stigma

Conclusion

Forget being Nazis, woke, CIA shills, feds, (((degenerates)))—reject modernity, embrace tradition

Everyone I don’t like is ginger

[stephanyrocca15]

Halloween

Es una fiesta cuyo origen está en el mundo celta, concretamente en la fiesta pagana de Samhain.

Los orígenes se remontan a Irlanda hace más de 3.000 años, ya que coincidiendo con el solsticio de otoño, los campesinos celebraban el fin de la temporada bajo la creencia de que durante esa noche del 31 de octubre los espíritus caminaban entre los vivos.

Las leyendas explican que los espíritus podían atravesar la línea que separaba el mundo de los vivos del de los muertos justo esa noche porque era cuando esta más se estrechaba.

Según las leyendas, la gente se protegía de los espíritus malignos y los intentaba alejar mediante hogueras, o máscaras y disfraces para evitar ser reconocidos. También colocaban en sus casas huesos, calaveras o cualquier otro objeto relacionado con la muerte.

Pero no sólo los espíritus malos cruzaban la línea, también lo hacían los buenos. Por tanto, mucha gente comenzó a organizar esa noche del 31 de octubre banquetas en honor a estos espíritus buenos como forma de homenajearlos y comunicarse con ellos.

Collage made by Stephany Roccaro

[roseofithaca]

Hahahahaha that is horrifying actually hahaha fucking let him rest.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Hellenistic sculptor: Epigonus (Greek: Ἐπίγονος), born in Pergamon, Türkiye Ludovisi Gaul (The Galatian Suicide), 2nd century AD National Roman Museum – Palazzo Altemps, Rome

This dramatic statue epitomizes the mixing of cultures in the Hellenistic Age. The statue is a Roman copy in marble of a now lost Greek bronze original made at Pergamum in Anatolia by a Greek sculptor. The artist tells the tragic story of a defeated Celt (Gaul). Rather than be captured alive, he has just killed his wife and is at the precise moment of taking his own life. In typically Hellenistic style, the artist combines anatomical accuracy with psychological agony.

[blueiscoool]

Metal Detectorist Finds Rare 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Coin

A metal detectorist says he did a “jig of joy” after turning up an “exceptionally rare” 2,000-year-old Celtic coin worth thousands of pounds.

Grandfather Mike Taylor couldn’t contain his excitement after finding the rose gold stater while searching farmland in Bishton, near Gwent, South Wales.

fter getting an “iffy” signal from his detector, he dug down four inches before uncovering the coin, struck during the reign of Antedios, an Iceni ruler, from 20-47AD.

The incredibly detailed coin, thought to be worth £4,000, depicts a triple-tailed horse alongside a cross, crescent, six-spoked wheel and pellets.

It bears the tree emblem of the Dobunni, an Iron Age tribe living in Britain prior to the Roman conquest.

The name of Antedios is inscribed in full with a Greek letter, which is unusual as abbreviations were more common.

A Timeline Auctions spokesman said: “This variant is rare because it features the complete name of the ruler, unlike most coins where part of the name is missing.

“Additionally, the ruler’s name is inscribed with the Greek letter Θ, whereas it is usually written with the letter ‘D’. It is a well-centred example with sharp details.

“Only one other example with this lettering is recorded, and our example also includes three extra pellets behind the tail. This makes it an exceptionally rare and beautiful coin in lustrous rose gold.”

Antedios remained neutral during the Roman invasion of 43AD and was made a client of Rome.

[justaz]

i desperately crave full power merlin. he was messing with time when he didn't even know one (1) spell, imagine what he could do at his peak bc i genuinely believe we never saw that. a man said to be the embodiment of magic?? said not to have magic but to be magic?? god just imagine it, wielding power like an extension of himself, taking down armies with a wave of his hand, not uttering a single word, traveling through the wind, carried by the elemental magic and reappearing halfway around the world in a single moment, traveling the same through time, reappearing in greece centuries before the romans invade, reappearing in the aztec empire before colonizers landed on their shores, reappearing in new york as cars fly past him and buildings reach up to the heavens.

[pigeonstab]

welp, that's not how I thought this design would go lol

here are the other ways I wanted it to go:

so y'know normal Victorian British thing? but then I decided I wanted him to be celtic.

SO! Nightmare is actually 2500~ish years old, he was in Britain before the Roman invasion and is a celtic pagan! (I did my best to do reasearch but if anybody can correct me on anything pls tell me, I neither want to be inaccurate or worse offensive.) I took a lot of inspo (like a lot a lot ;TvT) from the design of Viviana from Rebis:

[empressgeekt]

Trolls - Accidental Knight and the end of the world (Field of Forget-me-nots au - what if?) -PART 5!!!!

Okay, so this is a what if off of second movie of the FoF au (this post), where Barb won. This was inspired by the fic "The Beginning of the End" by AnimationFan2006 on Ao3. Pls go give it a read. I highly recommend that anyone go to look at the rest of the Field of Forgetmenots au. And I had to split it in half because I posted the first one at 2:00 am. Here is that first post! and here's part 2 and here's part 3 and here's part 4

Entering Bergen town is terrifying. For the Puttputts and Brozone at least. The bounty hunters are a little cautious, while Demo and Jovi are curious. When the get to the gates, Poppy and Branch exit Rhonda (much to their siblings stress) and talk to the gaurds, who are very accommodating, calling them, "Her majesty and Captain". Inside of Rhonda several trolls are two steps away from a panic attack, and Viva is straight up having and episode that Jovi is talking her through. Demo is confused as to why they were freaking out so much, so Bruce gives him and the hunters the run down. Demo is more freaked out then Tresillo and Wani since they've had to deal with giants before. Keith calls the hunters cool, and breaks Brozone's spirit. Branch and Poppy get back on board, claiming they have a meeting with the king and that if the puttputts are worried about going in they can wait for a minute while they talk to Gristle. They take this deal with the Snackpack (minus Cooper and D) staying with them for comfort

Bridget is helping Brandy in the kitchen, with Synth playing the sudsy sink as they clean dishes, when she hears the news. Trolls had come knocking on the gate, Poppy was back. Bridget ran out of the kitchen and into the throne room just as Rhonda ran in. The group of trolls that exit the critter, look exhausted, and some of them don't resemble the trolls that Bridget is familiar with, but she knows her friend. Poppy looked so worn, black and grey streaked in her hair, with heavy bags in her eyes, but she still stood so tall and strong. Those pink eyes are dull, but a small twinkle comes back when she sees Bridget. The BFFs reunite with Bridget picking Poppy up and letting the troll squeeze her finger in the closest thing they can have to an embrace. It doesn't last long however, as pink troll with blond hair starts screaming and uses a gummy hand to attack at Bridget, yanking on her hand almost making poppy fall. Branch restrains her and nodded to someone else in the group to get the troll back inside.

Poppy is a little embarrassed but Bridget is an angel when the issues are explained. Gristle, Branch and Keith get a quick "Sup", and it's down to business. Introductions are given, and mostly Gristle is baffled on how someone manages to have five children in the first place in reaction to brozone After that Poppy is quick to explain the conflict between the tribes and how it has spilled out. She askes that they hide out in the city until they have a next move. Gristle agrees immediately, after all the pop tribe is their allies and it isn't the first refugees they've opened up their city too. Bruce hones in on Refugees and gets enough courage to ask where their from, and when Gristle says Vacay island hope swells up in him.

The next few days are spent recovering. Bruce gets reunited with his family and tries to pull his brothers in on it. Though, Branch seems to be resistant and cold towards all of them. Speaking of the Scarred troll asked Wani and Tresillo to teach him their fighting tactics, much to his elder sibling's objections (which only seems to make Branch push them away further). Viva and most of the puttputts are staying closer to where the vacayioners live simple because they can't handle seeing a bergen without a panic attack.

Eventually the question of what to do next is asked, and well while there was one clear answer "Stop Barb" it would be hard to understand how to go about it. They can't kill the Rock Zombies they didn't choose this. Demo explains how strings basically forced a connection to Rock music onto them and since it was unwilling and unnatural it twisting up their minds. Question is how do they break that connection. Clearly it's possible with Branch being patient zero. Branch explains that it was all rage, and he didn't even realize what was going on, so there was no fighting against the powercord spell.

JD: so how did you break out?

Jovi:...he died...

Branch:...I'm going to need you to elaborate...

Jovi goes onto explain that music can only link with something living. Branch's heart stopped when he drowned in the river. Sure, he was brought back but the link to all music was broken. In fact Branch didn't even get his colors back until after singing Keith to sleep. It's a good theory, however they can't exactly go around drowning every zombie and bring them back. Too risky too time consuming. John askes if they actually need to kill them or just break the connection to the powercord. Demo answers the latter, is the most likely. But how do that?

Once more Jovi chimes in, though this time he is far more sheepish. He claims he knows a way, but doesn't like it. The Celtic Tribe have something called "The river of Silence" though it is more of a ocean current in reality. The water that flows through it has and interesting effect on trolls. It drains them of their color and natural connection to music on contact. It's actually used as punishment, Celtic trolls who step out of line are doused with the water, rendering them grey and mute before being locked in the dungons. Everyone his horrified, but Jovi assures them it can be reversed, a potion brewed of honey and Trolling's Breath Flowers is enough to break it. Branch does not like it, He knows what it's like to be grey, but its better then killing the poor trolls. Dousing the Zombies might be their only shot. Poppy is on Branch's thought process and asks Jovi if he can take them to Frost Point. Jovi says they can try, but he doesn't think that the Celtics will help them. Poppy remains undeterred.

However another issue is quickly brought up after this. They don't have enough troops to take down Barb's army. Even once the Zombies are taken out of the picture. Bergentown is too small to have anything other then a small guard shift. Vacay island has fallen, and all the other tribes have been taken over. Well, not all of them, as Tresillo claims. The Showtunes Tribe had survived all these centuries too. Like Celtic, it wasn't part of the original string treaty, however it was due to being a nomadic based society that told stories through their songs. They never stayed in one place for long during that period before the great split, but at some point in the passed 200 years had settled down. Wani and Tresillo sometimes took jobs from them and they did have an extensive army, and something that might be able to go toe to toe with the powerchord. The ThunderClap. A unified applause that is rumored to smash mountains.

They also had no weaponry, but Prince D steps up saying that Vibe City was still intact. Powered down but intact they could get weaponry and other machines to help them there.

From that point a plan is set.

Poppy, Jovi, Wani, Viva and Tresillo, would journey North to Frost Point to get aid from the Celtic trolls. The funk twins along with most of the snack pack would head to the ruins of vibe city. While Branch and his brothers, plus Demo, head over to the Auditorium Isles, to hopefully get help from the Showtunes tribes. With the children and the Puttputts left in the care of Cloud Guy, the Vacationers, and Bergens

For now we'll follow Poppy and her possie. The journey to Frost Point is dangerous, the Celtic Tribe lives on a seastack far into the northern oceans, were the waters are deep and so cold that you're hair could freeze on contact with the waves. But before that they would have to run through the forests and mountains that rested between the coast and bergentown. Wani, and Tresillo are really the ones leading the group during this leg, being more experienced with the outside world. Viva is really clingy thought out the trip, and jittery, she's terrified to lose her sister, however watching as Poppy braves this journey with pride and discolored hair, she can't help but feel proud and inspired. Poppy was a far better queen, then she would ever be. It makes her want to pull herself together, and actually pull her weight.

Eventually they reach the coast, and find a small ship yard town, called Miner Key. Poppy is surprised to see trolls of all kinds living there. Jovi explains that this is a pirate town, people who are rejects from their tribes, either banished or left willingly, gather here to trade goods and make money, or steal from others. Jovi really takes the lead here. While Wani and Tresillo have experience in places like these, Jovi has a personal connection with Miner Key, as his father mostly used the port there, and he still connections that allows the group to hitch a ride on a ship run by Shanty Trolls, which are Basically Celtic trolls who rejected the strict rules of the tribe and struck out on their own. Poppy and Viva make sure to thank the captain of the ship, Captain Bones, and they actually end up having a conversation about the disaster at hand, the sisters surprised to here that Captain Bones isn't all that worried.

CB: Ah Lassies, The world is always ending somewhere. Let that queen come when she comes, the ocean will swallow her alive, or we'll go down making our ancestor's proud. The world never gave much of fish's worth about us anyway.

Poppy is not please to hear about inter-tribe conflicts that Celtic had even before the String were a thing, and considering she hadn't been the most open listener lately, she takes it upon herself to learn about the shanties the crew sing as they sail. However none of the crew will speak about their bio tribe, so Jovi is the one to instructs her the most. Celtic music is about tradition and purity, making sure that things are done the right way. Songs are mostly sung during chores or celebrations to remember those of old and keep on task. and while Shanty is much looser, she still saw that focusing aspect in action when they get caught in a storm and the crew sings as they hoist the ropes and sails.

Frost Point is an intimidating sight. The sea stack stretches high into the clouds, with homes and docks of the lower levels dipping down until reaching the docks where water met stone. The dock works are chanting as they arrive ("Valhalla calling me") and the deep voices and strength they display as they work is rather frighting in a way. thought Poppy has to admire at how pretty Celtic trolls are. They weird long robes, sharp ears, and gleaming horns and wings that glittered in the little sun light. Shanty trolls are bio celtic, but they wear capes over they wings to keep them safe from salt water, and their horns are broken and scuffed from battles over booty. There are two pale purple, Celtic trolls waiting for them on the Docks, Heather and Holly, Jovi's cousins who agreed to host them during the visit.

Heather's home is warm and welcoming, filled with children, and her husband who's a carpenter offer's gifts and the master bedroom to the royal pop sisters as per tradition when it comes to hosting those of higher rank. Poppy tries to decline, but Jovi just tells her to go with it, since this was a mellow as Celtic's get in terms of treating a royal guest. And that's just the first of many culture shocks Poppy learns about the celtics during the night. Heather is Holly's older sister, and they both have another sister and three female cousins, however they are not in contact as when Celtic's marry the bride leaves to live in her husband's home. The only reason that Holly had left yet was because she was merely betrothed not married, but she would be come spring much to her dread. Poppy is confused about her not happy about getting married until she learns that the groom bought her and Holly doesn't have a choice. The entire concept of a brideprice is baffling, like Holly is a person you can't buy a person. However to Celtics females are considered lesser and need to be under custody of a male, Holly's uncle is the current head of their family, and when he passed the role will be given Heather's husband as she she's the eldest daughter. Her uncle was forced into a corner by holly's future in-laws and they had to agree to the betrothal. Come spring now that Holly was of age she's be married off. It really pisses Poppy off, but she can't force her ideals on everyone she knows that now, but she still offers Holly a place in Pop village if she wants it. Heather, holly, Heather's husband, Jovi and even the uncle are very grateful, none of them like the groom to be either, and Poppy offers for them to come too.

Sadly, things only get harder from here. King Thor is very traditionalist, and while he'll entertain a meeting with foreign Queen, he does not take her pleads seriously as she is unwed. He invites her to dinner party, to basically show off, and Poppy is not impressed especially when she learns this muffin head has seven wives, three of which are pregnant and half his age. They preform the song "The Willow Maid" for him and it as beautiful as it was weirded Poppy out. Poppy continues to ask about the River of Silence, however is brushed off by everyone except the eldest wife, Queen Delphi. The pale blue Celtic troll actually tries to get her husbands' attention on the matter, however he shoves her off, calling her a barren hag. Eventually Poppy's frustration boils over after Jovi is wrongfully accused of stealing something, and Viva has to dodge a creepy dude at the party, and King Thor sends her to the prison after claiming she's drunken herself to hysterics.

The prison turns out the be in the bowels of the sea stack and made of solid ice. While Jovi isn't that bothered, the others are cuddling to stave off the cold. Poor Tresillo's hands are too numb to try and pick the lock. Poppy hair got stiff from the temp so she can't under her hair to break out. Some part of her can't help but find the irony in the situation, since not too long ago, she was in jail in the desert. Only hickory wasn't here to break them out. Rather...Queen Delphi does. The eldest Queen decided to go behind her husband's back, gathering up jugs of the River of Silence, bundles of Trolling's Breath, and Jovi's family, shoving them all onto a boat run by trolls who are loyal to her alone.

When Jovi askes why she's helping them, She explains how for years she had been underneath her husband's thumb, even if he never looked at her anymore after discovering she couldn't give him children. She had been a passive Queen and she regrets that, Especially when Jovi's mother passed, they had been friends growing up, and she had wanted to take him in however Thor didn't allow it. She wouldn't stand by this time.

They get to the boat, and Poppy asks if Delphi will come with them. Delphi has to decline, while her husband has broken the vows they made to each other, Delphi would not, but she tells Poppy to live her best life and she'll make a much stronger queen then any in Frost Point. Screaming comes from above as guards and King Thor arrive, and the group casts off. Poppy watches the elder queen stand strong against the cruel man she was bound too, eventually being dunked in a left over jar of the river water they couldn't load in time, by King Thor. Her colors draining from her body and wings going limp. Poppy never forgets Delphi's bravery and sacrifice.

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Well this took a lot longer then expected. Sorry, we'll see what will happen with the other groups next time.

[figures4fun]

In honor of the release of the Mean Girls…remake? Musical? that came to theaters this weekend, we present our own Mean Girls fav moments!

[temtamtom]

Does gaul have a human name?

After scratching my head for a while I've settled on the name Vindiorix!

I came up with a list based on a paper I found, and I kept gravitating towards this one in particular. I love the -rix suffix, and maybe it's because of Vercingetorix and the character Asterix, but I automatically associate it with Gaul lmfao

Also Vindiorix kinda fucks

But now I'm wondering what kind of name he could have in a modern AU 🤔

[amy---pearson]

If you're being called weird,

strange, crazy or witchy... take

it as the best compliment ever.

It means you are brave enough

to step up and show the world

who you really are!!!

[butchsnoopyy]

i dont have any fandomy hyperfixations at the moment so i just watch documentaries and like. learn. getting lamer and having fun

[rioabaixo]

If nobody got me, I know Portuguese toponymy got me!