#gauls

[illustratus]

The Sacred Grove of the Druids, set design from Vincenzo Bellini's Opera ''Norma''

[escapismsworld]

Dying Gaul, a statue likely made in Roman times, commemorating a Greek Battle Victory over Gauls

[doubtspirit]

The Wicker Man of the Druids

An 18th-century illustration of a wicker man. Engraving from A Tour in Wales written by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798).

[heroineimages]

Hero Forge Gallic Chess Set!

So as per the poll from a few weeks ago, I next finished my Celtic chess set design for Hero Forge! I went with Gauls specifically, because as an ancient history nerd, I felt most comfortable with their aesthetics. As before, I tried to keep each type of piece compositionally similar to the Romans, Greeks, and Highlanders. @fuckyeahheroforgecreations, @ancient-rome-au.

Gallic King offers a toast to inspire his warriors.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51083874/

Barefoot Pawn ready to defend his tribe, family, and farm from these invading Romans.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51064180/

Bronze-clad Rook examines a gladius taken from the Roman invaders.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51101559/

Painted, bare-chested, wolf-clad Knight taunts the Romans who missed with their javelins.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51236841/

Gallic Bishop trumpets his tribe's call-to-arms.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51080324/

Warrior-Queen of the Gauls defiantly carries her captured centurion's helm to peace-talks with the Romans.

Link: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D51267374/

Thanks, as always, for checking these out, folks! Feedback is always welcome!

[wroogymoony]

Fulliautomatix and Unhygienix.Ready to fight.This is another fanart that I've made.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Luis de Madrazo y Kuntz (Spanish, 1825-1897) Don Pelayo, rey de Asturias, c.1853-56 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

[chibibytes-anime]

Franco-Belgian Berserk [1997 series X Asterix cartoons]. Torturer in this scene seemed so unreasonably confident about wooden door vs Guts chances, it felt like that running gag about Gauls effortlessly escaping any captivity just by smashing every door on their way. - (u/ValentrisRRock)

[mapsontheweb]

Old historic map of Gaul under Roman domination, taken from the Historical Atlas of Droysen, 1886.

In large the provinces of Roman Gaul, in small the pre-Roman regions, in the top box the siege of Alesia.

[bencollinsauthor]

Hello,

I just self-published my debut fantasy novel: A Promise Wrought in Steel. It’s the first in a series about grief, apathy, fate, politics, passion, and anger.

It takes place in a world with gods, their consequences, and alchemy, but most of its troubles are cause by armies rather than the mystical. Armies like the legion of Tunulm, which forty years ago inflicted bitter reprisals on the Tribes of the Veltoi. Now an alliance of Veltoi tribes march south against their neighbor, and war and the chaos it brings shall reign in the Republic. And alchemy, the study of change, of secrets, may lead to truths too harsh to bear.

There is gore and violence, and there are allusions to sex and two sex scenes, if those aren’t your thing I understand.

[stairnaheireann]

The Celts of Ancient Ireland

The first historical record of the Celts was by the Greeks about 700 BC, the Celts were a loose grouping of tribes that lived in an area north of the Alps around the Danube river in central Europe. Over the next few hundred years they spread east and west across Europe. The Celts first arrived in Ireland about 500 BC, there is no reliable information on how or when the Celts became the dominant…

[illustratus]

Vercingetorix Surrendering to Caesar by Henri-Paul Motte

[fanofcarson]

Goals

[arthurdrakoni]

Flag of the Gallic League

is the flag of the Gallic League. It comes from a world where Carthage won the Punic Wars and crushed Rome. Carthage and Greece did establish some colonies across the Mediterranean, and even sent expeditions up the major rivers of Europe. However, neither created a vast spanning empire the way Rome would have. Gaul remained divided between numerous tribes and city-states. The southern regions saw lots of influence from Carthage and Greece as a result of trading ports. Greco-Carthaginian influence begins to tapper off the further north one travels. Over time, the city-states of Gaul began to establish a series of trading alliances with one another, and this would eventually lead to a political alliance. Thus, the Gallic League was born.  

The thinking was that the city-states of Gaul could do more by pooling their resources than any of them could individually. The city-states are divided into a series of cantons, each of which has a high degree of autonomy. The cantons administer to their personal affairs, while the League government deals with diplomacy and international relations. The League capital constantly moves around. This way, no one canton can wield more influence than the others. The Gallic League has proven to be quite successful, and can easily stand as an equal to major powers such as Carthage, Greece, and Egypt.  

The Gauls have developed a written language using a modified form of the Greek alphabet. Several Greek philosophers have opened schools on the southern coast of Gaul. The Gauls also learned shipwright technics from Carthage, and the first expedition across the Atlantic was lead by Gauls. Gaul established a few colonies in the New World, but the indigenous people were largely able to resist colonization. That said, many indigenous peoples of the Americas did become valuable trading partners for Gaul. Gaul gained considerable wealth by acting as the middle man to the products of the New World. On the whole, the Gallic League is one of the biggest success stories of the world created by Carthage’s victory in the Punic Wars.  

The flag is a green pennon with a gold boar on it. The boar is consider the most important animal to the Gauls, and the green references to the lush forests and fields of Gaul. 

Link to the original flag on my blog: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2022/05/flag-of-gallic-league.html?m=0

[pinturasdeguerra]

58-51 aC Guerra de las Galias - Peter Dennis

[heroineimages]

Revisiting my Gauls

After revisiting my Roman adventuresses, I've started fiddling with some of my Gaul adventuress designs. I'm rather pleased with barbarian's proto-kettle-helm design.

[hindbodes]