It is obvious that earliest legendary and poetical records are very important and valuable for every nation. Among the most interesting features of the subject is the difficulty in describing exactly who the Ancient Celts were and their relationship with modern people often called 'Celtic'. As according to the historical facts those people was vcalled Celts, it is assumed that they all possessed a more-or-less standard social organization. However, the differences between the ancient peoples now called Celts were at least as significant and deep as their common 'Celtic' culture. What is widely thought of as the Ancient Celtic 'cultural package' - Druids, warriors, immaterial curving-line art, etc. - may be largely a modern invention, strained from sources very widely scattered in space and time.
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The Celts dominated in mid and Western Europe for a thousand years. But the importance of Celtic influence on the cultural, linguistic and artistic development of Europe has recently been accepted. The Celts as an distinguishable tribal or ethnic group have long since disappeared, excluding the places such as the Scottish Highlands and
The Celts dominated in mid and Western Europe for a thousand years. But the importance of Celtic influence on the cultural, linguistic and artistic development of Europe has recently been accepted. The Celts as an distinguishable tribal or ethnic group have long since disappeared, excluding the places such as the Scottish Highlands and