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What do you know about the Celts?
What can you learn about them online?First, take a look at our "Celtic Gallery" post.
Next, you can explore the Interactive Map of Celtic Lands to see where the Celts were at different times. Read a little about their round houses and their weapons and warriors. You can watch how a roundhouse is built here.
After archaeologists uncovered a fantastic, old Celtic village, they made a website with the following features.
Landscape at Birnie
Build your own round house
See inside a virtual round house
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If you like stories, you'll enjoy reading a few Celtic Fairy Tales.
For a little comedy, watch Horrible Histories Wife Swap ( Celtic and Roman wives change places.)
For more advanced studies, give these a try.
Primary Source Readings
National Geographic - Celtic culture today.
PBS video - Celtic Spirituality (ancient and modern)
Ancient Celtic Warriors of Europe
Youtube video: A History of Celtic Britain
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
BBC video, also on Youtube: How the Celts Saved Britain
Part 1, Part 2
Overview of the Celts (Reading)
What interesting things did you learn about Celtic history?
What was unique about Celtic culture?
There are alot of enjoyable activities in this post. Although I was dissapointed at the lack of mythology. A good Celtic myth about the celtic king of the gods is the harp of the dadga. You could read it here.... http://irelandnow.com/dagda.html
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