The Celtic world : a history / John Waddell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waddell, John, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Celtic.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Chicago : Four Courts Press, [2026].

Summary:

At the dawn of history the Celts occupied a vast swathe of Europe from Ireland in the west to lands south of the Black Sea in Asia Minor. The study of this Celtic past has often been a disputed and debated territory and for centuries the true story of these Celtic-speakers of old was obscured by fanciful origin myths. Their origins and subsequent history were slowly revealed when linguistic studies and archaeological discoveries in the nineteenth century began to expose a rich and complex narrative that is still being clarified today. A series of dramatic finds in France and Germany in particular have brought these ancient peoples to scholarly and popular attention. This was a prehistoric world that offered an intricate picture of connectivity and diversity across much of Europe. These were people who have bequeathed us a remarkable archaeological heritage, an astonishing art style, several living languages, and, in Irish and Welsh, the most substantial body of early written texts in a non-Latin tongue in western Europe.-- provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.

ISBN:

9781801512008

1801512000

OCLC:

1527331658

Publisher Number:

90104786434