John T Koch: Thinking About Indo-European And Celtic Myths
The video below is from a lecture by the American historian John T Koch, summarising the evidence for linking Europe’sContinue Reading
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Women Warriors In Celtic And Medieval Ireland
With the controversy over the supposed identification of the grave of a “female Viking warrior”, known to archaeologists as BjContinue Reading
Was Leather Armour A Real Thing? Not For The Celts, Romans And Vikings
I’m currently watching the Norsemen on Netflix, a pitch-black historical comedy set in a Scandinavian coastal village during the late 8thContinue Reading
The Caterthuns, Two Iron Age Hillforts In Scotland
Some of you may have already seen this wonderful drone footage by Kieran Baxter featuring the Caterthuns, a pair ofContinue Reading
Barry Cunliffe Lectures On The Celtic From The West Theory
An interesting talk by the veteran British historian and archaeologist Barry Cunliffe discussing the controversial “Celtic from the West” theory.Continue Reading
Ireland And The Roman Empire. Modern Politics Shaping The Ancient Past?
Way back in 1996, the Sunday Times newspaper in Britain ran an enthusiastic if awkwardly-phrased banner headline proclaiming that a “FortContinue Reading
The Winter Solstice At Brú na Bóinne Or Newgrange
Today’s winter solstice in the northern hemisphere has been marked by the now traditional sunrise ceremony at the 5000 year old burialContinue Reading
Historical Revisionism In Early Irish And Celtic Studies
Following on from my post highlighting the formerly fractious debates in the cloistered world of prehistoric and Medieval Irish and Celtic studies,Continue Reading
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The Nativist And Revisionist Approaches To Celtic Mythology Find A Hybrid Balance
I regularly scan the internet for new books or articles examining Medieval Irish literature, particularly those discussing the possible religious beliefs of the pre-ChristianContinue Reading
The Welsh Language Banned From The British Parliament
Yesterday’s sight of the former British prime ministers, toothsome Tony Blair and dour John Major, proclaiming the United Kingdom of Great Britain the “…mostContinue Reading
The Atlantic Irish And Celts
Following on from a previous post examining the “Celtic from the West” theory, a quick thank you to ASF reader, Mark, for reminding meContinue Reading
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Who Were The Celts?
I recently purchased a copy of “Celtic from the West 2“, the follow-up volume to “Celtic from the West“, the 2012Continue Reading
Instruction To Customer In Wales: Speak English Or Get Out!
Given my recent posts on the issue of linguistic and cultural discrimination here in Ireland, this report from WalesOnline hardly needsContinue Reading
The Scottish Government Backs BBC Alba In The Wake Of Tory Budget Cuts
Last November I featured news from Britain on the decision by the Conservative Party government in London to make savage cuts to the public fundingContinue Reading
Irish And Celtic Origins In The Late Bronze Age
At the end of last year I discussed the publication of a research paper analysing the ancient DNA remains of a number of individuals whoContinue Reading
An Elvish Alphabet Is Not A Gaelic Alphabet
From a report on the position of the Scottish Gaelic language in Nova Scotia, published by the Metro News CanadaContinue Reading
The Demand For Self-Government In Cornwall
Last week the New Statesman magazine, an influential voice on the centre-left of British politics, featured an unusually sympathetic pieceContinue Reading
Hating The Gaelic
Following a brief period of relative quiet the haters of Scottish Gaelic are back in full-swing, attacking new education legislationContinue Reading
The Latest Fake Controversy Over Scottish Gaelic In Scotland
So, another day, another staged controversy drummed up by anglophone supremacists (for which one can read in this case, British nationalists) attackingContinue Reading
Mebyon Kernow Wants 2016 To Be Cornwall’s Year
Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall, has outlined its objectives to make 2016 the year of “…Cornish recognition”. This follows the UK’s long overdue designation ofContinue Reading
Britnat Nastiness Is Mainstream In The UK Press
Merryn Somerset Webb is a relatively well-known business journalist and editor in the UK who writes on a wide range of financial matters for theContinue Reading
Majority Of Irish DNA May Have Originated In The Middle East And Eastern Europe
I’m sure some of you may have seen the recent flurry of articles in the national and international press highlightingContinue Reading
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