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The Celts. For Real.
Neo-Pagans are not Celts. Since I’ve ranted about who the Celts weren’t, I thought I should say who they actually were. The term ‘Celt’ has been abused for quite a long time now; people buy Celtic music, wear Celtic designs, … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Celtic Myth
Tagged Ancient Rome, Anglo-Saxons, British Isles, Celt, Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Celtic languages, Celts, Christian, Christianity, Ethnicity, Gothic architecture, Goths, History, Ireland, Julius Caesar, Medieval History, Medieval Ireland, Religion and Spirituality, Roman Empire, Rome, Terminology
Leave the Celts Alone.
Fictional Characters. After a brief search on Google, or even here on the gamut of blogs and articles provided by WordPress, of the words ‘Celt’ or ‘Celtic’, the casual internet patron might be left with thoughts of a deeply mystical … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and Religion, History, Medieval Europe, Medieval Ireland, Popular Delusions, The Celtic Myth
Tagged Book Of Kells, British Isles, Caesar, Celt, Celtiberian, Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Celtic languages, Celts, Gaul, Greek, Halloween, Herodotus, History, Ireland, Julius Caesar, lingustics, Medieval History, Medieval Ireland, Samhain, Scotland, Terminology, Wales
How did the Celts save Britain? Time travel?
A New Chronology. A BBC documentary called “How the Celts saved Britain” has clearly made a bold and divisive claim in the title alone. One might not even need to watch the actual programme itself as the title by itself … Continue reading
A Very Merovingian Muddle.
A brief search of the word ‘Merovingian’ on the Internet will provide one with an amusing array of farcical nonsense, largely inspired by ‘The Da Vinci Code’ or ‘The Matrix’. Conspiracy theorists and neo-mystical spiritualists seem to love the Merovingians almost as much as the Celts. Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval Europe, Popular Delusions
Tagged Atlantis, Christ, Clovis, Da Vinci Code, divinity, France, Franks, Gregory of Tours, History, Jesus, Knights Templar, medieval Europe, medieval France, Medieval History, Merovech, Merovingian dynasty, Merovingians, Merovius, Messiah, Middle Ages, Pippin the Short, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, the Papacy
A Frivolous Endeavour 