Dig deep into the lives of the Iron Age Celts through games, stories and activities. The Celts living in Britain today stem from the two main types of Celt who invaded Britain: the Goidelic Celts (Gaels or Gaelic ) - Scotland, Isle of Man and Ireland; the Brythonic celts (Britons or British) - roughly Wales and Cornwall; The Goidelic Celts were first to invade Britain. Although descendants of the Celts today are found mainly on the British Isles, as well as Ireland, the Celts themselves probably originated in mainland Europe. Jonathan West from Butser Ancient Farm talks about the Celtic way of life. Synopsis For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. The history of pre-Celtic Europe and the exact relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial. The Celts in these regions, then, were on the fringes of Celtic culture, not their heart, which was centered in Northern Europe, particularly in what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Celts (/ k ɛ l t s, s ɛ l t s /, see pronunciation of Celt for different usages) are a collection of Indo-European peoples of Europe identified by their use of the Celtic languages and other cultural similarities. For 7-11 year olds. Instead they lived in separate tribes, with similar languages, religion, and customs. The Celts were a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe that shared a similar language, religious beliefs, traditions and culture. Both the Celts of Britain and Gaul were described as using chariots in warfare, though the British Celts used them far longer than the Gauls did. Origin The origin of the Celts has proven troublesome to ascertain. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. To define them to a strict location is impossible, but they left evidence along the Alpine mountain range; encompassing … Continue reading 10 Facts About the Celts It’s believed The Celts did not have a single empire like the Romans. Some would argue that this was because the chariot was outdated, and the British Celts were behind the times, but to be fair, they did manage to avoid getting conquered by Julius Caesar, which is more than the Gauls can say!

The Celts had arrived in Britain and Ireland by 400 BC, super-imposing upon whatever native peoples were already there. The Celts were fierce warriors from central Europe. By 200 BCE their civilization stretched across much of northern and western Europe.