LContin_The Celts

The Celts were tribes of warriors and the Romans presented them as barbarians.

The Celts gradually settled in the British Isles during the Iron Age, between about 500 and 100 BC.

They brought ironworking to the British Isles, it affected trade and develop local independence because iron was quite cheap and easily available.

They probably built hill forts consisted of a small ditch and bank surrounding a hilltop.

The basic unit of Celtic life was the clan, which was like today’s extended family.

The clans joined together with other clans to form tribes, each with its own social structure and customs.

They lived in huts made of timber. They practised agriculture and they introduced the iron plough.

The women were almost equal to men, they could choose the man they wanted to marry and they could also lead other warriors in war.

 The Celts relied on the oral transmission of culture, especially through bards.

 They worshipped the natural elements, like the sun, the moon and the water.