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Celt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6180 words) |
 | The term "Celt" or "Celtic" can be used in several senses: it can denote a group of peoples who speak or descend from speakers of Celtic languages; or the people of prehistoric and early historic Europe who share common cultural traits which are thought to have originated in the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures. |
| Celts were pushed westwards by successive waves of Germanic invaders, perhaps themselves at times pressured by Huns and Scythians or simply population pressures in their homeland of Scandinavia and Northern Germany. |
| In some regards the Atlantic Celts were conservative, for example they still used chariots in combat long after they had been reduced to ceremonial roles by the Greeks and Romans, though when faced with the Romans in Britain, their chariot tactics defeated the invasion attempted by Julius Caesar. |
| Article about "Celt" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (1994 words) |
| "Celt" is pronounced /kelt/, and "celtic" as /keltIk/ (in SAMPA). |
| The term 'Celt' or 'Celtic' can be used in several senses - it can denote a group of peoples speaking or descended from speakers of the Celtic Language; or the people of prehistoric Europe who share common cultural traits which are thought to have originated in the Hallstatt and La Tene Cultures. |
| In archaeology, celt is a term used for a type of ground stone tool that resembles a long, narrow axe, and which may have been used for various woodworking tasks. |
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