The Celts

Exploring the origin and development of the Celts and following their movements from central European beginnings to the traditionally accepted Celtic areas of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Cornwall and Brittany, this book tells the story of their hey-days and their defeats by forces such as the Roman occupation and the spread of Christianity. It also looks at the later Diaspora to all parts of the world and the spread of Celtic culture. Topis covered range from who were the Celts?; Celtic hey-days and heroes; the sacred groves and rivers; Camelot to Christianity, legend and reality; Celtic decline; and the modern world. This book shows how a people once feared for their wildness and ferocity were also great romantics in their myth and fairy tales, and covers from prehistoric Europe to the new millennium. Fully illustrated in colour throughout; a superb and highly informative read.