Celtic Culture

Celtic Culture

Jennifer Santiago

• Bronze age: Hallstatt (Austria, 800-500 BC). First civilisation.

• Oldest language: Celtiberian

• Moved around Europe.

​History

• Polytheism (Lug)

• Manuscripts: Lebor na hUidre (Origin of names), Book of Glendalough (genealogies)

• Cú Chuláinn: considered a hero.

​Culture

Multiple Choice

Which was the first Celtic language?

• Irish

• Gaulish

• Celtiberian

• Scottish

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Where are the oldest remains of a Celtic society located?

Multiple Choice

Who is the most important God in the Celtic mythology?

• Lug

• Medb

• Cú Chulainn

Multiple Choice

Where does Cú Chulainn appear?

• Lebor na hUidre

• The Book of Glendalough

• Táin bo Cuailnge

Multiple Choice

Which provinces are involved in Tán Bo Cuailnge?

• Ulster and Connacht

• Munster and Leinster

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How many schools of thoughts are regarding the origin of the Celts?