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To the Ancient Greeks and Romans the Celtic warrior was the archetypal barbarian, [85] stereotypically presented as massive, powerful, and malicious. The Trvve Picture of One Picte Theodor de Bry's 1588 engraving of a Pict a member of an ancient Celtic people from Scotland. An example of how negative Greco-Roman depictions of the Celts persisted
When Vikings brought new forms of technology, culture, warfare and settlements to Ireland. Before the Viking Age, there was a heavy importance placed on Gaelic clan wars and ritual combat. Another very important aspect of Gaelic ritual warfare at this time was single combat. In order to settle a dispute or merely to measure one's prowess, it ...
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A cattle raid shown in The Image of Irelande (1581) "Cuchulain in Battle", illustration by J. C. Leyendecker in T. W. Rolleston's Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911. Warfare was common in Gaelic Ireland, as territories, kingdoms and clans fought for supremacy against each other and later against the Vikings and Anglo-Normans. [54]
[1] [2] It was typically made in bronze or brass and, [3] like the Montefortino type with which it co-existed, was a descendant of Celtic helmet types. The explanation of the choice to use bronze can be attributed to the type of warfare that the helmet was used for; also the cultural affinities have influence on why the helmet was made the way ...
War elephants were the ultimate weapon of ancient empires. Find out how they were trained and how they served, right up through World War II. War Elephants: Psychological Warfare and Combat ...
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The Celts: First Masters of Europe (US title: The Celts: Conquerors of Ancient Europe; French: L'Europe des Celtes) is a 1992 illustrated monograph on the history of the Celts. Written by French Celticist Christiane Éluère , and published by Éditions Gallimard as the 158th volume in the " Découvertes " collection, in collaboration with the ...