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The Celts: Rich Traditions and Ancient Myths is a 1987 documentary series that examines the origins, growth, and influence of Celtic culture in Great Britain and throughout Europe. The series was directed by David Richardson, written and presented by Frank Delaney, produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcast on BBC2.
The Celts (Welsh: Y Celtiaid [2]) is a 2000 television documentary series produced by Opus Television for the Welsh channel S4C. [3] A book adaptation of the same name by John Davies was published in the same year by Cassell & Co. [4] Also in that year, the programme was sold to the American cable network Celtic Vision. [5]
The Celts (1987 TV series), a 1987 BBC documentary series; The Celts (2000 TV series), a 2000 S4C documentary series "The Celts" (song), by Enya, 1987 The Celts, a 1992 re-release of Enya; Celtae (band), a Canadian band formed in 2001; The Celts: First Masters of Europe, a 1992 illustrated book by Christiane Éluère
The Celts" was used as the main title theme for the television series. [5] "Boadicea", which means "victorious", is a reference to the queen Boudica of the British-Celtic Iceni tribe in East Anglia who led a resistance against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in 60 A.D., but was defeated and subsequently poisoned herself. [5]
Historian Lisa Bitel argues the descriptions of Celtic women warriors are not credible. She says some Roman and Greek writers wanted to show that the barbarian Celts lived in "an upside-down world ... and a standard ingredient in such a world was the manly warrior woman". [164]
"The Celts" is a song by the Irish musician Enya, from her 1987 album Enya. It originally served as the B-side to the single "I Want Tomorrow", released in 1987. When the album was re-issued in 1992 and re-titled The Celts, the title song was released as an accompanying single, peaking at number 29 in the UK.
The TV series is composed accordingly, alternating episodes about sustaining the alliance with episodes that show Celtic-Saxon harmonisation. Once Arthur has accomplished his political goals and provided the grounds for peace, he indulges himself to the pursuit of personal happiness.
The interrelationships of ethnicity, language and culture in the Celtic world are unclear and debated; for example over the ways in which the Iron Age people of Britain and Ireland should be called Celts. In current scholarship, 'Celt' primarily refers to 'speakers of Celtic languages' rather than to a single ethnic group.