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  1. Keltoi: On the Name, the People, and the Living Tradition

    A.D. Brock Adams A Name From Outside The word Celt was never what the people called themselves. This is the first and most important thing to understand about the term — and understanding it changes everything about how it is used. Keltoi is a Greek word, applied from outside to a constellation of peoples the Greek world encountered at its western and northern edges. It passed into Latin as Celtae, was used by Caesar as a convenient administrative category for the peoples of Gaul, and […]

    ardnemeton.ca/2026/06/14/kelto

  2. Today's issue of The Gods and their Croziers is out: Conall, the (possibly) Summertime Fionn.

    This one is very delayed, and perhaps not as well written as it could be: my laptop died. However, I've included an array of Kings, Saints, and a Knight, with names and feast days and mythic details that mark them as being related.

    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers
    #Celtic #Celt #Myth #Mythology #Pagan #Irish #Welsh

  3. Today's issue of The Gods and their Croziers is out: Conall, the (possibly) Summertime Fionn.

    This one is very delayed, and perhaps not as well written as it could be: my laptop died. However, I've included an array of Kings, Saints, and a Knight, with names and feast days and mythic details that mark them as being related.

    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers
    #Celtic #Celt #Myth #Mythology #Pagan #Irish #Welsh

  4. Today's issue of The Gods and their Croziers is out: Conall, the (possibly) Summertime Fionn.

    This one is very delayed, and perhaps not as well written as it could be: my laptop died. However, I've included an array of Kings, Saints, and a Knight, with names and feast days and mythic details that mark them as being related.

    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers
    #Celtic #Celt #Myth #Mythology #Pagan #Irish #Welsh

  5. Today's issue of The Gods and their Croziers is out: Conall, the (possibly) Summertime Fionn.

    This one is very delayed, and perhaps not as well written as it could be: my laptop died. However, I've included an array of Kings, Saints, and a Knight, with names and feast days and mythic details that mark them as being related.

    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers
    #Celtic #Celt #Myth #Mythology #Pagan #Irish #Welsh

  6. roman propaganda

    Context: The Romans heavily adapted Celtic military technology, most notably adopting chainmail and evolving their iconic “Imperial” helmets from the Gallic Montefortino and Weisenau designs to gain superior protection. Beyond the battlefield, Rome relied on Celtic mastery of iron and wood, incorporating innovations like seamless iron tires, heavy wheeled plows, and the wooden barrel into their daily infrastructure.

  7. Hype for the Future 73B: European Subdivisions, Nation by Nation, with the United Kingdom Split (Part 1)

    Introduction The contents of this post intend specifically to represent the subdivisions of each European state, including the split countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Historic counties are to be preferred, if and when possible, but especially in the case of the British Isles. Ireland […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  8. Hype for the Future 73B: European Subdivisions, Nation by Nation, with the United Kingdom Split (Part 1)

    Introduction The contents of this post intend specifically to represent the subdivisions of each European state, including the split countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Historic counties are to be preferred, if and when possible, but especially in the case of the British Isles. Ireland […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  9. Hype for the Future 73B: European Subdivisions, Nation by Nation, with the United Kingdom Split (Part 1)

    Introduction The contents of this post intend specifically to represent the subdivisions of each European state, including the split countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Historic counties are to be preferred, if and when possible, but especially in the case of the British Isles. Ireland […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  10. Hype for the Future 73B: European Subdivisions, Nation by Nation, with the United Kingdom Split (Part 1)

    Introduction The contents of this post intend specifically to represent the subdivisions of each European state, including the split countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Historic counties are to be preferred, if and when possible, but especially in the case of the British Isles. Ireland […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  11. Hype for the Future 47E: Names Commonly Associated with Scotland

    Numerous names are commonly associated with Scotland, sometimes Scots, other times Gaelic, but in any case, related chiefly to Celtic with partial Germanic influences in select areas. Within the Scottish realm, such names may include Aberdeen, Ross, Cromarty, Orkney, Shetland, Falkland, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Ayr, Strathclyde, Clyde, Lanark, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hamilton, Ogletree (related to Ochiltree), Oglesby (from Ogilvie), and Shetland.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  12. Hype for the Future 47E: Names Commonly Associated with Scotland

    Numerous names are commonly associated with Scotland, sometimes Scots, other times Gaelic, but in any case, related chiefly to Celtic with partial Germanic influences in select areas. Within the Scottish realm, such names may include Aberdeen, Ross, Cromarty, Orkney, Shetland, Falkland, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Ayr, Strathclyde, Clyde, Lanark, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hamilton, Ogletree (related to Ochiltree), Oglesby (from Ogilvie), and Shetland.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  13. Hype for the Future 47E: Names Commonly Associated with Scotland

    Numerous names are commonly associated with Scotland, sometimes Scots, other times Gaelic, but in any case, related chiefly to Celtic with partial Germanic influences in select areas. Within the Scottish realm, such names may include Aberdeen, Ross, Cromarty, Orkney, Shetland, Falkland, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Ayr, Strathclyde, Clyde, Lanark, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hamilton, Ogletree (related to Ochiltree), Oglesby (from Ogilvie), and Shetland.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  14. Hype for the Future 47E: Names Commonly Associated with Scotland

    Numerous names are commonly associated with Scotland, sometimes Scots, other times Gaelic, but in any case, related chiefly to Celtic with partial Germanic influences in select areas. Within the Scottish realm, such names may include Aberdeen, Ross, Cromarty, Orkney, Shetland, Falkland, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Ayr, Strathclyde, Clyde, Lanark, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hamilton, Ogletree (related to Ochiltree), Oglesby (from Ogilvie), and Shetland.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  15. Archaeologists uncover 40,000 Celtic artifacts including rare bronze warrior figurine at Manching, Bavaria, revealing new insights into Iron Age Celtic civilization.
    #celtic #Celt #Bavaria #ancientorigins #ancienthistory #figurine
    ancient-origins.net/news-histo

  16. I love that there's a database of Irish history/culture texts called “CELT” (“Corpus of Electronic Texts”)

    I came across this because in the Opus codec, one of the layers is an algorithm with the same acronym (for “Constrained Energy Lapped Transform”)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_o

    #Wikipedia #Ireland #CELT #Opus #Codec

  17. I love that there's a database of Irish history/culture texts called “CELT” (“Corpus of Electronic Texts”)

    I came across this because in the Opus codec, one of the layers is an algorithm with the same acronym (for “Constrained Energy Lapped Transform”)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_o

  18. I love that there's a database of Irish history/culture texts called “CELT” (“Corpus of Electronic Texts”)

    I came across this because in the Opus codec, one of the layers is an algorithm with the same acronym (for “Constrained Energy Lapped Transform”)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_o

    #Wikipedia #Ireland #CELT #Opus #Codec

  19. I love that there's a database of Irish history/culture texts called “CELT” (“Corpus of Electronic Texts”)

    I came across this because in the Opus codec, one of the layers is an algorithm with the same acronym (for “Constrained Energy Lapped Transform”)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_o

    #Wikipedia #Ireland #CELT #Opus #Codec

  20. OGHAM: THE ANCIENT IRISH SCRIPT - ORIGINS AND USAGE
    Orthodox Ogham, or monumental Ogham, is the script used to write the earliest known form of the Irish language, known as Primitive or Archaic Irish. This script is most commonly found on Ogham stones, with around 400 known examples scattered across Ireland, particularly in counties Cork and Kerry.

    ogham.rocks/pages/about-ogham

    #Irish
    #Ireland
    #Gael
    #Gaelic
    #Celt
    #Celtic
    #Ogham