The Celts Audiobook Libro.fm

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The history of the Celts is the history of a misnomer

There has never been a distinct people race or tribe claiming the name of Celtic though remnants of different languages and cultures remain throughout Wales Ireland Scotland and Cornwall The word keltoi first appears in Greek as applied generally to aliens or barbarians and theories of Celticism continue to fuel many of the prejudices and misconceptions that divide the peoples of the British Isles to this day

Often seen as unimportant or irrelevant adjuncts to English history in The Celts Simon Jenkins offers a compelling counterargument This is a fascinating and timely debate on who the Celts really were or werent and what their legacy should be in an increasingly disUnited Kingdom