Ancient celts

With settlements stretching from Ireland to Turkey, this Iron Age culture used their metalworking skills to build extensive trade networks with ancient Greece...

Born Joseph Skelton in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, in 1865, the son of Thomas Simpson Skelton (c.1837-1911) and his wife Sarah Knott (c.1833- ). Thomas Skelton was originally a bookbinder and later worked as a photographer and in the photographic printing trade. A minstrel sings of famous deeds in this illustration by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton […]

Toutatis or Teutates was a Celtic god worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain. On the basis of his name's etymology, he has been widely inter...

The warrior on the left is from the Urnfield Culture which was a Bronze Age group which were the ancestors of both Celts and Germanic peoples of Central and Western Europe also known as Hallstatt A and proto-Celts. Illustration is by Angus McBride.

Viking War Tactics: Svinfylking The Boar Formation To survive many battles, the great skill of a single warrior only was not enough. It required luck, attitude, and most importantly, the unity of the whole army. Without the harmonious collaboration of all warriors, the Vikings wouldn't have earned so much fortune and reputation. Of all the Viking war tactics that worked harmoniously, the Svinfylking was among the coolest. It was also known as the Boar Formation. #viking #warrior #bavipower…

Germanic tribes.

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh is asking for your help in reassembling an early medieval carved stone. The Hilton of Cadboll Stone was carved in Scotland around 800 AD by the Picts, a mysterious people who have left little in the way of a written record but created some incredible art. The stone was carved shortly after the Picts converted to Christianity and includes one of Scotland’s earliest representations of Jesus. This particular stone has had a rough time in the past…