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Outposts of Celtica The surviving Celtic world of today, though vibrant and engaging in itself, is only a remnant of the culture that once dominated most of Europe and parts of Asia. From the Anatolian plains in present day Turkey to the Highlands of Scotland, the tribal Celts reigned supreme across this vast expanse for over four hundred years. The cities that the Celts founded and once called their own, include Ankara in Turkey, Belgrade in Serbia and Milan in Italy. Heroes of the Celtic world include Brennus who once held Rome to ransom, Queen Boudicca who in defence of her tribe decimated London, and William Wallace (Braveheart) who defeated an Anglo army twice the size of his spirited battalion. During the Dark Age of Europe, the monasteries of Celtica were a beacon of light and a source of knowledge and learning in a world that seemed to be in regression. This book explores pieces of Celtic history from its birthplace in central Europe, to the surviving outposts in western Europe and on into the Americas — to such places as the Patagonia region of Argentina and the Cape Breton region of eastern Canada — outposts that still resist absorption into the larger generic culture of the modern world.
November 2009 |