The Celtic History Podcast

Jun 05 2024 13 ep. 28 mins 40

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A narrative history podcast which will attempt a coherent narrative from the origins of the Celtic people's all the way up to the revival of Celtic languages in the modern era. Image from cover Provided by The British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1951-0402-2 Music Provided for intro/outro "Beyond the Warriors" by Guifrog https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Guifrog

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Update 2024

Jun 05 2024 7 mins

An Update on where the Podcast is Summer 2024patreon.com/[email protected]://discord.gg/5c97Vtqm

Adapt or Die

Nov 30 2023 34 mins

This time we look at the transition from Hallstatt to Le Tene and to what extent it was a succession or a brand new trend. We also finish with a discussion on some Pan-Celtic godsThe episode ends a bit abruptly due to technical issues so wasn't able to record a proper outro

Go West Vix me...

Sep 18 2023 26 mins

This week we charge towards the end of the Hallstatt chronology and look West to the Princess of Vix! Please find me on Instagram at celtichistorypodcastYou are really missing a lot if you don't follow me there Music on this Episode was provided by: Guifrog & Aisling

Swords and Status

Apr 07 2023 51 mins

Part 2 of "The Giant's Castle" as we follow Servus Tullius Priscus into the inner fortress of the Heunneburg and we get an inside peak into the Elite of the Hallstatt CeltsWe take a deep dive into sword craft and speculate about the societal strata of these complex yet tribal people

The Giant's Castle

Feb 09 2023 37 mins

This week we dive into the Hallstatt Heights as we look at the Heuneburg or the "The Giants Castle!" Stay tuned to Instagram for relevant images in the days follow this episodes release.

Meanwhile...

Oct 05 2022 32 mins

This episode we discuss the background characters who will be playing a major role in the development of the Hallstatt Celts and later La Tene and catch up what the west of the world has been up to while our Celts have been developing.Namely the ancient Bronze age cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean and the early Iron Age cultures of the Western Mediterranean.This episode will be

Hallstatt ABC's

Jul 28 2022 18 mins

Today we have finally reached the Hallstatt Celts! Today we introduced the key concepts and Ideas that led to the development of the Hallstatt Zone! Noticed too late that I forgot to post the personal update that I promised by I will upload this separately soon.Special thanks to artist Aislinn from FreeMusciArchive.com for use of the track Capclear on today's episode and of course

War and Treasure

Apr 08 2022 23 mins

In this episode we developed into the changes in society and warfare that leads finally to our Celts!Credit to Dan Davis for quotes used in this episode

From Copper to Bronze (Episode 3 Re-post)

Sep 30 2022 19 mins

This episode we transition from the more egalitarian societies of chalcolithic Europe to the more Indo-European influenced warrior societies of the Bronze Age.Music credit: "Beyond the Warriors" by Guifrog (Free Music Archive)Visual References:Nebra Sky Disk: https://member.worldhistory.org/article/235/the-nebra-sky-disk---ancient-map-of-the-stars/Bell Beaker Cheif: https://survive

Evidence and Humanisation

Dec 08 2021 27 mins

This episode we delve into the earliest ancestors of the Celtic people's know by Archaeologists as the Yamnaya, a Copper Age Nomadic society from which our Celts get their language, genes and much of their culture and world view