Celtic Britain: Everyday Life and Society - Our Historia

What did Celts Eat? What did they wear? More importantly how was their society structured? In todays video we will be examining the everyday lives of the Celts who lived in Britain and answer these questions.
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Sources:
-Horace: The Odes A. S. Kline translation
-The Library of History by Diodorus Siculus Loeb Classical Library edition Vol. III
-Gallic War by Julius Caesar Dover Thrift
-The Histories by Herodotus online Perseus edition
-The Geography of Strabo Loeb Classical Library edition Vol. II
-Roman History by Cassius Dio Loeb Classical Library online
-Herodian History of the Roman Empire since the Death of Marcus Aurelius
-Roman Britain Website
-British Iron Age Diet: Stable Isotopes and Other Evidence by Mandy Jay
and Michael P. Richards
-Teeth analysis gives hints of the diet of an Iron Age woman on the York University Website
-Boudicca and Celtic Marriage Laws on Thought Co website
Music:
Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod
Angevin - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod
Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod
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[@MioAkiyama3686]

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[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you!

[@vintagelady1]

Most interesting, I like that you list your sources & show actual artifacts to support your narrative.

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi thank you so much :)

[@vintagelady1]

@@OurHistoria_ And I'd like to add how refreshing it is to hear good research---I just slogged halfway thru an hourlong video about the "real" King Arthur by a channel that shall remain nameless, as it ought. It was so full of assumptions & pretentious pronouncements & speculation that I couldn't finish it. I look forward to more of your videos that are both scholarly & entertaining.

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you so much again for your kind words and support!

[@Caperhere]

Nice content. Here in Cape Breton, an island on the east coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, there is still a strong Celtic influence. We have a Gaelic College called St. Anns. We have , at Highland Village, a representative little community, which operates in the summer. They have a round hut. The inside is practically black on every surface, from the fire. There’s a smithy, and a milling frolic, which visitors can take part in. Because Cape Breton is an island, it has remained, until this generation, basically Scottish, Irish, and English. In some towns you can tell a stranger is from a particular family by their height, complexion, facial features, and hair. I’m aware of two of these large families who tend to have lots of children. One is Scottish and the other Irish. A close island province, Newfoundland, also was fairly isolated , as it was mostly populated by tiny fishing villages in hard to reach areas, has retained some old ways. Twenty years ago I travelled across Newfoundland by bus. There were times when for hours the only scenery was ground, with huge rocks, some as big as a house, scattered around, untouched since the last melting of the ice age, where ice carried those huge rocks. With fog partially rising from the ground, you could easily imagine you were passing through a vey old historical time. It was oddly beautiful and scary at the same time. Because all of the little fishing villages, called outports, were isolated for most of the year, the people still have many different accents. Linguists have said the speech is like 16 th century England. They use some words which have been left behind everywhere except there. England owned Newfoundland until 1949. The few wealthy owners of fish plants controlled prices, and kept fishers in their debt. Starvation was a problem, to the extent a flour company began putting vitamins in the flour Newfoundlanders bought, usually on tick from the same family which controlled all aspects of commerce. The only way to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia is by a 6 hour vehicle ferry ride. The ferries are crewed by Cape Bretoners and Newfoundlanders. I worked on the ferries, or ‘boats’, so have heard all of the different accents, and some words and phrases which makes me aware of history. If you like travel and history, this area is worth a trip in the summer. There is a strong musical presence on both islands. A lot of people play instruments and sing and there are still old time dances.

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi there thank you for sharing, its so interesting to hear about this hidden gem! Will definitely think about a visit as I've always wanted to go to Canada!

[@deansky-lucas7880]

this is amazing!!

[@grandmabente123]

looks like the houses they built for hundreds of years in Uganda... south called Buganda... which was a kingdom for 600 years prior to independence from British protectorate... early 60,...

[@OurHistoria_]

It's so interesting to see similarities across cultures. Thank you for sharing this cool information, I would not have know this!

[@grandmabente123]

@@OurHistoria_ Yes... its IS interesting... cultures seem to go through stages... that are very similar... but each country does it at the time opportune to their situation climate etc....

[@isaacdorgan]

Very well researched and written. Thanks

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you for watching!

[@jananruhaniyah9123]

I wondered why i always liked round houses

[@octaviacoquus8857]

Very well put together! Perhaps a little slower on the zooms and a tad longer on the shots, next time. Your pronunciation and elocution is excellent. Very excited to watch this channel grow.

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi there, I'm glad your enjoyed. Thank your for the feedback, it is useful to know how I can improve for next time!

[@johnathonhamilton232]

Great job on this video! Really looking forward to your next one!

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you so much!

[@katrussell6819]

Great work. Thanks.

[@OurHistoria_]

Thanks so much I’m glad you liked it!

[@annduncan4081]

Well done! I really liked the video

[@OurHistoria_]

Awesome, thank you so much!

[@deansky-lucas7880]

Thank you for your wonderful video!

[@OurHistoria_]

No problem, Thank you for watching!

[@Muggle1983]

Great job. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this. Amazing images. I especially loved seeing the stages of the round house creation and the different examples.

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you very much for your kind comment, it means the world!

[@ThatLadyBird]

Nice video, subscribed ☺

[@OurHistoria_]

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[@evelinharmannfan7191]

Well done!🌼

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you!

[@Sk8Betty.]

Nice job!

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ADUAquascaping]

Awesome 😊

[@OurHistoria_]

Thanks :)

[@strawberriesandcreamm_]

very interesting and informative video 🥰❤️❤️ celts are one of my favourite time periods/people in history

[@OurHistoria_]

Mine too! Thanks for the comment :)

[@Alasdair37448]

Great video objective analysis using up to date facts and demonstrates the good of these societies without romanticizing them.

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you so much for watching :)

[@1970bellanger]

C'est très intéressant de savoir comment vivaient mes ancêtres.

[@OurHistoria_]

Merci d'avoir regardé :)

[@runemasterhariwulfaz5267]

I think Julius Cesar is such a tricky source, he really seems to want to just degrade non-Romans. He claims the germanic tribes worship nothing but the sun and moon and fire, which contradicts Tacitus not all that long after him. I’ve had a tougher time interpreting his work

[@OurHistoria_]

I agree with you. What Caesar says does not always match with other sources or the archaeology so I always take what he says sceptically.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

It would have been hard to contradict Tacitus, who wrote 150 years later.

[@pixelfu623]

Tacitus seems to be just as fanciful. I'd take both with a grain of salt.

[@patrickporter1864]

Remember roman propaganda on cartage. Downplay the civilisation before you conquer and destroy it.

[@kevinmurphy65]

This was awesome! Celtic metalworking would be fun to see!

[@OurHistoria_]

Thanks so much great idea!

[@lesgrantsmith2366]

Thank you for an informative video! I do suggest, though, that you do some research on brochs, fascinating structures unique to Scotland. They were in no way "granaries." Granaries do not have hearths at their center or divided living spaces in them, as brochs do. They seem to have been homes, perhaps of upper status families. They may also have been used for community defense and/or observation/signaling purposes. Do check them out! Super interesting.

[@Caperhere]

Maybe the fireplaces came later. Maybe they were divided for different grains. They could have been used for different reasons over their long lifespans. I’m just guessing, as I know nothing about them. I find this interesting, as my great grandmother wrote at the beginning of the family tree she kept, that her people came from the south of England, an traded tin for something I’ve forgotten,with Vikings.

[@mireillelebeau2513]

I subscribed then I realised you haven't a million subscribers! Strange things happens .

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you, thats very kind of you to say!

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

9:08 What grave was the Mediterranean coral found in? I can’t quite make out what you’re saying. Wet wand woman? Sorry😅

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi apologies for that. It is the Wetwang Woman (what archaeologists have named this grave) :)

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

@@OurHistoria_ No problem! Thank you very much.

[@user-xx6mx1ld2y]

More commentary on Brehon laws please

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi there, I don’t have anything plans to do any more videos on the Brehon laws in the immediate future but here is a link to a really Interesting article on the topic which I used as my source www.thoughtco.com/celtic-marriage-laws-4092652#:~:text=Celtic%20Laws%20Defining%20Marriage&text=Women%20could%20govern%20and%20take,were%20deserted%2C%20molested%20or%20maltreated.

[@caseybranton812]

Ancient Ireland would make a good on

[@OurHistoria_]

Thank you for you for suggestion, I will look to make a video on this topic in the future!

[@ThatLadyBird]

Yeah, remember Julius Caesar was writing to convince skeptics back home that the barbarians were animals that needed to be civilized by Rome. So his accounts are highly biased and politically motivated by his own self interest.

[@OurHistoria_]

Thanks for your comment. I agree that its always important to keep this bias in mind when dealing with primary accounts as I have covered in my previous video. I always make sure to balance written sources with archeology.

[@mrbutch308]

Were the Celts hairy?

[@OurHistoria_]

Hi There! It is difficult to say for sure if the Celts had body hair or not but evidence suggests that they had the means to remove it. Razors have been found in burials in Germany but I would imagine that people would have access to them across the Celtic world including Britain. Additionally, Julius Caesar states in Gallic Wars that 'They wear their hair long, and have every part of their body shaved except their head and upper lip'. However, he only says this about the Celts of Kent so it is hard to say if it applies to the whole of the Island. In short, I think Celts had the means to remove hair, the fashion varied from community to community.

[@amygodward4472]

Yes, in patches

[@CL-vb2qt]

Heirarchal society based on war and slavery ??thank god we live in 2024