The Lost Faiths Of The Ancient Celts | The Lost Gods | Odyssey

The Celts believed in benign spirits and demonic forces, but made no churches or temples: nature itself was their cathedral. Kenneally visits ancient Celtic settlements in Austria, Italy and Greece. He explores the settlement of Castell Henllys in Wales, where the religion of the druids was broken by Roman military might. And at Newgrange, Ferrycarraig and Dun Aengus in Ireland, he reveals how the Celts came to adopt the Gods of those who had preceded them.
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[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

Is it me, or is it true that til this day, Celts are still portrayed as primitive barbarians and Rome/Greece as sophisticated and civilized? The Celts were way more noble than Rome or Greece, and lived WITH nature instead of trying to control it and monetize it.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

You get the same thing with the Americas. It doesn’t hold up though. Cahokia, in Missouri, had a greater population than London at the time and the pyramids at Caral, in Peru, are older than the ones at Giza by about four centuries. There was also an iron-making culture in North America and Inca roads are still in use today in some places. I guess the Greek and Roman historians had more clout in the universities…

[@rsp7029]

Dude stop. The Celts had cities. They had hill forts. They didn't "live WITH nature," they lived in exactly the same world as the Greeks and Romans. The Greeks and Romans lived closer to larger, urban civilizations from which they could absorb more technological development and administrative structures and as such were more capable of mobilizing humans to go on military campaigns and develop larger scale enterprises. No 'race' is 'noble.' That kind of thinking is so out of date I don't even know where to start. Magic is not real; humans are the same, it's just that some of them have more people, bigger cities, and hence more stuff.

[@stanleyp234]

The winner writes the history books... the dominant culture will always portray themselves as the better, more civilized people.

[@LooniJoose]

@@almitrahopkins1873 This. However I don't believe the celts were quite as civilized as we know it today. More noble? Hard to say, as I don't really understand what that means. I do think they were more connected to the Earth and nature during the Greek/Roman times we are talking about. I think the world could certainly use less "civilization" today, though. It's clearly not the natural way for us as a species to live.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

@@almitrahopkins1873 Saying Cahokia had a higher population than London at its peak is a bit misleading, 1150-1350 Cahokia peaked at around 20,000 people. At the same time London’s population went from around 18,000 in 1050 to around 80,000 in 1300 So Cahokia only had a higher population for maybe 20 years out of that 200 year peak period, 90% of Cahokias peak London was bigger.

[@KernowekTim]

Britain was already inhabited by Celtic tribes, long before any exodus from Gaul of those fleeing the Legions of Rome. Archaeology and Science has proved this conclusively. Human skeletal Matrilineal DNA, as well as Dendrochronological Science are the irrefutable dictates of the fact.

[@thomasevans5467]

What is a Celt? What is a Druid, contemporary textual mentions of both you can count on the fingers of two hands.

[@thomasevans5467]

But I agree they were in the UK long before this exodus they speak of

[@gallantscotland8590]

Fuckin right mate we gave them Roman's a right kickin

[@c-w-h]

This guy is full of shit. Celts took rome first. 100 years later. The new roman/celt culture began pushing north. He is no where near historically accurate. He did discuss their farming nature.

[@StopFear]

I think there may be confusion with definition as to who counts as "Celts". For example quite literally all people in Europe descended from Indo Europeans. At what point is someone a "Celt" or "non Celt?". Those who consider Bretons to be different, will say Celts came later. Some suggest that Bretons are Celts.

[@giuseppersa2391]

Those of us who consider ourselves Celts live and thrive even to this day 🍁🍂☘️

[@timstarkes173]

Same as us Anglo-Saxons

[@SungazerDNB]

I am Celt, Saxon and Zulu

[@SarahGreen523]

But not the gods and goddesses nor their stories. Only enough to catch a glimpse through the dilutions of Christian monks.

[@SungazerDNB]

@@SarahGreen523 Do not despair. More is preserved than you dare to dream. I can teach you many things about the gods of old.

[@SungazerDNB]

@@SarahGreen523 Sure, Christianity among others have tried their best to eradicate our pagan past but you know we fought against extinction and hid and preserved our knowledge unbeknownst to the church.

[@kellysouter4381]

Dagda is the Father, Lugh is the Sun God, Anu is the Mother. They said Dagda was the Sun God and I'm afraid not.

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice historical video about Colt thanks for sending

[@gordonkennygordon]

Good golly, how many spinning camera shots does one documentary need? I really love the content of this one, but I can't watch too closely or I get dizzy :)

[@KRIMZONMEKANISM]

Glad to know I was not the only one noticing xD

[@1tarawho]

I have definitely lived many previous lives as an ancient Celtic. I am totally drawn to the UK and just want to go to the UK forests and country sides and lay in the grass and absorb the energy from mother Earth. Sounds weird but it's my calling!!!

[@f.drachenfels4503]

Go to Brittany, there you can feel the magic.

[@Dahlia847]

Bring an umbrella ☔️

[@lucyburr5516]

@@Dahlia847great comment: it rains a lot in the British Isles

[@theloveclan41]

Magnificent ! Thank U ! 🌳🧚‍♀💜

[@francisfischer7620]

Beautiful! Fantastic! Brilliant!!

[@kimberlypatton205]

Each of us has a subconscious connection to the spirit of nature. It’s part of our ingrained DNA and ancestry that goes back to the time of living in caves. It is a sense of respect co-existence , and gratitude for the element of survival needs that mother Earth provides. It was only a natural course of thinking that came about in explanation and solutions to ancient ancestors about things they saw as greater than themselves. Some societies worshipped the Sun for the same reason, or a litany of separate deities to suit specific purposes.

[@francisfischer7620]

Beautiful dialect - lovely narrator.

[@cillianrangarsson8636]

I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods but I have a lot of respect for the Celtic druid people and the Celtic druid gods

[@CillianHolly-pc6ku]

I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods but I have always found great peace with panganlism and with great holy wisdom and knowledge in nature and from the earth peace and respect from a very proud heathen

[@logang7778]

Veni, vidi, vici was in reference to the Battle of Zela in Modern day Turkey. Seems like a big miss for a documentary like this.

[@ConservativeKetchup]

The Greeks and romans feared the Celts... If only they knew about the Vikingr and their sometimes alliance with the Celts.

[@SarahGreen523]

Now do a documentary about how the Celtic pantheon of gods infiltrated the Irish Catholic religion.

[@gerardodwyer5908]

The Keltoi never made it to Ireland. Gaelic Ireland, which existed intact for over 1,700 years, did not identify as "Celtic" in any way.

[@francisfischer7620]

I'd it perhaps the other way around?

[@rebelrobjackson2253]

I feel Naturally drawn to this philosophy. But I have always felt Naturally drawn to nature.

[@ThaDirtyMick]

Let us act as they see us , return to the warrior spirit

[@jeroen5374]

Untrue: “Veni, vidi, vici” (10:05) is a catchy phrase, but it was never written by Caesar about his Gallic wars. He wrote this in the context of his victory over Pharnakes, king of Pontus at the Black Sea. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veni,_vidi,_vici). This took him five days, so “I came, I saw, I won” was aptly said. He would never say it about Gaul, which took him the better part of eight years to subdue. Can it be that the makers of this video really did not know this? They do know what they are talking about, don’t they? And they do their research, don’t they? (Rhetorical question... the answer is clear.) In any case, not true. Makes you ask yourself what, and what not, to believe from this video. I for myself stopped watching at this point, and decided not to subscribe to this channel.

[@theknave4415]

Agree. Several ancient history channels do this. Some of their mistakes - let alone misperceptions - are pretty glaring examples of ignorance or outright lies. People who don't know any better believe them.

[@Kainis80]

This is a History Channel spin-off for KZbin. When was the last time the History Channel was anywhere close to historical accuracy?

[@varden506]

These are also just relicensed older documentaries from sometimes decades ago so the info is often outdated. This channel is owned by little dot studios who just buy the rights to old documentaries and repost them for monetization, hence the random nature of the subjects they cover. Pretty sure this documentary is c. Early 2000s

[@bluebird3281]

I have heard "Veni, vidi, vici" said many times in reference to Gaul, must be a widespread misconception. If anyone asked me before I read your post, I would have told them it was said about Gaul and thought I was right. Thanks for setting it straight.

[@jeroen5374]

@@bluebird3281 Thanks for letting me know!

[@StopFear]

This looks like the documentary ended too abruptly

[@WilliamLawrence7]

great content as usual, love the channel, don't have much to say, just trying to give your video another comment to help with the al gore ithum Cheers!

[@honoralovall5983]

As far as I know druids were a class composed of male and female members. They were priests and priestesses, judges, and administrators. There are two or three second hand sources and one first hand second century c.e. source that I know of. Anyone who can tell me more? Thanks

[@francisfischer7620]

That is what I have read as well.

[@francisfischer7620]

I look to Robert Burns for Druidic thinking. 'To a Mouse,' being. deepest truth. Wee Mouse! Hail!

[@LooniJoose]

Can someone tag Creative Assembly in this? Because celts are way under powered. Lol

[@davyjones1335]

or how about actually putting albion in war3...

[@nylehotaling675]

Many Celtic gods have different names in a different pantheon- it could be the same spiritual office, or often the exact same individual. Heading a pantheon of record, Manogan and Mathonwy are the same as Antu and Anu, Sumerian. Anu was the god of Nibiru, Old Aeon; Ruhefezed became the god, New Aeon, of same, Anu becoming of the same sphere as Ouranos. Offspring of these gods were Beliih; more on the Dayside, Danu, Don and Math. Danu is Nature, resembling D'Anu; Don is actually the same as Morrigan, the same as Yama, in India. Math is the same office as Renenet, Egyptian. Beliih and Don, their Avatars were our First Ancestors, of the Second Race, also known as Embla and Ask; Lubej is Gaelic for Ask, too. Beliih is the same as Ynanna, the love divinity; the same also as Venus Lubentina; not the same as either Venus nor Aphrodite, removed goddesses (their replacements are Vumefeqa and P'zaiih). Eve, southwards, was an Avatar of Juno, more a marriage divinity. We're not of the middle eastern amber caucasian race. Parthelon was the first human, also called Mirotheos, Mi, Mi'ra, Uryliah; Qesesawiz in proto-Celtic. Progenitor of the First Race. Nemed, the offspring, also known as Nudimud, Sir'za (Celtic), Osiris (not the Egyptian god though). Next, the generation consisting of Gwydion, Nynniaw, Gilvaethwy, Amaethon, Govannon, Nudd (or Hlud), Arianrhod, Peithbaw- these correspond very well with the days of the week, Azebulejube, Weekend or Sabbath, Afetefebeqel, Peri... ending with Weqpef (These first and last days switched position for the New Aeon; today is actually best Peri). Gwyn, nic Nudd, not in any other pantheon. A Llevylys, one son of Lubej and Beliih, called Ipezr also; those Eight actually also represented in their offspring. Then, Nwyvre, Llew (Law Gyffes), and Dylan- these correspond very well with Atmospherea or Vayu, Corporea, and Es- this last, the most spiritual or heavenly...

[@nara808]

Where do you know this from?

[@chrisrauber6602]

@@nara808 U will know the same (at maybe more...) if u use LSD at these quantities....

[@lazyboi5726]

7:25 No shit! So the whole Italian invasion of 390 BC was a joke then. They didn't fight for territory to settle in...

[@charleservinrentalnatedog8604]

Nathan c Ervin

[@gilliangallagher1918]

How do we know what they believed as they wrote nothing down?

[@doctauglyd9861]

Pinky out

[@gordonclarkson2672]

The Celts were an Indo-European people, and like other branches of that ethnic group, they migrated across Europe from what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, not, as the presenter said, Siberia and Mongolia.

[@pseudonamed]

The stone circles were placed by pre-Celtic peoples

[@SkoomaCat]

The accent 😍

[@thisismyindoorvoice2218]

I love the content but sincerely, i have epilepsy and a warning for the flashing graphics would have been great.

[@BiPolarBear128]

ahh I love the welsh accent

[@ConecVisuals]

He's Irish

[@BiPolarBear128]

@@ConecVisuals oh lol ... are you sure ? I am Norwegian so many Irish , scottish and welsh accents sound similar , especially since they belong to the same language family of gaelic .-)

[@ConecVisuals]

@@BiPolarBear128 Yup, His name is Christy Kenneally, He's a well known TV presenter in Ireland, he's from Cork. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Kenneally

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

He's a Cork man for sure. The Cork accent is quite distinctive and as Tommy Tiernan describes it as " Tinkers trying to speak French". Cork is unlike any other county, and a Cork man won't be slow to tell ye.😉

[@KernowekTim]

His accent is Southern Irish, not Welsh, Cornish, Manx or Scottish.

[@Davlavi]

Sounds to judgmental and not really that big on detail and varions.

[@gerardodwyer5908]

The narrator, Christy Keneally, should contact Ireland's National History Museum immediately. The folks there would be absolutely amazed to learn that the Keltoi reached Ireland in numbers. The National History Museum doesn't have a single "Celtic" exhibit. There is good reason for this. There's no concrete evidence the "Celts" made it to Ireland. None. Gaelic Ireland, strangely ignored by Keneally in this bizarre historical offering as it relates to Ireland, did not identify as "Celtic". In other words a Gaelic civilization that ruled over Ireland for almost 2,000 years to the 16th century, a civilization that shared a common language, culture, customs and laws, did not recognize any linkage to the European "Celts". It's as if, in an Ireland context, they never existed.

[@ryankellypa]

Is England and northwestern dna on ancestry Celtic or Germanic?

[@space_skeloton1862]

Both just depends on the person blood line

[@7777777roma]

The Dreamers

[@williamvinopal-gillette7097]

Per the thumbnail, the Scottish claymore is closer to modernity than “ancient”.

[@theknave4415]

Agree. I've noticed several inaccuracies within the first five minutes. When it reached 'chariots invented by the Greeks' I stopped watching. Plus, jumping back and forth between historical timelines w/o telling us about it.

[@Kainis80]

This is a History Channel spin-off for KZbin. When was the last time the History Channel was anywhere close to historical accuracy?

[@VFella]

@@Kainis80 Well, there weren't any ancient aliens, LOL. Maybe in part II where it is clearly proven the Celts had technological knowledge beyond their era. The proof is the spherical ball used by the Boston Celtics, which clearly resembles the shape of a planet!!!

[@Kainis80]

@@VFella Those aren't standing stones! Those weathered monuments to a Bird god named Larry, indicating they were chiseled billions of years ago! .... by ancient celtic magic technology!!111

[@pamlister452]

So many of the Celtic rituals are the Christian festivals

[@bongfuhrer]

Almost everything in christianity are taken from other religions and rituals. Christmas and easter are two that got nothing to do with christianity.

[@vanessalewis1023]

You mean so many of the Christian festivals were stolen from the Celtic rituals.

[@mrsalt3337]

Gauls didn’t paint themselves.

[@jamesmadison7551]

well, Celts are my ancestors.

[@grioghairmacgrioghair5311]

always believed the history of the celts to be that originating in asia minor constant internicine warfare between the two main celtic parties over centeuries led to migration along the nort coast of the meditteranean sea leaving settlements in crete southern spain southern france brittant cornwall devon wales ireland and finally scotland,one group split going north over the mountains these were called the beaker people and may well be the base of central european civillisation ,it is thought some may even have gone south to arrive in what we now called india ,they may have been the most terrifying and powerful warrior civillisation that ever existed a mind set that put achievment and honour before life was a frightening prospect of any who would fight them

[@nylehotaling675]

The word Celt doesn't come from a word meaning "barbarian"- it was the name of one of the first, descendants of Draik through his son, who was the progenitor of Celts. His brother was the progenitor of the Frisians, or English lineage. Both these brothers were Redeemer Avatars, as also was Draik. However, the Redeemer Avatar brother Memkixu- father of the Frisian, Anglican or English line- is no longer anyplace to be found; is no longer in Hierarchy. There is no Redemption in the channel of attunement which has been called English; neither is it possible for there to be a country Britain. Bellona or Britannia was the patron or friend divinity of that country; she was also removed from Hierarchy (and cast into hell). When that Pisces, Old Aeon was over, the Patriarchal Attribution of English had been removed from the planet- with Aquarius, all of both U.K. and this country had a Celtic attribution, actually- to interpret German, or Irish Celtic is extremely good; not as probably best as Scottish Celtic, for us. Britain was one of the 13 Hierarchical Nations; was replaced by Scotland; Ireland and this country are of the Archetypical countries. The very incredibly low vitality condition- most probably its correct to say it goesa good way back- it exacerbated greatly with this Removal, as the English language and certain identification (vain, as was characteristic of the former patriarchal attribution) continued to be used. Celts should speak Gaelic- for us Scottish Gaelic would be the top best language; if they do not, they will have a health/vitality condition, Jecethmeqeswyeq (in proto-Celtic). This is a dyssynchronization, which prevents Rezefede, correct Patriarchal Attribution and blessing, the primary source of Energy and renewal; an Asynchronization is inherent in the use of the Names America and U.S.A., the remedial to which is to change the Name to its true, Nova Scotia or Alba Nuadh. Such Async is called Jeqreuq. The Motion and attunement of a good Rezefede cannot be related to a certain motion created by the popular revolution, neither real Redemption; personal energy flow should not be. Subtle directions. Best don't try and trace back origins to any of those; you will find, mysteriously, there's no "American" you can trace back to, to try and prop up tonality and energize. That's because the conceptual entities (only), America and U.S.A. were also Removed, quite long ago; rather like a clock striking midnight, perhaps....

[@LooniJoose]

You wrote a lot here, and I want to give you a chance, but this is just really hard to understand for me, unfortunately.

[@Aervund]

You wot mate?

[@titovindex4702]

Abrahamic religion killed then all

[@gerardodwyer5908]

"English lineage"? You mean Germanic lineage, from the Anglishe, the Angles, which together with the Saxons and Jutes, ruled England for almost 700 years.

[@thekhornate8888]

umm how old is this? coz we know that British Celts have been in Britain long before the Romans even invaded Europe

[@c-w-h]

This is not accurate. Rome fell to the celts first. 100 years later, after the fall of the first rome. The celts did not kill off rome. The hybrid Roman/Celts then came for the celtic north. Be accurate and stop rewriting history.

[@Buckydhu]

Who says they are lost ?!

[@Greye13]

Exactly! They're not hard to find at all. You just have to know where to look. 🙂

[@debchoate8941]

Loe the content, but stop spinning the camera so much. its is nauseating.

[@eamonnleyden7040]

What’s this about building nothing going to stop now fool

[@gerryhouska2859]

Before the birth of Jesus?

[@TheHobade]

During

[@protegemoi9819]

The celts were Atlanteans

[@thelink4492]

wrong no such thing has Atlanteans

[@barrycronin2721]

Ummmm.....St. Patrick, ROMAN!! I was thought in history class along with every other Irish person that he was a Welsh sheep farmers son kidnapped by the English and brought to Ireland!! Strange how history always has contradictions and misguidance!!

[@PhoenixKyuketsuki]

This was a really terrible “documentary” 😂

[@davidmark225]

Ancient Druidism was actually introduced to Celts by Dacians.

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

Not possible as Druidism was only common among western Celts as eastern Celts near the Dacians had no druidic practices. With Druidism being concentrated in Britain and Northern Gaul. No evidence of Druidism among the Italian, Iberian or Balkan Celts.

[@davidmark225]

@@noahtylerpritchett2682 Hippolytus of Rome: “Zamolxis, who also is said to have taught the Celtic Druids to cultivate the philosophy of Pytagoras”. It is said in this text that Zamolxis was Pythagora’s slave. But Zamolxis lived way earlier than Pythagora. “Herodotus, however, opines that Zalmoxis was not a slave of Pythagoras but did in fact live long before him”.

[@thedragon5289]

@@davidmark225 verifiably false and a complete mistranslation. Please go back to the drawing board on that one.

[@davidmark225]

@@thedragon5289 Place the original, correct text here if you say is mistranslated. I placed the text found online.

[@johnhall7850]

Uh.... we still worship the ancient gods: it's called European christianity. 🤔

[@thelink4492]

wrong

[@johnhall7850]

@@thelink4492 Down.

[@Andulsi]

Modern academia has thrown into doubt the idea of Celts in Ireland or Britain. Genetic research has a strong link to Iberia for the root population, with any Celtic artifacts found here more likely through trade rather than brought by an invasion. Film maker Bob Quinn, back in the 80s, spoke more of Ireland in terms of a maritime Atlantic culture rather than Central European Celtic, and I think more modern scholarship backs up this view. "Celtic" as a term referring to Irish or British people was used by antiquarian Edward Llud in the in the 18th century through an erroneous identification of Breton with Gaulish. In fact Breton was brought to Northern France by Britons escaping the upheavals of the Anglo Saxon incursions to Britain.

[@fullmontyuk]

'Fortress of Lugh' has a video on this topic. There are certainly some interesting, and conflicting, theories floating around at the moment.