The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman

[@grahamgrubb2905]

When speaking to Alexander, the Celts actually answered that their greatest fear was “the sky falling on their heads” which is a thing in many Celtic religions

[@Powys6732]

This was one of my worst fears when I was younger

[@batmansdad4978]

This to me obviously speaks to a great deluge that in turn causes a flood of biblical proportions. After all too theres a vast amount of land under water in europe right now. Its a bridge between the UK and mainland Europe..

[@chheinrich8486]

Any one who read the asterix comics would already know that 😆

[@Beldoras]

@@batmansdad4978 DOGGERLAND 🐶

[@batmansdad4978]

@@Beldoras exactly.

[@ZOCCOK]

Guest arrives at home Celts: *Mary, Would you like to see my Head Collection*

[@Asmaa_311]

Lol

[@ZOCCOK]

Holy Moly, thank you so much for the Heart!!!

[@javiencaboi9239]

wow a heart from ted ed !!!

[@jewel9218]

Did they take the heart back?

[@TEDEd]

They make for great table decor at dinner parties!

[@Kceam]

“Conquered all of France...“ All of France? Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.

[@Theo-bk6qj]

😂😂 I get the reference

[@armandray080285]

With secret potion i see :3

[@vukvidanovic8276]

Can someone tell me what's this about Im interested

[@TomasccPT]

@@vukvidanovic8276 Asterix and Obelix, it's a French comic series. Many grow up reading them, you might like to check it up :D

[@vukvidanovic8276]

@@TomasccPT Thank you kind sir!

[@rue5874]

"Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors-" The animation: proceeds to show a dwarf, a middle-sized man and only one tall guy

[@samrevlej9331]

*LOTR intensifies in the distance*

[@aperson6242]

At least they looked fierce.

[@XpsyZ]

short men stand tall

[@Pauly421]

@@XpsyZ Do they though? :P

[@panda5996]

0:25 never call a dwarf 'short' they will list it in their grudge book after that you get two choices. your end or their end.

[@Alphaloser1874]

Rome: *conquers almost the whole of Europe and thinks it's done* Ireland: *laughs in corner*

[@jasepoag8930]

Pretty sure they didn't make it up into Scotland either.

[@San_Deep2501]

@@jasepoag8930 they did

[@PaulEcosse]

@@jasepoag8930 The Antonine wall was their final push north, by this time they were disorganized and chaotic. There was nothing for them in the north of Scotland. They withdrew and returned to the European mainland.

[@jasepoag8930]

@@San_Deep2501 I imagine they went there, but I've never seen the area that is now Scotland being part of any Roman map. Didn't the Hadrian wall pretty much mark the northern extent of Roman occupation?

[@hazzmati]

Normans: *rub hands deviously*

[@londonpunk]

Celtic tribes: *at war* Druid: Stop! Celtic tribes: Understandable have a nice day.

[@qus.9617]

When The Meme Hits That Ridge Just Right

[@miamendez4738]

Druids basically had 100 speech

[@robwalsh9843]

Bring enough booze to a tribal gathering and you just might be able to bring peace. Sure a fatal drunken brawl might break out. But if its settled, everyone can keep partying.

[@Inky_101]

The romans: 👀

[@micheleulrich9479]

Also the Romans: what the f$@k?! Are they really stopping just because this man said so?!

[@SwaggerOrca]

Basically the Celts had: Bards Barbarians Druids Fighters They be DnD Ancestors bruh.

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

Pretty much

[@martinacvetkovic2825]

Yes, they did

[@asterixxg4288]

Yes for example : Bards ( Cacofonix ) Druids (Getafix ) Warriors (Asterix, Obelix & Vitalstatistix) Romans (Julius Caesar) And is all.

[@jekabsojarsulskis9740]

@@asterixxg4288 I see you are a man of culture.

[@HuevoBendito]

Given that Tolkien was a fan of the Norse and the Celts, it makes sense.

[@ElysiumCreator]

Shocked you didn’t mention the indomitable Gauls and their magic potion

[@ignaciasd1198]

We all know Asterix and Obelix were the real heroes

[@zurita1642]

The funny thing is that Asterix comic are more loyal to the Celtic replay that this video.

[@srijadas4114]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@arnabdas7019]

@@srijadas4114 besh besh.

[@jasongeorgiou4620]

Where is my european childhood squad??

[@JasonBarrettePiano]

Do you realize that in ancient Celtic civilization, you could have a group made up of a warrior, a ranger, a bard, and a druid all setting out on an epic quest together?

[@obiwanfisher537]

Where do you think those RPG tropes come from?

[@shayneb3540]

I'm Ojibwe, we're one of the Indigenous nations of Canada. When I heard the story in the news about the Irish making a large donation to the Najavo Nation, it blew me away that a nation so far away would be so kind to a distant unknown native tribe in the middle of nowhere in America. I had no idea it was a thank you for a donation to the Irish people during the famine that forced many to emigrate from their homeland. When I researched more about the history of Ireland, I saw how they also suffered under centuries of colonialism just as we did. The Irish are an Indigenous people and a warrior culture as we are. I hope one day they can reclaim their historical identity, spirituality, and connection to the land which made the ancient Celts so strong. Respect.

[@space_skeloton1862]

Ey the welsh and scotts also suffered under England

[@wilhelmshtem7167]

As a genetic Scot, I recently met a member of the Choctaw tribe who told me their tribe put a donation together for the Irish during the potato famine and the Irish in return built a monument out of respect and gratitude since the cultures belief of the wild lands was so similar.

[@irishspartanstudios]

As a fifth generation Irish American, I also hope one day to uphold my anchient Celtic ancestral culture.

[@dhanvi-shah]

You have the luck of the Irish

[@MiloManning05]

The Irish aren’t Celts more likely Middle Eastern

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

Ireland: " If we stand very still, the Romans might not notice us..." 500 years later: Vikings- "Hello"

[@fartz3808]

200 years later: Brian Boru- ''Bye''

[@alexandrabunakova7762]

you know that meme with a polar bear cub and "bonjour" written under him

[@tomwalsh96]

@ThirteenFourteen hahahahaha spot on

[@ce1834]

Even Britannia was seen as a northern wasteland, Ireland had no proper infrastructure and ruled by hundreds of chiefs

[@idontknowimebored77]

Hello there

[@Alkalus]

Celtic Warriors: *fighting* Random Druid: _I'm going to stop you right there._

[@shreyaspamaraju4844]

Lol

[@thepatriottz9205]

Roman druid: we don't do that here Celtic warriors: but Roman druid: it's a no from me dawg

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” ― Anonymous

[@noustrant]

Laugh in communism

[@ashah8656]

Austin Aldy wat

[@noustrant]

@@ashah8656 it's a pun, communist tend to be called leftist. Get it?

[@thetntsheep4075]

Why are you everywhere

[@leonardaarendonk4696]

History is written by the victors

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ted Ed: The greatest trophy a celt could posess was... Me: A sword? Ted Ed: The head of their enemies. Me: Ah...well then...

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

Not a bad guess, a sword would be expensive to produce back then, and even the Vikings who lived a 1000 years after the French Celts were conquered by Rome still had swords as their most precious and valuable family treasures.

[@RosheenQuynh]

I mean, you NEED at least a sword to obtain that head so...

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@RosheenQuynh this is true...

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff 😂

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

@@RosheenQuynh An axe would do the same job.

[@jalynr4yne]

*celts go on my strange addiction* celt: hi im a celt and my strange addiction is heads

[@belle2515]

*heads* i-

[@ilijamitrevski1210]

@pumpkin_cat pyrocynical makes a video called craziest Celt ever collects head

[@scythescythe884]

i... i would do this if skulls it were legal to own. they are just so damn beautiful. and i do have moral standards of owning them, i want donated skulls.

[@scottyb5039]

@@chickeninyeezes3759 what?

[@fighter500mx3]

The celts where very barbaric compared to the Aztecs and surprisingly their possibly descendants conquered and fought against the Aztecs similar how Roman conquered the celts.

[@scrollreader7355]

"Ireland alone remained unconquered by Rome." *sad bagpipe noises.*

[@gabriellelong5446]

:-))

[@manuelvirgulti6757]

to be honest, Romans actually conquered Scotland under Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a very skilled general who realised that Britain was an island and even wondered about a possible invasion of Ireland, but he was recalled to Rome by emperor Domitian shortly after the Scottish campaign because he was jealous of Agricola's conquests and feared that he could become too popular and overthrow him.

[@ichigoapanchal9935]

even india was unconquered by them poor alex died from an indian arrow LOL

[@warbler1984]

@@gabriellelong5446 Uilleann pipe is Irish, bagpipes are Scottish hence sad bagpipe noises

[@jaipreetsingh6566]

@Dino G sikhs: are u sure about that?

[@marschallblucher6197]

"Ireland was the last holdout of the celts" Scotland (Picts): Am I a joke to you?

[@aidang2717]

Exactly

[@finnobradaigh1327]

It’s theorised that the Picts came from Northern Ireland, a sort of new settlement for them

[@marschallblucher6197]

@@finnobradaigh1327 That's the scoti the Picts lived in Scotland before the Scots.

[@finnobradaigh1327]

Anon the Homosapian oh my bad. I thought cuz they spoke old Irish (turned into Scottie gaelic)

[@Xanrry]

@@finnobradaigh1327 The picts spoke the Pictish language, which may be more related to Welsh, or possibly more likely, it's own branch. Gaelic spread when the Scoti tribe emigrated from Ireland, and Gaelic slowly overtook Pictish as the primary language.

[@TheRevanchrist]

Like the Vikings, the Celts are a culture I like to learn about when the opportunity arise.

[@hazzmati]

The vikings weren't a culture or nation. Viking simply meant sea raider. They were medieval Scandinavians. It's like calling the English pirates.

[@sethleoric2598]

Viking was a job, they just came from scandanavia, it's like pirates yknow?

[@sethleoric2598]

@@hazzmati yo i just realized we had the same comment

[@shreeyamittal1771]

@@hazzmati And that is not an inaccurate description either.

[@slaysick1424]

@@hazzmati ok maybe he meant civilization. As long as the meaning is understood. The vikings did hav their gods so they did have culture and rituals

[@obriaind]

“Celts had singers, story tellers, would help outsiders fight against other Celts, and would never talk back to a priest.” Irish history suddenly all makes complete sense.

[@Lofirainbows]

@@RizalGalion Yes

[@maldito_sudaka]

Alba (current Scotland) had also resisted the Roman advances, so much so that Hadrian's Wall was a geographic limit to the Picts territory.

[@samjarvis4797]

Alba is just Scotland in Gaidhlig

[@finnersmcspeed5646]

Not entirely true, the Romans didnt see the point in invading Scotland because it was so poor in resources. They could have fought off the celts there easily.

[@conor.3875]

@@samjarvis4797 "Yr Alban" is what the Welsh call it.

[@icegrimme]

@@finnersmcspeed5646 Wrong. OP is correct. Rome invaded Scotland on 3 separate occasions, retreating each time. 9th Hispania entirely wiped out during one incursion. Not the action of someone who doesnt want to control your country.

[@xConoooR1]

@@finnersmcspeed5646 u don’t have a clue

[@lizzydrakara5062]

Celtic warrior: showing off decapitated heads at a party Random Guest: Wait a minute... That's my cousin!

[@loneyman-o6p]

I live in Anatolia. The history of the country is full of Celtic and Roman civilizations. The majority of the population has blue or green eyes, blonde hair, and fair and white skin. My Celtic ancestors were confirmed by DNA testing. Like most nations living in Anatolia, we were blended with the Andolu fire. We became one heart. we were reborn. This does not change my identity, we have never submitted to Arab culture. My people in Ireland seem to have lost their national identity. He forgets his own culture and chooses Arab culture, that is, he assimilates. My Irish Celtic people, never let this happen, remember this promise. Tough times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men create difficult times." And so the cycle continues, Everyone here stand strong in these times, life is a test and this world is a stage, a stage. Nature's Distract yourself towards the balance of truth and horror, find yourself and push your limits, overcome the obstacles that limit you and become the person you want to be, at the end of the day your life is what you make it.

[@pixiwix]

One correction, the Celts did not all speak the same language. What unified the Celts was a family of similar Indo-European languages, not one unified language (similarly to their political and tribal makeup). For example, Irish Gaelic is different than Manx is different than Scots Gaelic.

[@pixiwix]

@CorkCityFC RebelArmy I did say they were similar and from the same family of Indo European languages, so I'm not entirely sure what you're taking issue with?

[@pixiwix]

@CorkCityFC RebelArmy also, stating that the Irish language is the Gaelic language is misleading. Scots Gaelic is generally considered the Gaelic language while Irish (ie, Irish Gaelic) is Gaeilge, as I'm sure you are aware. All of the Celtic languages are in the same linguistic lineage at the end of the day.

[@oog2370]

No Irish and Scottish are the same only hundreds of years away some words got mixed up. I can understand a lot of what a Scottish speaker says. Bretton cornish and Welsh are a lot different though

[@taggymcshaggy6383]

@@oog2370 Scottish Gaelic derives from Irish. It came from the irish dal riadan kingdom that controlled the west ae scotland and the hebrides. Manx, Irish and Sottish are goidelic celtic meanwhile welsh cornish and breton are brythonic celtic

[@Threezi04]

Also all three of those are Goidelic languages that originated in Ireland, which are all far more similar to eachother than they are to any Brythonic language like Welsh or Breton. Goidelic and Brythonic together make up the Insular Celtic languages which are more intelligible to other Insular tongues than they are to the Celtiberian languages, which themselves are more similar to Insular Celtic than they are to Gallic and so on. Just goes to show how truly diverse Celtic languages were, they certainly, as you said, cannot be considered one language.

[@EchoAbenstern]

For anyone who enjoys/wants to learn about Celtic culture but also read great fantasy, I would recommend the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. It’s honestly my favorite series I’ve read.

[@alistaircarey1510]

Agreed on that

[@kalikaaloide856]

Ooooo~~

[@Lynximus]

This series came straight to mind while I was watching this video hahaha

[@fredflintstone8998]

Thank-you, I'm going to check this series out.

[@johnjohn-6256]

Romans: Hold my beer 🍺 while I conquer Britain Celts in Ireland: Holds and drinks beer to show dominance

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Celts in Caledonia/Scotland: Are We A Joke To You?!?

[@hazzmati]

Ireland was insignificant and held no value to the romans that's why they were left alone.

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

" If we stand very still, they might not notice us"

[@SyndarNailo]

Sorry, romans only drink wine, they thought beer was for barbarians

[@manuelvirgulti6757]

@@aleksandarvil5718 to be honest, Romans actually conquered Scotland under Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a very skilled general who realised that Britain was an island and even wondered about a possible invasion of Ireland, but he was recalled to Rome by emperor Domitian shortly after the Scottish campaign because he was jealous of Agricola's conquests and feared that he could become too popular and overthrow him.

[@Kerfufflefuf]

One of the astounding things about the ancient Celts is that they were master metalworkers. They used iron and steel when the rest of the ancient world was using bronze.

[@yellowededitz]

Interesting!

[@johnnyhotdog8044]

Source?

[@johnnyhotdog8044]

Steel while the rest of the world was using bronze?? Source???

[@Threezi04]

Steel? I don't believe you, maybe later on when other civlisations had steel too but certainly not when everyone was still using bronze. Also bronze isn't as strong as iron but it's a lot more durable and reusable, as well as far less arduous to forge with. The switch to iron after the bronze age collapse was actually largely seen as a downgrade by the ancient world.

[@bottasheimfe5750]

makes sense to me. the parts of Europe many Celtic tribes inhabited had peat bogs, which can be harvested for fuels that burn hot enough to melt Iron Ores. it took clever engineering for many other civilizations to smelt Iron Ores.

[@theaxehandle1]

TED-Ed: "Ireland alone, remained unconquered by Rome." Scots: Am I a joke to you?

[@manuelvirgulti6757]

to be honest, Romans actually conquered Scotland under Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a very skilled general who realised that Britain was an island and even wondered about a possible invasion of Ireland, but he was recalled to Rome by emperor Domitian shortly after the Scottish campaign because he was jealous of Agricola's conquests and feared that he could become too popular and overthrow him.

[@damatar]

Scots as we think of them weren't a people at the time of the Roman invasion. Northern Britain was inhabited by peoples the Romans referred to as the "picts" of which we're all aware. Modern Scots are descended from Irish who crossed the Irish Sea to settled in NW Britain. See: Dal Riata. It's engaging history to read. A primer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scotland

[@astaloaf2113]

@@damatar So where is picts now?

[@fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186]

@@astaloaf2113 dead

[@Jamestele1]

@@manuelvirgulti6757 But yet they built Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall because it was too much trouble to manage the troublesome northern tribes on an ongoing basis. Of course Rome was able to defeat barbarians with no organized military. However once Rome defeated them, it wasn't really sustainable or worth the return on investment (ROI).

[@chugger2836]

I'm so happy they mentioned Boudica because I was wholeheartedly wishing for her recognition

[@eugenio5774]

for more detailed stuff about the celts, I highly recommend The British History Podcast. it's a super thorough telling of the history of Great Britain, from prehistory to the dawn of WWII. 351 episodes in, the host is still only talking about King Knut.

[@marcoantunes1813]

Let’s appreciate how gorgeous this animation is 🤩

[@jeffmccutcheon4279]

Yeah! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This guy’s voice is awesome.

[@incitingariot9925]

Had the Celts banded together the Roman's would be a footnote in European history

[@willo90li]

Celts greatest trophy: the heads of their enemies My greatest trophy: Participation award

[@kevinclass2010]

Technically heads were also participation trophies

[@Speederzzz]

Julius Caesar once gave Cleopatra 300 Galatians (anatolian celts) as a royal guard. Hiring foreign troops are personal guards is quite a good idea, because they were most likely not involved in local politics and had no possibility for another job because they were outsiders who sometimes even didn't speak the local language. This practice would continue for a long time (see the varangian guard)

[@polymathing]

Swiss Guard chillin in the Vatican

[@jeksicpeksic]

This animation is really interesting! The minimalism of it is really easy on the eyes and the white background makes everything stand out more! Keep up the good work! 💕

[@leiladekwatro3147]

me, in a hospital, battling covid: "ah, yes. I wonder what happened to the ancient celts."

[@tintinhelicopter2677]

You ok there, buddy?

[@СтефановићКараџић]

Lol get well soon

[@keshavsrivastav8499]

you good bro?

[@Asmaa_311]

This narrator's voice is so calming...

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?” ― Bill Watterson

[@cheesecheese6950]

Why are there quotation marks at the end but not at the beginning?

[@treeman8773]

I mean it’s very natural, especially back then, for the side with the most power to win an argument. Soldiers and military might is an expression of that power. The most powerful side wins, solving the argument.

[@felipegonzalez8549]

Maybe Hobbes has the answer

[@sfcs3743]

@Bill Watterson ez, just be on the winning side.

[@samjarvis4797]

OK just ignore the fact that, will Ireland sat in the corner, Scotland went head to head with the romans and won. (debatably)

[@jamiesmith1841]

True, Hadrian's wall exists for a reason

[@poundlandbandit6124]

I think it was more time we’re unwilling to conquer Scotland as they saw little reason to

[@manuelvirgulti6757]

to be honest, Romans actually conquered Scotland under Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a very skilled general who realised that Britain was an island and even wondered about a possible invasion of Ireland, but he was recalled to Rome by emperor Domitian shortly after the Scottish campaign because he was jealous of Agricola's conquests and feared that he could become too popular and overthrow him.

[@daveharrison84]

Rome wanted the tin mines in southern England. They didn't care about the rest.

[@mera-mori]

Manuel Virgulti have you just copy pasted the same paragraph into every single comment that mentions this-

[@rudichan8941]

0:12-0:20 wow such a perfect way to meet a bunch of strangers randomly by resting near a body of water.

[@j.davidromero2063]

For more than 3 years I have been using these videos to teach on my English classes. So, thank you very much

[@benyseus6325]

Celts: *exist* Roman Empire: “so you have chosen death.”

[@benoconnor3160]

Ireland & Scotland: *laughs in Celtic*

[@billf7062]

Three takeaways: 1) “Every dog has his day” 2) United defeats divided 3) The world moves on

[@BunsBooks]

TED-Ed: *what happened to the celts* Me: we’re still here guys I even own a torc and tartans, fight me romans

[@jeanmackenzie4781]

We are still here

[@ricardozk]

Fun fact: Boadicea (4:17) inspired Enya to make a chilling song of the same name. Which later was sampled by the Fugees to make a hip hop song called Ready or Not.

[@JoesWebPresence]

@4:36 "Ireland alone . . ." [Frantic throat clearing can be heard all over Scotland.]

[@SloanePaoPow]

Waiting for Queen Budica to have a badass movie made about her...

[@angief6364]

It is already done.

[@thegreatlord7930]

What so badass about her?? She only destroy a city without any army or legion to defend it. And when Boudica meet the Romans legion in the real battle the Romans easily defeated her in a single battle and slaughter all of her army and people while she run like a b*tch leaving her people to dies in the roman hands. Edit: Boudica vastly outnumbered the Roman legion 8:1 and she still lose.

[@thegreatlord7930]

And a few hundred years later the Angles, Saxons and Jutes finishing the job by massacring the Celtic Briton population and kicking them out of England.

[@slainemccool2875]

@@angief6364 What's it called?

[@urmoneylol]

Ireland wasn’t the last place where Celtic culture fully survived. The Scottish Highlands, Wales, The Isle of Man, Cornwall, and Brittany are all Celtic as well.

[@LEGENDSREIMAGINED17]

Indeed. Boudicca the warrior queen is also one of the finest example of Celtic bravery and their love for freedom.

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

Romans: The Sun shall never set on the Roman Empire Celts: Lol but have you seen my sardine severed head collection?

[@hautakleightontam771]

These guys really knew how to get ahead in life.

[@rheahanlon4307]

Im proud to be a celtic descendent living in scotland our history and culture were outlawed for many years and need to be taught and appreciated or they'll be forgot

[@moraghshaw2241]

Love this Video and the Celtic representation!!! maybe a bit more on Celtic culture today though??? It did survive and today although no one identifies as “Celts” there are 6 Celtic languages, Irish (Ireland), Scottish Gaelic (Scotland), Manx (the Isle of Man), Welsh (Wales), Breton (Brittany, Northwestern France) and Cornish (Cornwall, England) each of which has its own communities and AMAZING culture that is still being celebrated today, not only in communities where the languages originated, for example the Gàidhealtachd or Gaelic Speaking Community in Nova Scotia, Canada. Even besides these communities Celtic Culture has had a lasting effect on our modern Culture, for example it was the Celts who started Halloween. I feel like the lasting effects should be celebrated too! They didn’t just stay in Ireland and eventually die off after all!!!

[@acevinscoti]

yessss

[@kayragurses9348]

Nice!

[@Phillipwnn]

I'm really loving how you're linking these videos together. I remember watching the Celtic druid episode and thinking about them when they were mentioned here, and then you referenced them at the end of this video. It so cool to see one video and then see multiple others related on a same topic.

[@GorggW]

I have very old long roots from scotland, the ancient celts are my ancestors, it's cool to know just a little more about where I come from

[@Mohak_16]

Cool.

[@GorggW]

@@Mohak_16 yeah, thx

[@PaperJoex3]

I was just learning about this on a different video series. It's very serendipitous to see you release a video on the subject. This is so well done and I love the animation. You all do such a wonderful job!

[@caitlinhickey6]

Let’s not forget that in addition to the heads of their enemies; the Celts also valued the heads of their friends and family members. There were pillars (as part of a doorway) discovered in France at a Celtic religious site dating to the 3rd century. The pillars had holes carved out for the purpose of displaying skulls. Possibly the skulls of Druids.

[@mrwelshmun]

Isn't it amazing that Alexander understood every word said to him by a people he'd never met before

[@butch_banjo_loon]

almost as if he was… lying.

[@ee5142]

When your are Celt, but you aren’t a warrior: So, no head?

[@aakura]

The background score is so cozy and pleasing to hear and reminds me of the movie "Song of the sea".

[@robwalsh9843]

Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany in Northern France are also surviving Celtic regions. Normally I enjoy these videos but sometimes they get things surprisingly wrong.

[@taggymcshaggy6383]

true

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Thanks TED-ED all of your videos are amazing😍

[@ferrjuan]

“Ireland the last holdout of Celtic culture” Scotland(Picts) and Wales: Makes sad noises

[@kevinclass2010]

The picts eventually were conquered by the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. No one there speaks any Celtic language

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

@@kevinclass2010 A portion of Picts probably assimilated straight into Gaelic invaders from Ireland. So converted from one 'Celtic' culture to another. Picture Vikings coming from the North, Anglo-Saxons from the South and East, and Gaels from the West.

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

The real problem with that statement was that Ireland Christianised rapidly very early, and in the process abandoned almost all of the 'Celtic' cultural elements mentioned in the video. - Ireland avoided the empire, but didn't avoid its religion.

[@oog2370]

@@merrymachiavelli2041 we still keep a lot of them unbeknownst to us. You probably already know but Christmas is on the 25th because of the pagan tradition od having a feast to celebrate the beginning of the end of winter. And of course, Halloween which now is a huge holiday in loads of countries came from Celtic culture

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

@@oog2370 Sure, although, I do think this can be over-emphasised a bit, often by nationalists (of all stripes) who want to establish cultural continuity. Early Christians co-opted the dates, but almost none of the pre-Christian detail or religious meaning survived. Halloween was influenced by Samhain only insofar as they are both about a 'day of the dead'. We know barely anything about what pre-Christian Samhain was actually like, but it probably involved a lot more 'frantically sacrifice livestock and/or people to make sure we survive the winter!' than trick or treating. Another example of this is Easter. The common theory is that the name Easter derives from the Germanic goddess Eostre. We know next to nothing about Eostre - the only source for her is a short passage from Bede. Despite this, a lot of people in the 19th century (partly due to German nationalism), tried to link every Easter tradition (eggs, rabbits..etc) back to Eostre worship - which is really dubious when you look into it. The sad truth is that Christianity was very effective at destroying the memory of the faiths and traditions that came before it.

[@afeckinpan1623]

The Irish music in the background is lovely

[@dorothy7657]

The celtic bard's singing got me choking on my tea.

[@shikharsehgal3612]

William the Conqueror: I am the greatest ever. The Celts: Hello.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

I think you mean Alexander the Great

[@shikharsehgal3612]

Ye he was strong but I feel like William was cooler lol

[@lorenzoeli2939]

@@celtofcanaanesurix2245 *gengis khan

[@fartz3808]

This comment makes no sense, William Wallace conquered England and his successors annexed the rest of the British isles including Ireland.

[@stormsurge1]

Romans: haha, gladius go slash, slash

[@gabrieltoledano5560]

Non if this is unknown to me because I read Asterix comics growing up.

[@carolzilko2643]

Learned a lot from Asterix!

[@s.b.3867]

I love the simplistic, storybook animation in this one. Definitely one of my favorites in this series.

[@siddharthabanerjee6155]

I love Celts, Asterix and Obelix were some of my favourite childhood heroes! (Gauls were actually a Celtic tribe).

[@ehudzechariahschmidt7036]

Actually it wasn't just Ireland that remained free of Roman rule. The Picts of Caledonia (Modern day Scotland) successfully repelled the Roman forces and retained their independence from Roman rule.

[@edenwayne8407]

1:05 I love that Italy is just a boot😂

[@ComeRee]

Wales is the last country that actively speaks our native Celtic tongue fluently, where we still have practicing bards and druids, so if you're interested in Celts come to Wales/Ireland/Scotland.

[@thetinker9698]

Do you know something so beautiful that it can take your mind of any problem or pandemic in the world?? Nobody: Literally nobody: Me:Ted-ed's videos

[@DAILYJOYTIME]

Looks like we have C(omment) warriors here too :D They should teach this stuff in schools! Always having so much fun watching your videos and learning something new every time - THX for that! Your content even inspired me to create my little channel and trying to reach your level of quality :)

[@Alex-df9tx]

Lol that is true :D Always antient war for best comment :D

[@ludapedan8632]

Hahah you are right man.. anyway subed to your channel - looks nice )

[@DAILYJOYTIME]

@@ludapedan8632 Thx much appreciated! :)

[@DAILYJOYTIME]

@@Alex-df9tx Yes! Let`s fight for the best comment :p

[@petersnowden484]

Completely agree! Also love the TEd`s videos and stuff

[@rufioh]

That pronunciation of Boudicca is different to every pronunciation I’ve heard growing up

[@imthe1wizlesshope]

I know I was a bit thrown off by how he said it, I know it's hard to truly know how it was said but it's always been (to me and most of the UK) Boo-di-ca. I know there was another way of Boo-da-C-a but that was proven incorrect because a monk miss translated text at some point in history.

[@robwalsh9843]

I've heard Vercingetorix pronounced differently too. Sometimes Ver-kin and other times Ver-sin

[@seyio.4013]

this narrator is life 😔👍

[@MinhVu-yz5rr]

Me: Maybe I should go to sleep now Also me: Oooh, a new TED-Ed video!

[@osianlewis2463]

One part of this is incorrect: It wasn't just Ireland that Rome never conquered. They also never conquered further north than the Antonine Wall in Scotland. This was built across the narrowest point of Scotland, north of which are more mountains and islands. The Antonine Wall was shortly abandoned because it was so hard to hold.

[@harshshukla2412]

TED ED- Puts on a video ME- Let's leave everything back and watch it

[@srijanumesh5355]

Video

[@harshshukla2412]

@@srijanumesh5355 great Typo error

[@caryllmatilac2614]

The animation is simply delightful.

[@solinvictus1214]

Caesar happend. And also the Anglo-Saxons, rip Britannia

[@dingliconstructionmachiner3508]

love this narrator the most

[@tomasmvrg2112]

Where's Portugal? It's always spain: "from turkey to Spain", "the conquest of Spain" instead of the Iberian penninsula

[@tonyconchillo]

Hispania=Spain

[@GanjaMasterBlaster]

I find it very interesting that celts existed in Anatolia, and also fought in the 2nd battle of Thermopylae, and were mercenaries by Pontus, Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, and were allowed to keep their bronze jewelry, torcs, woad paint and their walrus moustaches and hairstyles (the long hair and spiked short hair remind me of the edgy early 2000s)

[@whathell6t]

Their Celtic gods: Balor, Abel/Abellion, and Lugh; are awesome.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

Abellion? Don’t you mean Belenos?

[@SuperWowOMG123]

Please make more Day in the life of Celtic! It's amazing! Thank you

[@harrisongerdes7078]

The Celts were the creators of Halloween, but they called it Samhain

[@thepufferfishguy3467]

Alright, I gotta admit it. At the part where Boudica makes her war cry, I can feel that war cry going through my veins... Seriously...

[@oliverpepit1354]

3:04 I love that there are just eyeballs in a jar

[@gbendicion7052]

By far the most underrated people of Ancient Europe

[@brangwain]

"Alexander had seen nothing like these tall, handsome warriors" *Shows one tall person and two midgets*

[@dean5828]

We’re still here 💪🏻

[@yungstallion2201]

Celtic languages gang like Balch I fod yn Cymro. Mae’r saeson yn hoyw

[@marios1861]

Cymro is welsh right?

[@yungstallion2201]

Mariano Ntrougka yup

[@samjarvis4797]

Tha thu a bhruidhinn an fhirinn

[@elainemcguire]

Póg mo thóin

[@NMahon]

Tá na hÉirinn anseo don Bhreatain Bheag, is deartháireacha muid!

[@chandniarun2595]

Thank you for your excellent work Ted Ed ! We love you.

[@vigridr_]

4:28 The Celtic queen is famous to be extremely fearless and ruthless to the enemies. In the end, she drank poison when the Romans were about to capture her. She accepted death but not the dishonour of being enslaved.

[@majidmeziane4988]

These videos ate absolutely amazing and historical. Great job Ted Ed

[@joey1160]

Actually, Caesar made up the name Keltoi. We have no idea what the "Celts" called themselves.

[@Jon-yy9qs]

I really like the Ogham on the stones (2:39). Tom Scott did an interesting video on it a while back.

[@krishivsheth9757]

Last time I was this early I wasn’t alive

[@estebanod]

That way you pronounced Vercingétorix made me cry a little