One of the most iconic swords in history [Roman ‘Galdius’ sword] actually is Celtic in origin - as it was nothing more than a Roman appropriation of the sword that the Celtiberians (most likely the Celts of the Cogotas II cultural epoch in ancient Iberia) had developed and used against the Romans during their conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
Gladius Hispaniensis- Spanish sword. Used by celtic tribes in Iberia. I've seen pictures of archaeological finds, the blade is just like a Roman sword but the hilt has a la tene design. The Romans adopted a few things from the Celts, such as the horse shoe, chain mail, even helmets are similar to some celtic design. Don't forget about the Iberian Falcata, which was probably inspired by the Greek kopis, it used to split Roman scutums in half, cut through armour and easily lop off limbs. The took the Romans 200 years to conquer Iberia after the Fall of Hannibal and Carthage.
@@jonc2914 When I google "Celtiberian swords" and click on images I don't see a much of a difference. Some tribes used Torcs around their necks. It's amazing there's hardly any decent videos on the Celtibreians on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/dPMO87iKg1Y/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/Qrub9iKdarA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/i2azTHF8wBI/w-d-xo.html
Great video. A thought occurred to me when you mentioned water quenching: I wonder if that story about Cú Chullain being pacified by "drowning" him in three water barrels, then the water boiling and the barrels bursting because he was so angry, might have something to do with it. Maybe he was being symbolically forged as a weapon.
I am still fairly certain that the episode where Cuchulain is dunked in water is related to Toutatis and that essentially Lug is Toutatis, that is, the god of the tribe, who is variously thought of as either Mercury or Mars. Consider that whenever someone goes to make a solemn vow or declaration they tend to say "I swear by the god of my people" or "I swear by the god my people swear by" and most evidence points to that god being Lug. When Cuchulain explains his wide range of skills he explains that he acquired them by being fostered by the masters of every skill in the community and is thus a manifestation of the whole of the community.
There are several references in both Welsh and Irish sources that reference a form of baptism that was practiced before Christianity which involved being submerged in water. This also occures with Lleu's brother Dylan, whose name may mean "receeding flood tide". And is specifically called "the second wave". So although Nuada/Nechtan might have been lord of the water element, Lug has some association with the flowing of those waters as either preventing or bringing floodwaves. He summoned those waves against Balor in the fight.
@@FortressofLugh I did like your explanation about Cú Chullain's connection to Lugh, and I agree it's a strong argument. This was just a showerthought on my part.
True on all accounts, and all the more reason for being proud of our continued existence, while also being wary of taking on any unnecessary foreign influences, even if they come from the same continent. I also share some of yer reservations about the Vatican. Not so found of the idea Celts would answer tae a religious body in southern Italy.
Thanks for this one. I agree with ye on the fact these things were made for cutting. I looked at a picture of some la Tène blades found in Switzerland and they all had rounded tips. Not too good for stabbing, but brutally effective at slashing.
Ay. Those Viking swords always did seem kinda similar tae Celtic ones. Probably because they were both fixated on cutting as their main attack. Even Polybius mentions that, tae the extent he can be trusted.
Ye talking about the Dunegal Axe used by some Gallowglass? If so, I know what ye mean. The Lochaber Axe is also a good Scottish choice for a polearm, but the Lochaber Axe looks more like a bardiche or halberd then the Dunegal Axe.
The two axes I mentioned are probably my favorite polearms. I haven’t watched that video, and I’ll be sure tae look for ol’ Pattie laddie so I can laugh at how immature he is when someone disagrees with him.
I think the ambushing Romans in forest technique was the best thing we did against them. The Celts in Britain used chariots tae make these ambushes work very well.
Wish we didn’t take their offer of Gold in 390 BC. Shoulda known one friendly raid unfinished was gonna be our undoing on the continent. The Bretons Of France are but a tip of the Iceberg for the former presence we maintained in Europe.
I agree 100%. I’m planning on trying tae get one of every Celtic sword from Bronze Age swords all the way tae renaissance-era greatswords and basket-hilted broadswords.
A Scottish Highland greatsword or a Lowland greatsword? Either way I must confess a certain degree of envy. Love those things almost as much as I love Iron Age Celtic swords. Also, I agree that we should make historically inspired designs for our own weapons. I’ve been designing a knightly arming sword for myself, it’s an Oakeshott type 13b, and it’s got a lot of Celtic and Germanic designs, including the Irish open ring pommel and the upward cross-guard we see on many Irish and Scottish swords alike swords, both pommel and guard alike would gilded with radiant Silver. I went with type 13b due to the fact it’s a cutting blade and it’s kinda hard tae find good ones on the reproduction market.
If the crossguard points upward at an angle, it’s Highland. Also Highland Greatswords usually have little honeycomb looking circle things at the end o their crossguards.
It's funny even before the Scottish used upswept quillions the celts had upswept guards. It reminds me of the concept of the world of forms, the celts knew what the perfect sword was but were limited by their technology.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed. Some of the human-shapes hilts kinda look like the pointed up/curved up cross guards on later arming swords in Scotland and Ireland.
could u provide the sources you used for this? particularly the information about the different qualities/processes of the metals. interested for an essay
The only Mindelheim I know is a town in the south of Germany, not far away from my hometown. I could never find any source about the "Mindelheim Sword" - where it was found, and WHY it was named like that town - so I assumed, it was found in Mindelheim, Bavaria. Do you have more information about the Mindelheim Sword? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindelheim
@@FortressofLugh Thank you very much! You released a video in December 2018 called "Seeing an Angel". I would love to have similar experiences. What would you recommend to someone who wants to have similar experiences, someone who wants to get in contact with these old practices? Are there special prayers or forms of meditation necessary? Does one have to have a quite place in nature? I know that my question must sound weird, but I am from Switzerland, where most members of the Celtics tribes have lost all connections to their roots and traditions. I am trying to leave the modern, secular world behind me and to indulge myself in the lifestyles and practices of my ancestors. TL;DR: What to do to see an Angel or similar entity?
Try being closer tae the natural world, appreciate the simpler aspects of life, observe the weather, how the Moonlight reflects off the dark waters, how the wind howls at night, how the stars move across the sky. Walk around barefoot. Think about who ye are. Where ye come from. Make sacrifices tae lakes and rivers in the name of whatever Gods ye worship. Try not tae over-analyze everything like some kind of mad scientist. Be humble. Be generous. The Divine can be expressed in Nature. The Otherworld is connected tae our world like the bottom of the lake is connected tae the surface of the lake. It goes unseen, while still existing. This should help ye come closer tae the Otherworldly, tae the Divine. Though these are but a few basic things one can do, they should put ye far ahead of most of yer peers in terms of spirituality.
Celtic culture is always so fascinating because it is really the root of western culture in so many aspects and yet so mysterious and underrated. Every new discovery is always proof of the rafined, complex and rich society they lived in.
The Skyrim ambience in the background makes me feel euphoric. Memories man.
One of the most iconic swords in history [Roman ‘Galdius’ sword] actually is Celtic in origin - as it was nothing more than a Roman appropriation of the sword that the Celtiberians (most likely the Celts of the Cogotas II cultural epoch in ancient Iberia) had developed and used against the Romans during their conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
Gladius Hispaniensis- Spanish sword. Used by celtic tribes in Iberia. I've seen pictures of archaeological finds, the blade is just like a Roman sword but the hilt has a la tene design. The Romans adopted a few things from the Celts, such as the horse shoe, chain mail, even helmets are similar to some celtic design.
Don't forget about the Iberian Falcata, which was probably inspired by the Greek kopis, it used to split Roman scutums in half, cut through armour and easily lop off limbs. The took the Romans 200 years to conquer Iberia after the Fall of Hannibal and Carthage.
Pugio, pilum, and chainmail was also celtiberian origin
@@edstar83 the iberian celts werent le tene culture at all and the antenna swords of the le tene are very different
@@jonc2914 When I google "Celtiberian swords" and click on images I don't see a much of a difference. Some tribes used Torcs around their necks. It's amazing there's hardly any decent videos on the Celtibreians on TH-cam.
th-cam.com/video/dPMO87iKg1Y/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/Qrub9iKdarA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/i2azTHF8wBI/w-d-xo.html
Great video.
A thought occurred to me when you mentioned water quenching: I wonder if that story about Cú Chullain being pacified by "drowning" him in three water barrels, then the water boiling and the barrels bursting because he was so angry, might have something to do with it.
Maybe he was being symbolically forged as a weapon.
I am still fairly certain that the episode where Cuchulain is dunked in water is related to Toutatis and that essentially Lug is Toutatis, that is, the god of the tribe, who is variously thought of as either Mercury or Mars. Consider that whenever someone goes to make a solemn vow or declaration they tend to say "I swear by the god of my people" or "I swear by the god my people swear by" and most evidence points to that god being Lug. When Cuchulain explains his wide range of skills he explains that he acquired them by being fostered by the masters of every skill in the community and is thus a manifestation of the whole of the community.
There are several references in both Welsh and Irish sources that reference a form of baptism that was practiced before Christianity which involved being submerged in water. This also occures with Lleu's brother Dylan, whose name may mean "receeding flood tide". And is specifically called "the second wave". So although Nuada/Nechtan might have been lord of the water element, Lug has some association with the flowing of those waters as either preventing or bringing floodwaves. He summoned those waves against Balor in the fight.
@@FortressofLugh I did like your explanation about Cú Chullain's connection to Lugh, and I agree it's a strong argument. This was just a showerthought on my part.
Requested this a month ago. It was well worth the wait.
Albain go bragh!
#MakeGaulGreatAgain?
I dunno, lad. Roman governance might be pretty shite, but their Pasta is quite good.
I don’t mind latins who are still either highly influenced by Celtic culture or hybridized with Celts (like the Galicians for example)
I resent Rome too. Perhaps I’m just not as vitriolic in my resentment, but I do lament the enslavement of our people and ruination of our lands.
True on all accounts, and all the more reason for being proud of our continued existence, while also being wary of taking on any unnecessary foreign influences, even if they come from the same continent. I also share some of yer reservations about the Vatican. Not so found of the idea Celts would answer tae a religious body in southern Italy.
Thank you for your amazing content
That Skyrim music.
Thank you very much - good video.
Glorious Albion Iron Folded Over 1000 Times
Great video. One can still see many of the same elements and designs survive to this date within the "scottish" dirk and Albion Caithness.
Celts were dominant…. *Caesar enters the chat
Thanks for this one. I agree with ye on the fact these things were made for cutting. I looked at a picture of some la Tène blades found in Switzerland and they all had rounded tips. Not too good for stabbing, but brutally effective at slashing.
Ay. Those Viking swords always did seem kinda similar tae Celtic ones. Probably because they were both fixated on cutting as their main attack. Even Polybius mentions that, tae the extent he can be trusted.
Ye talking about the Dunegal Axe used by some Gallowglass? If so, I know what ye mean. The Lochaber Axe is also a good Scottish choice for a polearm, but the Lochaber Axe looks more like a bardiche or halberd then the Dunegal Axe.
The two axes I mentioned are probably my favorite polearms. I haven’t watched that video, and I’ll be sure tae look for ol’ Pattie laddie so I can laugh at how immature he is when someone disagrees with him.
I think the ambushing Romans in forest technique was the best thing we did against them. The Celts in Britain used chariots tae make these ambushes work very well.
Wish we didn’t take their offer of Gold in 390 BC. Shoulda known one friendly raid unfinished was gonna be our undoing on the continent. The Bretons Of France are but a tip of the Iceberg for the former presence we maintained in Europe.
I love the Hallstatt esthetics about the best.
Great guide to smithing mastery of our ancestors
I agree 100%. I’m planning on trying tae get one of every Celtic sword from Bronze Age swords all the way tae renaissance-era greatswords and basket-hilted broadswords.
A Scottish Highland greatsword or a Lowland greatsword? Either way I must confess a certain degree of envy. Love those things almost as much as I love Iron Age Celtic swords. Also, I agree that we should make historically inspired designs for our own weapons. I’ve been designing a knightly arming sword for myself, it’s an Oakeshott type 13b, and it’s got a lot of Celtic and Germanic designs, including the Irish open ring pommel and the upward cross-guard we see on many Irish and Scottish swords alike swords, both pommel and guard alike would gilded with radiant Silver. I went with type 13b due to the fact it’s a cutting blade and it’s kinda hard tae find good ones on the reproduction market.
If the crossguard points upward at an angle, it’s Highland. Also Highland Greatswords usually have little honeycomb looking circle things at the end o their crossguards.
What’s yer favorite swords and weapons used by our ancestors? Just out o curiosity.
I also like Celtic swords the most. But my favorite is either an Irish arming sword, a la Tène style sword, or a basket-hilt Broadsword.
i enjoyed that
It's funny even before the Scottish used upswept quillions the celts had upswept guards. It reminds me of the concept of the world of forms, the celts knew what the perfect sword was but were limited by their technology.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed. Some of the human-shapes hilts kinda look like the pointed up/curved up cross guards on later arming swords in Scotland and Ireland.
could u provide the sources you used for this? particularly the information about the different qualities/processes of the metals. interested for an essay
Check out King Tut's Iron Dagger.
Forged form a meteorite.
Beautiful place Hallstatt, but weird people...my dog got arrested and put in jail 😂
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE KIMMNERIANS
(And the dragons too)
the sword at minute 10:45 is iron? or is it bronze?
The only Mindelheim I know is a town in the south of Germany, not far away from my hometown. I could never find any source about the "Mindelheim Sword" - where it was found, and WHY it was named like that town - so I assumed, it was found in Mindelheim, Bavaria. Do you have more information about the Mindelheim Sword? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindelheim
It was found in a king's grave at a place called Oss in the Netherlands.
Kevin, can I ask you an important question?
Sure
@@FortressofLugh Thank you very much!
You released a video in December 2018 called "Seeing an Angel". I would love to have similar experiences. What would you recommend to someone who wants to have similar experiences, someone who wants to get in contact with these old practices? Are there special prayers or forms of meditation necessary? Does one have to have a quite place in nature? I know that my question must sound weird, but I am from Switzerland, where most members of the Celtics tribes have lost all connections to their roots and traditions. I am trying to leave the modern, secular world behind me and to indulge myself in the lifestyles and practices of my ancestors. TL;DR: What to do to see an Angel or similar entity?
Try being closer tae the natural world, appreciate the simpler aspects of life, observe the weather, how the Moonlight reflects off the dark waters, how the wind howls at night, how the stars move across the sky. Walk around barefoot. Think about who ye are. Where ye come from. Make sacrifices tae lakes and rivers in the name of whatever Gods ye worship. Try not tae over-analyze everything like some kind of mad scientist. Be humble. Be generous. The Divine can be expressed in Nature. The Otherworld is connected tae our world like the bottom of the lake is connected tae the surface of the lake. It goes unseen, while still existing. This should help ye come closer tae the Otherworldly, tae the Divine. Though these are but a few basic things one can do, they should put ye far ahead of most of yer peers in terms of spirituality.
Thank you very much! I will follow your recommendations! It is time to go back to nature.
Was it the Celts that sacked Rome or was it the Goths who sacked Rome?!?
Celts sacked Rome in 390 BC.
Goths much later then that.
They both descent from same Aryan stock anyway.
@@lowlandnobleman6746 goths are celts
Celtic culture is always so fascinating because it is really the root of western culture in so many aspects and yet so mysterious and underrated.
Every new discovery is always proof of the rafined, complex and rich society they lived in.
Most of Hallstad tech and culture is riped of Kimmerian stuff.