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Celtic folkways and the clash with Romans and Germans
by Nick Griffin
IN THE previous issue we looked at the origins and prehistory of the Celts. We traced their spread westward over Europe and their growing influence on their neighbors, up until the time of their first clashes with the Romans. (ILLUSTRATION: traditional Irish step-dancers)
Although they were ferocious enemies, the Celts were certainly not unwashed or uncultured barbarians. The fourth-century Graeco-Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus noted that “the Gauls are all exceedingly careful of cleanliness and neatness, nor in all the country . . . could any man or woman, however poor, be seen either dirty or ragged.” Pliny tells us that the Celts invented soap and were taking regular baths long before the . . . → Read More: The Celts, Part 2
