The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
  • Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire.
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    One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and colorful cloaks. They were Keltoi or Celts- a collection of independent tribes spread across Europe. Philip Freeman details the rise and fall of the ancient Celts.
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Комментарии • 1,4 тыс.

  • @londonpunk
    @londonpunk 4 года назад +788

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

    • @qus.9617
      @qus.9617 4 года назад +12

      When The Meme Hits That Ridge Just Right

    • @miamendez4738
      @miamendez4738 3 года назад +16

      Druids basically had 100 speech

    • @robwalsh9843
      @robwalsh9843 3 года назад +7

      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
      @Inky_101 2 года назад +2

      The romans: 👀

    • @micheleulrich9479
      @micheleulrich9479 3 месяца назад

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

  • @Alphaloser1874
    @Alphaloser1874 4 года назад +4278

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

    • @jasepoag8930
      @jasepoag8930 4 года назад +165

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

    • @San_Deep2501
      @San_Deep2501 4 года назад +25

      @@jasepoag8930 they did

    • @PaulEcosse
      @PaulEcosse 4 года назад +124

      @@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
      @jasepoag8930 4 года назад +46

      @@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
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +31

      Normans: *rub hands deviously*

  • @grahamgrubb2905
    @grahamgrubb2905 3 года назад +926

    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
      @Powys6732 2 года назад +42

      This was one of my worst fears when I was younger

    • @batmansdad4978
      @batmansdad4978 2 года назад +20

      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
      @chheinrich8486 Год назад +42

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

    • @Beldoras
      @Beldoras Год назад +3

      @@batmansdad4978 DOGGERLAND 🐶

    • @batmansdad4978
      @batmansdad4978 Год назад +1

      @@Beldoras exactly.

  • @ZOCCOK
    @ZOCCOK 4 года назад +3046

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

    • @Asmaa_311
      @Asmaa_311 4 года назад +17

      Lol

    • @ZOCCOK
      @ZOCCOK 4 года назад +27

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

    • @javiencaboi9239
      @javiencaboi9239 4 года назад +8

      wow a heart from ted ed !!!

    • @jewel9218
      @jewel9218 4 года назад +6

      Did they take the heart back?

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  4 года назад +414

      They make for great table decor at dinner parties!

  • @rue5874
    @rue5874 4 года назад +476

    "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
      @samrevlej9331 3 года назад +33

      *LOTR intensifies in the distance*

    • @aperson6242
      @aperson6242 2 года назад +6

      At least they looked fierce.

    • @XpsyZ
      @XpsyZ 2 года назад +6

      short men stand tall

    • @Pauly421
      @Pauly421 2 года назад +2

      @@XpsyZ Do they though? :P

    • @panda5996
      @panda5996 2 месяца назад +1

      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.

  • @ElysiumCreator
    @ElysiumCreator 4 года назад +745

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

    • @ignaciasd1198
      @ignaciasd1198 4 года назад +79

      We all know Asterix and Obelix were the real heroes

    • @zurita1642
      @zurita1642 4 года назад +16

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

    • @srijadas4114
      @srijadas4114 4 года назад +30

      I see you are a man of culture as well

    • @arnabdas7019
      @arnabdas7019 4 года назад +2

      @@srijadas4114 besh besh.

    • @jasongeorgiou4620
      @jasongeorgiou4620 4 года назад +22

      Where is my european childhood squad??

  • @Kceam
    @Kceam 4 года назад +2096

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

    • @Theo-bk6qj
      @Theo-bk6qj 4 года назад +68

      😂😂 I get the reference

    • @armandray080285
      @armandray080285 4 года назад +93

      With secret potion i see :3

    • @vukvidanovic8276
      @vukvidanovic8276 4 года назад +24

      Can someone tell me what's this about Im interested

    • @TomasccPT
      @TomasccPT 4 года назад +159

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

    • @vukvidanovic8276
      @vukvidanovic8276 4 года назад +24

      @@TomasccPT Thank you kind sir!

  • @shayneb3540
    @shayneb3540 4 года назад +402

    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
      @space_skeloton1862 2 года назад +28

      Ey the welsh and scotts also suffered under England

    • @wilhelmshtem7167
      @wilhelmshtem7167 2 года назад +22

      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
      @irishspartanstudios 2 года назад +6

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

    • @dhanvi-shah
      @dhanvi-shah 2 года назад

      You have the luck of the Irish

    • @MiloManning05
      @MiloManning05 2 года назад +2

      The Irish aren’t Celts more likely Middle Eastern

  • @SwaggerOrca
    @SwaggerOrca 4 года назад +2623

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

    • @TsulaAngenati2292
      @TsulaAngenati2292 4 года назад +33

      Pretty much

    • @martinacvetkovic2825
      @martinacvetkovic2825 4 года назад +15

      Yes, they did

    • @asterixxg4288
      @asterixxg4288 4 года назад +73

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

    • @jekabsojarsulskis9740
      @jekabsojarsulskis9740 4 года назад +19

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

    • @HuevoBendito
      @HuevoBendito 4 года назад +44

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

  • @theanglo-lithuanian1768
    @theanglo-lithuanian1768 4 года назад +2816

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

    • @fartz3808
      @fartz3808 4 года назад +63

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

    • @alexandrabunakova7762
      @alexandrabunakova7762 4 года назад +29

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

    • @tomwalsh96
      @tomwalsh96 4 года назад +1

      @ThirteenFourteen hahahahaha spot on

    • @ce1834
      @ce1834 4 года назад +15

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

    • @idontknowimebored77
      @idontknowimebored77 4 года назад +1

      Hello there

  • @JasonBarrettePiano
    @JasonBarrettePiano 2 года назад +236

    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
      @obiwanfisher537 Год назад +19

      Where do you think those RPG tropes come from?

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +783

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

    • @noustrant
      @noustrant 4 года назад +37

      Laugh in communism

    • @ashah8656
      @ashah8656 4 года назад +5

      Austin Aldy wat

    • @noustrant
      @noustrant 4 года назад +29

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

    • @thetntsheep4075
      @thetntsheep4075 4 года назад +1

      Why are you everywhere

    • @leonardaarendonk4696
      @leonardaarendonk4696 4 года назад +2

      History is written by the victors

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 4 года назад +784

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

  • @AveryTalksAboutStuff
    @AveryTalksAboutStuff 4 года назад +717

    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
      @celtofcanaanesurix2245 4 года назад +22

      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
      @RosheenQuynh 4 года назад +8

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

    • @AveryTalksAboutStuff
      @AveryTalksAboutStuff 4 года назад +3

      @@RosheenQuynh this is true...

    • @RosheenQuynh
      @RosheenQuynh 4 года назад

      @@AveryTalksAboutStuff 😂

    • @nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415
      @nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415 4 года назад +2

      @@RosheenQuynh
      An axe would do the same job.

  • @jalynr4yne
    @jalynr4yne 4 года назад +831

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

    • @belle2515
      @belle2515 4 года назад +1

      *heads*
      i-

    • @ilijamitrevski1210
      @ilijamitrevski1210 4 года назад +3

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

    • @scythescythe884
      @scythescythe884 3 года назад +1

      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
      @scottyb5039 3 года назад

      @@chickeninyeezes3759 what?

    • @fighter500mx3
      @fighter500mx3 8 месяцев назад +1

      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.

  • @marschallblucher6197
    @marschallblucher6197 4 года назад +768

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

    • @aidang2717
      @aidang2717 4 года назад +22

      Exactly

    • @finnobradaigh1327
      @finnobradaigh1327 4 года назад +26

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

    • @marschallblucher6197
      @marschallblucher6197 4 года назад +109

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

    • @finnobradaigh1327
      @finnobradaigh1327 4 года назад +5

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

    • @Xanrry
      @Xanrry 4 года назад +54

      @@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.

  • @scrollreader7355
    @scrollreader7355 4 года назад +406

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

    • @gabriellelong5446
      @gabriellelong5446 4 года назад +2

      :-))

    • @manuelvirgulti6757
      @manuelvirgulti6757 4 года назад +19

      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
      @ichigoapanchal9935 4 года назад +3

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

    • @warbler1984
      @warbler1984 4 года назад +20

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

    • @jaipreetsingh6566
      @jaipreetsingh6566 4 года назад +1

      @Dino G sikhs: are u sure about that?

  • @TheRevanchrist
    @TheRevanchrist 4 года назад +366

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

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +56

      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
      @sethleoric2598 4 года назад +20

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

    • @sethleoric2598
      @sethleoric2598 4 года назад +7

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

    • @shreeyamittal1771
      @shreeyamittal1771 4 года назад +1

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

    • @slaysick1424
      @slaysick1424 4 года назад +7

      @@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

  • @maldito_sudaka
    @maldito_sudaka 4 года назад +251

    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
      @samjarvis4797 4 года назад +6

      Alba is just Scotland in Gaidhlig

    • @finnersmcspeed5646
      @finnersmcspeed5646 4 года назад +16

      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
      @conor.3875 4 года назад +1

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

    • @icegrimme
      @icegrimme 4 года назад +17

      @@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
      @xConoooR1 3 года назад +4

      @@finnersmcspeed5646 u don’t have a clue

  • @EchoAbenstern
    @EchoAbenstern 4 года назад +117

    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.

  • @obriaind
    @obriaind 3 года назад +308

    “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.

  • @pixiwix
    @pixiwix 4 года назад +85

    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
      @pixiwix 3 года назад +1

      @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
      @pixiwix 3 года назад +4

      @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
      @oog2370 3 года назад +1

      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
      @taggymcshaggy6383 3 года назад +6

      @@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
      @Threezi04 Год назад +3

      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.

  • @lizzydrakara5062
    @lizzydrakara5062 4 года назад +69

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

    • @loneyman-o6p
      @loneyman-o6p 3 месяца назад

      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.

  • @jeksicpeksic
    @jeksicpeksic 4 года назад +41

    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! 💕

  • @johnjohn-6256
    @johnjohn-6256 4 года назад +208

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

    • @aleksandarvil5718
      @aleksandarvil5718 4 года назад +11

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

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +11

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

    • @theanglo-lithuanian1768
      @theanglo-lithuanian1768 4 года назад +4

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

    • @SyndarNailo
      @SyndarNailo 4 года назад +6

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

    • @manuelvirgulti6757
      @manuelvirgulti6757 4 года назад +4

      @@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.

  • @theaxehandle1
    @theaxehandle1 4 года назад +154

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

    • @manuelvirgulti6757
      @manuelvirgulti6757 4 года назад +8

      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
      @damatar 4 года назад +10

      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
      @astaloaf2113 4 года назад +1

      @@damatar
      So where is picts now?

    • @fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186
      @fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186 3 года назад +3

      @@astaloaf2113 dead

    • @Jamestele1
      @Jamestele1 3 года назад +3

      @@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).

  • @eugenio5774
    @eugenio5774 4 года назад +8

    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.

  • @chugger2836
    @chugger2836 4 года назад +4

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

  • @Kerfufflefuf
    @Kerfufflefuf 2 года назад +74

    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
      @yellowededitz Год назад

      Interesting!

    • @johnnyhotdog8044
      @johnnyhotdog8044 Год назад +2

      Source?

    • @johnnyhotdog8044
      @johnnyhotdog8044 Год назад +3

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

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 Год назад

      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
      @bottasheimfe5750 Год назад +1

      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.

  • @jeffmccutcheon4279
    @jeffmccutcheon4279 4 года назад +10

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

  • @Speederzzz
    @Speederzzz 4 года назад +16

    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
      @polymathing 7 месяцев назад

      Swiss Guard chillin in the Vatican

  • @leiladekwatro3147
    @leiladekwatro3147 4 года назад +69

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

  • @marcoantunes1813
    @marcoantunes1813 3 года назад +10

    Let’s appreciate how gorgeous this animation is 🤩

  • @Asmaa_311
    @Asmaa_311 4 года назад +27

    This narrator's voice is so calming...

  • @Phillipwnn
    @Phillipwnn 4 года назад +24

    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.

  • @PaperJoex3
    @PaperJoex3 4 года назад +4

    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!

  • @incitingariot9925
    @incitingariot9925 3 года назад +18

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

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 3 года назад +13

    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.

  • @s.b.3867
    @s.b.3867 2 года назад +9

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

  • @jeanmackenzie4781
    @jeanmackenzie4781 2 года назад +2

    We are still here

  • @GorggW
    @GorggW 3 года назад +5

    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
      @Mohak_16 3 года назад +2

      Cool.

    • @GorggW
      @GorggW 3 года назад +1

      @@Mohak_16 yeah, thx

  • @willo90li
    @willo90li 4 года назад +45

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

    • @kevinclass2010
      @kevinclass2010 3 года назад +1

      Technically heads were also participation trophies

  • @hautakleightontam771
    @hautakleightontam771 4 года назад +6

    These guys really knew how to get ahead in life.

  • @rudichan8941
    @rudichan8941 4 года назад +6

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

  • @benyseus6325
    @benyseus6325 4 года назад +62

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

    • @benoconnor3160
      @benoconnor3160 3 года назад +3

      Ireland & Scotland: *laughs in Celtic*

  • @j.davidromero2063
    @j.davidromero2063 4 года назад

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

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +110

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

    • @cheesecheese6950
      @cheesecheese6950 4 года назад +10

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

    • @treeman8773
      @treeman8773 4 года назад +2

      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
      @felipegonzalez8549 4 года назад

      Maybe Hobbes has the answer

    • @sfcs3743
      @sfcs3743 4 года назад +2

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

  • @SloanePaoPow
    @SloanePaoPow 4 года назад +15

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

    • @angief6364
      @angief6364 3 года назад +1

      It is already done.

    • @thegreatlord7930
      @thegreatlord7930 2 года назад

      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
      @thegreatlord7930 2 года назад

      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
      @slainemccool2875 2 года назад

      @@angief6364 What's it called?

  • @ricardozk
    @ricardozk 4 года назад +3

    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.

  • @dailydoseofmedicinee
    @dailydoseofmedicinee 4 года назад +2

    Thanks TED-ED all of your videos are amazing😍

  • @waterunderthebridge7950
    @waterunderthebridge7950 4 года назад +23

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

  • @dean5828
    @dean5828 4 года назад +2

    We’re still here 💪🏻

  • @mack7207
    @mack7207 3 года назад +4

    0:22 confusing at to why two of them were drawn smaller than him then

  • @moraghshaw2241
    @moraghshaw2241 4 года назад +29

    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!!!

  • @billf7062
    @billf7062 4 года назад +22

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

  • @majidmeziane4988
    @majidmeziane4988 4 года назад +1

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

  • @BunsBooks
    @BunsBooks 4 года назад +20

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

  • @caitlinhickey6
    @caitlinhickey6 4 года назад +8

    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
    @mrwelshmun 2 года назад +6

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

  • @JoesWebPresence
    @JoesWebPresence 4 года назад +18

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

  • @shikharsehgal3612
    @shikharsehgal3612 4 года назад +43

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

    • @celtofcanaanesurix2245
      @celtofcanaanesurix2245 4 года назад

      I think you mean Alexander the Great

    • @shikharsehgal3612
      @shikharsehgal3612 4 года назад

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

    • @lorenzoeli2939
      @lorenzoeli2939 4 года назад +2

      @@celtofcanaanesurix2245 *gengis khan

    • @fartz3808
      @fartz3808 4 года назад

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

    • @stormsurge1
      @stormsurge1 4 года назад

      Romans: haha, gladius go slash, slash

  • @samjarvis4797
    @samjarvis4797 4 года назад +71

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

    • @jamiesmith1841
      @jamiesmith1841 4 года назад +5

      True, Hadrian's wall exists for a reason

    • @poundlandbandit6124
      @poundlandbandit6124 4 года назад +2

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

    • @manuelvirgulti6757
      @manuelvirgulti6757 4 года назад +11

      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
      @daveharrison84 4 года назад +1

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

    • @mera-mori
      @mera-mori 4 года назад +2

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

  • @urmoneylol
    @urmoneylol Год назад +3

    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
    @LEGENDSREIMAGINED17 4 года назад +5

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

  • @edenwayne8407
    @edenwayne8407 4 года назад +15

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

  • @aakura
    @aakura 3 года назад

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

  • @afifakmal9464
    @afifakmal9464 4 года назад +8

    Alexander the great : never have i seen fierce warrior with magnificent beard and colorful cloak
    Celtic: and don't forget me *c e l t i c m a g i c*

  • @afeckinpan1623
    @afeckinpan1623 2 года назад +1

    The Irish music in the background is lovely

  • @ehudzechariahschmidt7036
    @ehudzechariahschmidt7036 3 года назад +3

    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.

  • @chandniarun2595
    @chandniarun2595 4 года назад

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

  • @tomasmvrg2112
    @tomasmvrg2112 4 года назад +13

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

  • @abhirupbhattacharya519
    @abhirupbhattacharya519 4 года назад +1

    How informative,exceptional content do you have
    WOW

  • @siddharthabanerjee6155
    @siddharthabanerjee6155 4 года назад +5

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

  • @dzvinkaNadia
    @dzvinkaNadia 2 года назад

    The most efficient explanation I've found so far! Animation is adorable

  • @gabrieltoledano5560
    @gabrieltoledano5560 4 года назад +45

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

  • @SuperWowOMG123
    @SuperWowOMG123 4 года назад +1

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

  • @dorothy7657
    @dorothy7657 4 года назад +7

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

  • @osianlewis2463
    @osianlewis2463 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @rufioh
    @rufioh 4 года назад +13

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

    • @imthe1wizlesshope
      @imthe1wizlesshope 4 года назад

      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
      @robwalsh9843 3 года назад

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

  • @rheahanlon4307
    @rheahanlon4307 4 месяца назад +1

    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

  • @ee5142
    @ee5142 4 года назад +58

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

  • @caryllmatilac2614
    @caryllmatilac2614 4 года назад

    The animation is simply delightful.

  • @organicspectroscopy7242
    @organicspectroscopy7242 4 года назад +7

    0:49 except the sky falling on their heads!

  • @YeenMage
    @YeenMage 3 года назад +2

    You didn't verbally mentioned the fact that the Celts once established a colony in modern-day Turkey in Galatia, where Ancyra (modern Ankara) stands.
    All, the scholars mentioned by Religion for Breakfast argues that the role of Druids is surprising almost unknown to us as the only description of the druids' duties came from Julius Caesar - basically an enemy's point of view.

  • @DAILYJOYTIME
    @DAILYJOYTIME 4 года назад +15

    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
      @Alex-df9tx 4 года назад +4

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

    • @ludapedan8632
      @ludapedan8632 4 года назад +4

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

    • @DAILYJOYTIME
      @DAILYJOYTIME 4 года назад +4

      @@ludapedan8632 Thx much appreciated! :)

    • @DAILYJOYTIME
      @DAILYJOYTIME 4 года назад +4

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

    • @petersnowden484
      @petersnowden484 4 года назад +4

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

  • @seyio.4013
    @seyio.4013 4 года назад +1

    this narrator is life 😔👍

  • @ComeRee
    @ComeRee 4 года назад +9

    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.

  • @rdcyoutubediary
    @rdcyoutubediary 4 года назад +1

    Amazing content from you again!

  • @MinhVu-yz5rr
    @MinhVu-yz5rr 4 года назад +7

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

  • @Jon-yy9qs
    @Jon-yy9qs 4 года назад +1

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

  • @theberkanian5927
    @theberkanian5927 2 года назад +9

    Woah woah woah, Scotland never was conquered by the romans, the pictish people fought so hard that the romans had to build hadrian's wall and rome was never able to go any further north.

  • @dingliconstructionmachiner3508
    @dingliconstructionmachiner3508 4 года назад +1

    love this narrator the most

  • @harshshukla2412
    @harshshukla2412 4 года назад +9

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

  • @oliverpepit1354
    @oliverpepit1354 4 года назад +7

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

  • @TheFuturistTom
    @TheFuturistTom 4 года назад +7

    I’ve been watching Ted-Ed for years now! I loved their content! As such, I made my own sci-fi/futurist channel!!

  • @aryansarc
    @aryansarc 4 года назад +1

    Damn... The animation was soo good.

  • @thetinker9698
    @thetinker9698 4 года назад +3

    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

  • @dominicgamboa2554
    @dominicgamboa2554 4 года назад +1

    Love the art style

  • @GanjaMasterBlaster
    @GanjaMasterBlaster 3 года назад +4

    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)

  • @solinvictus1214
    @solinvictus1214 4 года назад +20

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