Atlas of the Celtic World

by HAYWOOD J

• ISBN13: 9780500051092
• ISBN10: 0500051097
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

Charting 3,000 years of Celtic history in over 50 full-color maps. In fifty-four original full-color maps covering almost 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this first-ever atlas of the Celts graphically charts their dramatic history from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Taking into account the latest research and academic controversies over the historical identity of the Celts, the atlas examines the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts (Britain and Ireland), and the Celtic identity in the modern world. The Continental Celts maps the Hallstatt and La Tene cultures in Central Europe, the migrations into Italy, Iberia, Greece, and Anatolia, the beginnings of state formation and urbanization, the Roman conquest, the fate of Celtic culture under Roman rule, and the foundation and fortunes of Brittany and the Bretons from the Dark Ages to their absorption by France. Beginning with Iron Age Britain and Ireland, the Atlantic Celts covers the failure of the Romans to complete the conquest of the islands, the resurgence of Celtic civilization in the Dark Ages, King Arthur, the history of Gaelic Ireland from the conversion to Christianity to the Plantations, the Welsh princedoms to the English conquest, and the making of Scotland. The Modern Celts examines the revival of Celtic identity, from the Celtomania of the eighteenth century through the growth of nationalism, language issues, the global diaspora, and the current state of Celtic culture. Each map is accompanied by an authoritative text and supporting illustrations. Ranging over archaeology and military, cultural, literary, and political history, the Atlas of the Celtic World is a superb volume for home reference and an ideal introduction to one of Europe's most inventive and influential people. 212 illustrations, 183 in color.

Author Biography

John Haywood is a Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Lancaster and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(1)
Preface	8	(1)
Chronology	9	(3)
Introduction The Celtic Identity	12	(10)
PART 1 The Continental Celts	22	(50)
Origins of the Celtic Languages	28	(2)
Early Bronze Age Europe and the Urnfield Culture	30	(2)
The Hallstatt Culture in Central Europe	32	(2)
The La Tene Culture in Central Europe	34	(2)
The Celtic Migrations	36	(2)
The Celtic Invasion of Greece	38	(2)
Galatia: The Celts in Anatolia	40	(2)
The Celts in Italy	42	(2)
The Celtiberians	44	(2)
Hillforts and Oppida	46	(2)
Villages and Farms	48	(2)
Trade Routes of Celtic Europe	50	(2)
Celtic States of Late Iron Age Gaul	52	(2)
The Roman Conquest of Gaul I	54	(2)
The Roman Conquest of Gaul II	56	(2)
The Gauls under Roman Rule	58	(2)
Celts, Romans and Germans in Central Europe	60	(2)
The End of Celtic Gaul	62	(2)
Celtic Religion: Druids, Sanctuaries, Temples and Tombs	64	(2)
The Origins of Brittany	66	(2)
The Kingdom of Brittany	68	(2)
The Decline of Celtic Brittany	70	(2)
PART 2 The Atlantic Celts	72	(54)
Prehistoric Celtic Britain and Ireland	78	(2)
Brochs and Duns	80	(2)
The Roman Conquest of Britain	82	(2)
The Celts and Roman Britain	84	(2)
The Origins of the Picts	86	(2)
Britain and the Britons	88	(2)
King Arthur	90	(2)
The Scots and the Picts	92	(2)
The Origins of Wales	94	(2)
Early Christian Ireland	96	(2)
Ireland in the Golden Age	98	(2)
Celtic Missionaries and Scholars in Europe	100	(2)
Celt and Viking in Ireland	102	(2)
The Kingdom of the Scots	104	(2)
The Lordship of the Isles	106	(2)
Wales in the Age of Llywelyn the Great	108	(2)
The End of Welsh Independence	110	(2)
Glyndwr's Revolt	112	(2)
Ireland and the Anglo-Normans	114	(2)
English and Gaelic Lordships in Later Medieval Ireland	116	(2)
O'Neill's Rising and the Fall of Gaelic Ireland	118	(2)
The Plantations in Ireland	120	(2)
The Highlands and the Jacobite Rebellions	122	(2)
The Highland Clearances	124	(2)
PART 3 The Modern Celts	126	(14)
Celtomania and European Nationalism	132	(2)
The Celtic Diaspora	134	(2)
The Celtic Languages Today	136	(2)
The Celtic Countries	138	(2)
Further Reading	140	(1)
Illustration Credits	140	(1)
Index	141