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- This article is about the ancient peoples of Europe; for Celts of the present day, see Modern Celts; for the archaeological artefact, see Celt (tool).
Early Modern period
areas where Celtic languages remain widely spoken today
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Celts (modern descendants of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture.
The historical Celts were a diverse group of
Early Iron Age in Central Europe (Hallstatt period, named for the site in present-day Austria). By the later Iron Age (La Tène period), Celts had expanded over wide range of lands: as far west as Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula, as far east as Galatia (central Anatolia), and as far north as Scotland.[2]
The earliest direct attestation of a Celtic language are the
Insular Celtic is attested from about the 4th century AD in ogham inscriptions. Literary tradition begins with Old Irish from about the 8th century. Coherent texts of Early Irish literature, such as the Táin Bó Cúailnge
, survive in 12th century recensions.
By the early centuries AD, following the expansion of the Roman Empire and the Great Migrations of Germanic peoples, Celtic culture had become restricted to the
Celtic Europe" today refers to the lands surrounding the Irish Sea, as well as Cornwall and Brittany on either side of the English Channel
.
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