The book is:
* Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples, 8000 BC to AD 1500'', by Barry Cunliffe, OUP, 2001.
Cunliffe has plenty of books dedicated to the Celts alone, but this one I've just mentioned puts everything into context (IMHO)
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| Posted by: Nancy-Raven 17-Jun-2005, 04:12 PM |
| I have ask on the book corner if anyone have a good book to recommend on the celt but CelticRose suggest me to came here and said I will have more chance.So is there anyone who have a good suggestion for me?I prefer a book but if you have a web site it's ok too. |
| Posted by: Mailagnas maqqas Dunaidonas 17-Jun-2005, 08:08 PM |
| I tend to think of anything by Peter Beresford Ellis as good starting points. Two that I like are "The Celts: a Hisory," and "A Brief history of The Druids." Elllis has been criticized by some for being too favorable to the Celts, and for too much of a bias against the Romans. Personally, I tend to think his analysis tends to be well-reasoned. |
| Posted by: ImmortalAvalon 18-Jun-2005, 12:30 AM |
| Yes, Peter Beresford Ellis is a good start. Here are a couple I have read: The Celtic Empire: The First Millennium of Celtic History 1000 BC - 51 AD by Peter Beresford Ellis The Druids by Peter Beresford Ellis |
| Posted by: ImmortalAvalon 22-Jun-2005, 03:20 PM |
| I just looked through my bookshelves, and I have these two books: A History of Wales by John Davies Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson Both are good sources for the history of those individual countries. |
| Posted by: oldraven 28-Mar-2007, 07:47 AM |
| Try "The Historical Atlas of The Celtic World". It clears up a lot of history and offers a very easy to understand explanation for many trends and events over the last 7000 years of Celt history. |
| Posted by: Milésio 05-Sep-2008, 03:02 PM |
| Well, not strictly related to the Celts, at least not all of it, but I came to consider this book essential in understanding the construction of "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Europe" which, after all, is the geographical environment housing the Celts. The book is: * Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples, 8000 BC to AD 1500'', by Barry Cunliffe, OUP, 2001. Cunliffe has plenty of books dedicated to the Celts alone, but this one I've just mentioned puts everything into context (IMHO) |
| Posted by: Breandán 03-Nov-2008, 11:22 PM |
| Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe -Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson It includes a study of Scandanavian cultures as well, but there is a lot of valuable scholarly info about the Celts in it. I also recommend Celtic Gods and Heroes -Marie-Louise Sjoestedt Great introduction to Celtic (especially Irish) mythology. |
| Posted by: Sěmeag 26-Feb-2009, 04:14 PM |
| The book I started with was: "The Celts: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)" by Barry Cunliffe. These have been recommended to me for follow-up: "The Celts" by T. G. E. Powell; and "The Ancient Celts" by Barry Cunliffe. |