The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman
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- 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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Guest arrives at home
Celts: *Mary, Would you like to see my Head Collection*
Lol
Holy Moly, thank you so much for the Heart!!!
wow a heart from ted ed !!!
Did they take the heart back?
They make for great table decor at dinner parties!
Rome: *conquers almost the whole of Europe and thinks it's done*
Ireland: *laughs in corner*
Pretty sure they didn't make it up into Scotland either.
@@jasepoag8930 they did
@@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.
@@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?
Normans: *rub hands deviously*
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
This was one of my worst fears when I was younger
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..
Any one who read the asterix comics would already know that 😆
@@batmansdad4978 DOGGERLAND 🐶
@@xSmoJithx exactly.
Ireland: " If we stand very still, the Romans might not notice us..."
500 years later:
Vikings- "Hello"
200 years later:
Brian Boru- ''Bye''
you know that meme with a polar bear cub and "bonjour" written under him
@ThirteenFourteen hahahahaha spot on
Even Britannia was seen as a northern wasteland, Ireland had no proper infrastructure and ruled by hundreds of chiefs
Hello there
"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
*LOTR intensifies in the distance*
At least they looked fierce.
short men stand tall
@@XpsyZ Do they though? :P
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?
Where do you think those RPG tropes come from?
*celts go on my strange addiction*
celt: hi im a celt and my strange addiction is heads
*heads*
i-
@pumpkin_cat pyrocynical makes a video called craziest Celt ever collects head
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.
@@chickeninyeezes3759 what?
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.
“Conquered all of France...“
All of France?
Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.
😂😂 I get the reference
With secret potion i see :3
Can someone tell me what's this about Im interested
@@vukvidanovic8276 Asterix and Obelix, it's a French comic series. Many grow up reading them, you might like to check it up :D
@@TomasccPT Thank you kind sir!
Basically the Celts had:
Bards
Barbarians
Druids
Fighters
They be DnD Ancestors bruh.
Pretty much
Yes, they did
Yes for example :
Bards ( Cacofonix )
Druids (Getafix )
Warriors (Asterix, Obelix & Vitalstatistix)
Romans (Julius Caesar)
And is all.
@@asterixxg4288 I see you are a man of culture.
Given that Tolkien was a fan of the Norse and the Celts, it makes sense.
Celtic Warriors: *fighting*
Random Druid: _I'm going to stop you right there._
Lol
Roman druid: we don't do that here
Celtic warriors: but
Roman druid: it's a no from me dawg
Shocked you didn’t mention the indomitable Gauls and their magic potion
We all know Asterix and Obelix were the real heroes
The funny thing is that Asterix comic are more loyal to the Celtic replay that this video.
I see you are a man of culture as well
@@srijadas4114 besh besh.
Where is my european childhood squad??
Celtic tribes: *at war*
Druid: Stop!
Celtic tribes: Understandable have a nice day.
When The Meme Hits That Ridge Just Right
Druids basically had 100 speech
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.
The romans: 👀
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”
― Anonymous
Laugh in communism
Austin Aldy wat
@@ashah8656 it's a pun, communist tend to be called leftist. Get it?
Why are you everywhere
History is written by the victors
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.
Ey the welsh and scotts also suffered under England
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.
As a fifth generation Irish American, I also hope one day to uphold my anchient Celtic ancestral culture.
You have the luck of the Irish
The Irish aren’t Celts more likely Middle Eastern
Ted Ed: The greatest trophy a celt could posess was...
Me: A sword?
Ted Ed: The head of their enemies.
Me: Ah...well then...
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.
I mean, you NEED at least a sword to obtain that head so...
@@RosheenQuynh this is true...
@@AveryTalksAboutStuff 😂
@@RosheenQuynh
An axe would do the same job.
Like the Vikings, the Celts are a culture I like to learn about when the opportunity arise.
The vikings weren't a culture or nation. Viking simply meant sea raider. They were medieval Scandinavians. It's like calling the English pirates.
Viking was a job, they just came from scandanavia, it's like pirates yknow?
@@hazzmati yo i just realized we had the same comment
@@hazzmati And that is not an inaccurate description either.
@@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
"Ireland was the last holdout of the celts"
Scotland (Picts): Am I a joke to you?
Exactly
It’s theorised that the Picts came from Northern Ireland, a sort of new settlement for them
@@finnobradaigh1327 That's the scoti the Picts lived in Scotland before the Scots.
Anon the Homosapian oh my bad. I thought cuz they spoke old Irish (turned into Scottie gaelic)
@@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.
Alba (current Scotland) had also resisted the Roman advances, so much so that Hadrian's Wall was a geographic limit to the Picts territory.
Alba is just Scotland in Gaidhlig
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.
@@samjarvis4797 "Yr Alban" is what the Welsh call it.
@@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.
@@finnersmcspeed5646 u don’t have a clue
"Ireland alone remained unconquered by Rome."
*sad bagpipe noises.*
:-))
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.
even india was unconquered by them poor alex died from an indian arrow LOL
@@gabriellelong5446 Uilleann pipe is Irish, bagpipes are Scottish hence sad bagpipe noises
@Dino G sikhs: are u sure about that?
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.
Agreed on that
Ooooo~~
This series came straight to mind while I was watching this video hahaha
Thank-you, I'm going to check this series out.
me, in a hospital, battling covid:
"ah, yes. I wonder what happened to the ancient celts."
You ok there, buddy?
Lol get well soon
you good bro?
“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.
@@RizalGalion Yes
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.
@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?
@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.
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
@@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
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.
Celtic warrior: showing off decapitated heads at a party
Random Guest: Wait a minute... That's my cousin!
Romans: Hold my beer 🍺 while I conquer Britain
Celts in Ireland: Holds and drinks beer to show dominance
Celts in Caledonia/Scotland: Are We A Joke To You?!?
Ireland was insignificant and held no value to the romans that's why they were left alone.
" If we stand very still, they might not notice us"
Sorry, romans only drink wine, they thought beer was for barbarians
@@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.
This narrator's voice is so calming...
TED-Ed: "Ireland alone, remained unconquered by Rome."
Scots: Am I a joke to you?
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.
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
@@damatar
So where is picts now?
@@astaloaf2113 dead
@@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).
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.
Interesting!
Source?
Steel while the rest of the world was using bronze?? Source???
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.
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.
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!
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! 💕
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.
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.
Let’s appreciate how gorgeous this animation is 🤩
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)
Swiss Guard chillin in the Vatican
These videos ate absolutely amazing and historical. Great job Ted Ed
Thank you for your excellent work Ted Ed ! We love you.
Yeah! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This guy’s voice is awesome.
I love the simplistic, storybook animation in this one. Definitely one of my favorites in this series.
Thanks TED-ED all of your videos are amazing😍
The most efficient explanation I've found so far! Animation is adorable
I'm so happy they mentioned Boudica because I was wholeheartedly wishing for her recognition
Celts greatest trophy: the heads of their enemies
My greatest trophy: Participation award
Technically heads were also participation trophies
Amazing content from you again!
How informative,exceptional content do you have
WOW
Had the Celts banded together the Roman's would be a footnote in European history
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.
true
It would be so nice if some of the sources of this information were displayed on the bottom of the screen as the video played, or were in the captions 😊 thanks for the awesome video👍
For more than 3 years I have been using these videos to teach on my English classes. So, thank you very much
1:05 I love that Italy is just a boot😂
0:12-0:20 wow such a perfect way to meet a bunch of strangers randomly by resting near a body of water.
Please make more Day in the life of Celtic! It's amazing! Thank you
Excelent, like usual. I wish I had this in school.
Romans: The Sun shall never set on the Roman Empire
Celts: Lol but have you seen my sardine severed head collection?
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!!!
yessss
Nice!
The animation is simply delightful.
The background score is so cozy and pleasing to hear and reminds me of the movie "Song of the sea".
Celts: *exist*
Roman Empire: “so you have chosen death.”
Ireland & Scotland: *laughs in Celtic*
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.
We’re still here 💪🏻
Waiting for Queen Budica to have a badass movie made about her...
It is already done.
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.
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.
@@angief6364 What's it called?
These guys really knew how to get ahead in life.
Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?”
― Bill Watterson
Why are there quotation marks at the end but not at the beginning?
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.
Maybe Hobbes has the answer
@Bill Watterson
ez, just be on the winning side.
I love it when Ted Ed talks about Celtic culture, there is so little information out there.
Awesome work!
TED-Ed: *what happened to the celts*
Me: we’re still here guys
I even own a torc and tartans, fight me romans
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
Cool.
@@Mohak_16 yeah, thx
Damn... The animation was soo good.
God damn this animation is so beautiful.
@4:36 "Ireland alone . . ."
[Frantic throat clearing can be heard all over Scotland.]
Three takeaways:
1) “Every dog has his day”
2) United defeats divided
3) The world moves on
Loved this one excellent video on the celts
explanation and animation is fabulous
William the Conqueror: I am the greatest ever.
The Celts: Hello.
I think you mean Alexander the Great
Ye he was strong but I feel like William was cooler lol
@@celtofcanaanesurix2245 *gengis khan
This comment makes no sense, William Wallace conquered England and his successors annexed the rest of the British isles including Ireland.
Romans: haha, gladius go slash, slash
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 :)
Lol that is true :D Always antient war for best comment :D
Hahah you are right man.. anyway subed to your channel - looks nice )
@@ludapedan8632 Thx much appreciated! :)
@@Alex-df9tx Yes! Let`s fight for the best comment :p
Completely agree! Also love the TEd`s videos and stuff
Interesting. Few days ago I was reading about Boudicca.
Please, TED-Ed, make a video about her.
I really love the animation ❤️
Isn't it amazing that Alexander understood every word said to him by a people he'd never met before
almost as if he was… lying.
The celtic bard's singing got me choking on my tea.
love this narrator the most
Awesome and informative video
Me: Maybe I should go to sleep now
Also me: Oooh, a new TED-Ed video!
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.
I love your vids!
TED-Ed, do I have to remind you about the final part of Think Like a Coder? When is it going to finally be uploaded?
Indeed. Boudicca the warrior queen is also one of the finest example of Celtic bravery and their love for freedom.
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.
Love the art style
Amazing, thanks!
TED ED- Puts on a video
ME- Let's leave everything back and watch it
Video
@@srijanumesh5355 great
Typo error
I love Celts, Asterix and Obelix were some of my favourite childhood heroes! (Gauls were actually a Celtic tribe).
I really like the Ogham on the stones (2:39). Tom Scott did an interesting video on it a while back.
Nice explanation.
Non if this is unknown to me because I read Asterix comics growing up.
Learned a lot from Asterix!
0:22 confusing at to why two of them were drawn smaller than him then
Love yr videos ❣️❣️❣️❣️❤️❤️ you're a legend 💙❤️💙
Awesome Episode
OK just ignore the fact that, will Ireland sat in the corner, Scotland went head to head with the romans and won. (debatably)
True, Hadrian's wall exists for a reason
I think it was more time we’re unwilling to conquer Scotland as they saw little reason to
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.
Rome wanted the tin mines in southern England. They didn't care about the rest.
Manuel Virgulti have you just copy pasted the same paragraph into every single comment that mentions this-
When your are Celt, but you aren’t a warrior: So, no head?
love the music!
this narrator is life 😔👍