Sentences with phrase «of celts»

These motifs were not original to the Celts - many other early cultures had been utilizing these Celtic designs for centuries: see for instance the spiral engravings at the Neolithic Passage Tomb at Newgrange in Co Meath, created some 2000 years before the appearance of the Celts.

It also clarifies that the classification of Celts varies; the Romans applied the title to several different peoples across Europe.

In the game we traverse a dark, mythical world, full of references to popular stories, characters, and monsters born in the imagination of the Celts.

Steeped in history, its heritage goes back to the time of the Celts, well before Caesar invaded Gaul.

Broadcaster and writer, Frank Delaney is the author of at least sixteen books, both fiction (such as The Sins of the Mothers - 1992) and non-fiction (such as James Joyce's Odyssey and The Legends of the Celts)- but this is his first book to be published in the USA.

The book is organized by culture: it begins with ancient China, followed by Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, Greece, Egypt, Africa, South America, Rome, Japan, and the communities of Celts and Vikings.

They wanted to trace the expansion of Celts into Great Britain, for example, or track Native Americans back to their closest relatives in Siberia.

Both of the Celts» top two players «'' FB Jalen Starks and DE Marcus Moore «'' have committed to UCLA.

Not exact matches

The Celts said they were the result of fairies dancing and quite a number of people claimed to have joined them in their revelry!

The Cross was an instrument of death but I think as a symbol it represents wholeness with it's different dimensions in which the celts were able to expand on its significane.

According to some historians, at this time of year, as the days grow darker, ancient Celts would don costumes as stand - ins for deceased spirits, going door - to - door and performing tricks in exchange for treats.

It was the favourite occult symbol of the pagan Celts and Druids, but Patrick decided to use it redemptively to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity.

Druids were members of the learned class among ancient Celts, acting as priests, judges and teachers.

Indeed, their paranoid fascination with the fossil record (which includes, almost, surreally, a «creation museum» in Cleveland, Ohio where one can see biblical children playing with dinosaurs) Hell, American Indians, Australian Aboriginals, «true» Indians, Chinese, Mongols, Ja.panese, Sub-Saharan Africans and the Celts and other tribes of ancient Europe were speaking thousands of different languages thousands of years before the date creationist say the Tower of Babel occurred — and even well before the date they claim for the Garden of Eden!!!

I don't think there were too many of what we call «white» (germanic tribes, Nordic, celts, slavs, etc) inhabiting the region at that time.

Indeed, American Indians, Australian Aboriginals, «true» Indians, Chinese, Mongols, Ja.panese, Sub-Saharan Africans and the Celts and other tribes of ancient Europe were speaking thousands of different languages thousands of years before the date creationist say the Tower of Babel occurred — and even well before the date they claim for the Garden of Eden.

Roman society was understandably outraged when Cybele traveled to the gates of their city but, preoccupied as the Romans then were with invading Celts, could do little to keep her out.

Civilizations ranging from ancient China, Rome, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the Gauls, the Celts, and the Vikings all relied on the production of salt to preserve food, as did Medieval Europe and Colonial America.

Being a Celt, I had a top heavy glass of Guinness.

e. I was a paying a little bit of attention to the NBA when the Celts went down 2 - 0 at home to the Bulls, and not much after that because of the nuttiness of the draft for a week or so.

The boy at Celtic looks like a goalscorer, half a million was some shrewd piece of business by the fabulous Celts.

Of the three my preference is to play the Bucks then the heat then the wizards another bonus is the chance to step on the celts while their down.

Lots of turnovers allowed the Celtics to stay in the game, then the Celts took care of biz during the last few minutes.

(Sure, the Celts also had lots of TOs in that game, but that was to be expected since Celt 2nd and 3rd stringers were running the Celtics offense against good Jazz defensive pressure.)

It will be interesting to see how well Dembele does against a rejuvenated Bayern side who are on the back of five straight wins, in which they conceded only the one goal, but the Celts are famed for their performances in front of their home crowd, and you wouldn't like to write the Scottish side of at Parkhead.

Gael is a term for descendants of the ancient Celts in Scotland; Ireland and the Isle of Man.

The Celts, Romans, Greeks, Chinese, Arabs and people from the Nordic regions all value the healing properties of amber.

«It's a hard question who the Celts are,» says population geneticist Stephan Schiffels of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.

Reproductions of polished stone tools (celt, grooved axe, adze, gouge) that were used for woodwork in North America between 8,000 and 500 years B.P.

The rhizome roots of the plant were originally used by the Celts and early Russian populations for culinary purposes, and can still be foraged in many parts of the northern hemisphere.

Beautiful Russian women from all corners of the former Soviet Union seek The Celts were the first population in the territory of present - day Slovakia who can be identified on the basis of written sources.

Celtic wedding are an ideal way of expressing your being a Celt.

However, Kit Harington doesn't quite create the same distance from a certain brother of the Nightswatch, with his Celt Milo just becoming Jon Snow in a Gladiatorial arena.

17 years later, the now grown - up Milo (Kit Harrington) is fighting in Britannia as a gladiator known only as The Celt when his skills in the arena impresses a Roman lanista and he's shipped off to the Italian city of Pompeii.

Centurion is basically about the true story of the Ninth Legion, getting cocky, and letting themselves get overrun by the local Picts (who are, in simple terms, Scottish Celts).

The haunting images of the orphaned children of Sherwood forest even recall stories of black magic practiced by the Celts encountered by the first Roman invaders on the island.

Unbeknownst to Corvus, the Celt is the lone survivor of the original massacre.

Neither the lukewarm Celt - Cassia romance nor the movie's many early scenes depicting upper - class Roman life and slave - master relationships (which smack of Julian Fellowes, who was brought on to rewrite the script) seem to engage Anderson's visual imagination.

Among the unlucky «tribesmen» is the movie's putative romantic lead (Kit Harrington), a champion gladiator known for much of the movie only as «the Celt.»

That's when Milo, the Celt (Kit Harington of «Game of Thrones») is shipped off to Pompeii, to fight in the arena and become smitten with a young noblewoman, Cassia (Emily Browning).

For example, it requires the placing of a massive, defenseless Roman estate North of the Wall, the innocent occupants of which must be evacuated by our hero knights — obviously no such estate would exist: the whole point of the Wall was to keep the Romans on the South side and the Celts on the North.

Jump forward 17 years, and the kid has grown up to become a gladiator named Milo (Kit Harington from Game of Thrones), a.k.a. the Celt, sporting long, flowing locks and abs so chiselled any self - respecting Roman sculptor would reject the look as excessively idealized.

Pompeii Drinking Game: 1) Drink whenever you see shots of Mt. Vesuvius 2) Drink every time a shot ramps down into slow motion 3) Drink any time someone says «Celt.»

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The Origins and History of Halloween - the Celts and the Festival of Sahain, All Saints» Day, All Hallows» Day, All Souls» Day and the rituals, traditions and customs surrounding these feasts.

to tell the story of the history or Britain from pre-historic celts to the modern day... and all in about 15 minutes.

Among my professional affiliations include: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), National Reading Conference (NRC), International Reading Association (IRA), Connecticut Association for Reading Research (CARR), New England Reading Association (NERA), Phi Delta Kappa, CCSU Chapter (PDK), and the Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking (CELT).

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Fans of folklore - based fiction like The Snow Child, The Great Glass Sea or Mr. Fox would enjoy Adrienne Celt's myth - steeped first novel, which wraps Polish folktales and a family curse over four generations of women.

Bass said the store, targeted to open next year, will be at 3443 N. Southport Ave., the former location of the now - closed Mystic Celt bar and restaurant.