Tribal Nations Of Europe

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Comment by thunderwoman stands@noon w.f.t. on June 28, 2009 at 10:48pm

thank you for the invite

Comment by Angela on June 3, 2009 at 9:33am

I do not know that much about Tribal Nations of Europe, only what I read out of the Dictionary. So I hope Everyone can tell me more about it!

Comment by Johanna on May 30, 2009 at 7:24am

Thank you so much, Angela, for the invitation. I've found though my years of residence in France that the French are very "tribal" with respect to their origins. Each region of France has its own "native" language, its own culture and gastronomical specialities. Regional languages are taught at an early age and also in local schools. To the French one's origins are an intrinsic part of one's being. This attitude is very old, and has never really changed in modern times.

Comment by Angela on May 12, 2009 at 7:55am

Celts Tribals Nations:Gaul(France)...Iberia(Spain)...Alps and Po Valley(Italy)....Scordisci(Serbia)....Galatians(Bulgaria)....Insular(Germany)....Brythonic and Gael(England)....Girvii(British)....Hallstat and La Tène (France)


Today, the term 'Celtic' is generally used to describe the languages and respective cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany, also known as the Six Celtic Nations. These are the regions where four Celtic languages are still spoken to some extent as mother tongues: Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton plus two recent revivals, Cornish (one of the Brythonic languages) and Manx (one of the Goidelic languages). There are also attempts to revive the Cumbric language (a Brythonic language from Northwest England and Southwest Scotland). 'Celtic' is also sometimes used to describe regions of Continental Europe that have Celtic heritage, but where no Celtic language has survived; these areas include the western Iberian Peninsula, i.e. Portugal, and north-central Spain (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and León, Extremadura), and to a lesser degree, France. (see Modern Celts)

'Continental Celts' refers to the Celtic-speaking people of mainland Europe. 'Insular Celts' refers to the Celtic-speaking people of the British Isles and their descendants. The Celts of Brittany derive their language from migrating insular Celts from west Britain and so are grouped accordingly.

The Celtic languages form a branch of the larger Indo-European family. By the time speakers of Celtic languages enter history around 400 BC (Brennus's attack on Rome in 387 BC), they were already split into several language groups, and spread over much of Central Europe, the Iberian peninsula, Ireland and Britain.

Some scholars think that the Urnfield culture of northern Germany and the Netherlands represents an origin for the Celts as a distinct cultural branch of the Indo-European family. This culture was preeminent in central Europe during the late Bronze Age, from ca. 1200 BC until 700 BC, itself following the Unetice and Tumulus cultures. The Urnfield period saw a dramatic increase in population in the region, probably due to innovations in technology and agricultural practices. The Greek historian Ephoros of Cyme in Asia Minor, writing in the fourth century BC, believed that the Celts came from the islands off the mouth of the Rhine who were "driven from their homes by the frequency of wars and the violent rising of the sea".

The spread of iron-working led to the development of the Hallstatt culture directly from the Urnfield (c. 700 to 500 BC).

Comment by Angela on May 12, 2009 at 7:12am

JOHN TRUDELL SPEEKS ON TRIBAL NATIONS OF EUROPE.
TRIBAL TRADITIONS ARE IDENTATIES OF PEOPLE AND A VERY SACRED CULTURE TO EMBRACE. HOPEFULLY THERE IS STILL TIME BEFORE THEY ARE GONE FOR EVER.



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