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The Celts were a large group of tribes in Europe that first appeared in the Early Iron Age, around 1200 B.C. in Austria. They came from from the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures. Their culture and genes spread through much of Europe, and by the time the Greeks and later the Romans were starting, most of Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, and Central Europe were mostly Celtic. Celtic tribes could be very different from each other. The Celts in Britain, Ireland and other small islands generally followed a polytheistic religion. Their priests were called druids, who had a large amount of power in their society.

They were supposedly really good at war. The warriors would often paint themselves and try to scare their enemies by charging them naked and shouting. They also had their own type of sword that was really good at smashing things. The Romans were able to defeat most of them, except for Ireland, Scotland and the islands. The Celts in the other Celtic areas would rebel occasionally. When the Roman Empire fell, a lot of old Celtic land ended up ruled by the invading Germanic peoples. This is why England and France are not seen as Celtic, they became Germanic.

The Celts spoke Celtic languages. Today, the Celtic languages that remain are the Breton, Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish, Irish and Gaelic languages.

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