Month: September 2021
Boudica: The Iconic Celtic Warrior-Queen
Boudicca was the Celtic queen of the Iceni tribe of modern-day East Anglia, Britain, who led a revolt against Rome in 60/61 CE. The Iceni king, Prasutagus, an independent ally of Rome, divided his estate between his daughters and the Roman emperor Nero. When Prasutagus died, however, his lands were taken by Rome and the Iceni lost their status as allies. When his …
Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Pantheon
The ancient Celtic pantheon consisted of over 400 gods and goddesses who represented everything from rivers to warfare. With perhaps the exception of Lugh, the Celtic gods were not universally worshipped across Iron Age Europe but were very often limited to only several regions or a specific area. Another difficulty in examining the Celtic pantheon is the paucity of written records produced by …