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The Celts

The Celts

S1 · E1

IMDB:

8.0
The Celts

Released

3/14/1987

Duration

0h 55m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States

Cast

N/A

Overview

Documentary series examining the origins, growth, and influence of Celtic culture in Great Britain and throughout Europe.

Episodes

The Man with the Golden ShoesEP 1Available

The Man with the Golden Shoes

60m0.0

"The Man with the Golden Shoes" covers the archaeological and historical evidence for the Celts and the extent of their civilisation across the European continent, including the two core periods of Celtic Culture (i.e. Hallstatt culture and La Tène culture).

The Birth of NationsEP 2Available

The Birth of Nations

55m0.0

Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.

A Pagan TrinityEP 3Available

A Pagan Trinity

55m0.0

Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.

The Open-Ended CurveEP 4Available

The Open-Ended Curve

55m0.0

Frank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.

The Final ConflictEP 5Available

The Final Conflict

55m0.0

An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.

The LegacyEP 6Available

The Legacy

55m0.0

Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.

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