You may get some arguments from the UK here as they may well substitute Cornwall for Galicia. Although regarded as part of "England" it is (or was) a part of Wales (as was most of England) prior to the Saxons and was only split due to the Bristol Channel splitting the Celtic nation into two parts (hence the CornWALL=Wales part of the name). The language is separate now although I can translate some of the written language that resembles Welsh to a degree. As far as I am aware, the Celts originated further North in Europe and Scotland was, in fact, overrun by the Irish (Scotti) tribes and the Picts wiped out or absorbed. The Isle of Man has more Viking than Celt (as proved by DNA samples) and, by no stretch of the imagination are Vikings classed as a Celtic tribe. Far too complicated to be lumped into those groups I'm afraid. Still, sounds good, I suppose. Yes, there are bagpipes in Wales and Cornwall. Just to be awkward, as there are Welsh settlements in Patagonia, should we include that as a Celtic nation as well? Getting silly isn't it? Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Wascher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 11:53 PM Subject: OT celts was: Re: [HG] From the Savannah Morning News Today....
> Hello, > > thanks for the update. > > Am 11.10.2006 um 23:27 schrieb David Bawden: > > > > Galicia > > in case of Galicia its pure propaganda. As far as I know, there is no > evidence for any "celtic" setlements in Galicia at any time in history. > The languages closest relative is Portuguese and it is mainly based on > latin. > Bagpipes can be found with more or less any group of people who settled > in Europe the last thousand years or so. > > Even if being "celtic" is something summed up from > - settlements of someone somewhen in the past who himselves or > someonelse then or later on called "celt" > - people who lived there in the past being supected for having spoken a > language related to what linguists see as close relative of the > language written down by some guys 2000 years ago in the territory the > Romans called "Terra Gallica" > - the use of harps and/or bagpipes in the presence or near past > - an affectation for checked patterns > > even then there are other regions in Europe who could be called > "celtic" with the same or more reason as these "seven nations", for > example Bohemia or Greece. > > About nations, especially archeological findings on nations, there is a > clever example: > > If an archeologist of the future does excavations in Europe he will > find that up to one moment in the past, Coca Cola bottles can only be > found in the western half of the continent (He might call the guys the > Coca-Cola-people). From a certain moment on (known as 1989) these > bottles can be found everywhere in the east too. > If these fact is interpreted the way we tend to interprete historical > findings today, this indicates that the people from western Europe > moved eastwards in big numbers and settled down there (the > Coca-Cola-people moved eastwards). > As we all know, generally spoken, nobody moved, the habit of drinking > Coca Cola moved (If someone moves today its more likely from east to > west). > > So somewhen in the last ten years or so, the habit of calling their > ancestors and their culture "celtic" moved to north-west Spain. > > kind regards > > simon > > >
