Modern Celts

This article concerns those peoples who consider themselves, or have been considered by others, to be Celts in modern times. In ancient times, the Celts were a number of interrelated peoples in central Europe sharing various cultural traits and speaking Indo-European languages with a common origin. Since the Enlightenment, the term "Celtic" has been applied to a wide variety of peoples and cultural traits present and past. Today, "Celtic" is often used in order to describe the people and their respective cultures and languages of several ethnic groups in Ireland, Britain, France and Spain.

Related Topics:
Celts - Indo-European - Enlightenment - Ireland - Britain - France - Spain

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