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Celtic Paganism in Great Briton: The Dark Ages. The Celts The Celts were a group of people that occupied …. (the) British Isles. The Romans followed the.

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1 Celtic Paganism in Great Briton: The Dark Ages

2 The Celts The Celts were a group of people that occupied …. (the) British Isles. The Romans followed the Celts in conquering Britain. Caesar wrote, “All the Britons (Celts) dye their bodies with woad, which produces a blue color, and this gives them a more terrifying appearance in battle. They wear their hair long, and shave the whole of their bodies except the head and the upper lip”(Leeming 7).

3 Paganism Before the birth of Christ, Celts had their own religion. Paganism: Not Christian.

4 Samhain Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1 st. Samhain on November 1st.

5 Works Cited Leeming, David. “The Anglo-Saxons 449- 1066.” Elements of Literature—Sixth Course. Ed. Kristine Marshall. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2005. 7. Print.


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