The Celts of Europe
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Linguistic origins of the Celtic tribes of Europe.
Description of the European Celtic tribes and their use of language. At c600 BC, the Celtic language divided into separate tongues creating the 'p' and 'q' branches.
From:
The Story of Welsh Battles and Borrowings
First broadcast
:
08 January 2003
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Celts
Keywords : Culture and beliefs, History of the Welsh language,
Notes : This clip could be used to support a study of the Celts and the Welsh language. Ask pupils to explore other Celtic languages and to make a chart to show how the Celtic languages relate to each other. Investigate the place of the different Celtic languages in the contemporary world.
