Celtic Sacrafice

Human Sacrifice is a fascinating and alluring topic to research and study about in ancient cultures, but may also be an unbelievable and skeptical topic for many as well. How could such a savage and terrifying act be carried out on one or more humans by other humans, and not be ashamed for such a disregard to human life?

As they intermingled legends with facts, reality with the fantastic and made of life their own universe that was to be understood in those terms, of the 'Otherworld'.

Another view that is discussed is the fact that, possibly One example might be that they were going into a great battle, and to ensure success one might offer his blood to the war god of battle to gain his honor and success for the troops.

This may seem like a lot of information to be studied but it still leaves much to be understood about their culture, religious beliefs, mythology, society, and how these all worked together. The Classical writings about the Celtic peoples that was left behind were recordings done by such people as Caesar, and the Roman poet Lucan, during the period in which the Romans were trying to immerse the Celts into their empire. Some people have argued that because the Romans were in the midst of conquering these people, some of the recordings may have been fabricated to insure the view of the Celts as barbaric groups that should be suppressed, but then some of the archeological evidence and findings have further backed up and strengthened the descriptions by the Classical writers.

On this night before Nov.1, it was said that spirits of the dead were to return to the world of the living; . Nov. 1 not only marked the New Year, but also the beginning of winter a possible threatening time for all.

The name druid and origin can be split into two parts, "dru" used as an emphasis and "vids" meaning knowledge, so together they were to mean " very knowledgeable one or wise one".

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