Perhaps the most fascinating and generallyunrecognisedmythological incarnation of Weland is from the ‘Ulster Cycle’ of Irish legends which were written down in Irish and Latin from the 7thC onwards, but emanated from older oral traditions. This is the smith-kingCuilleanor ‘Guillean’ – creator...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook ancient documents deeds and other documents that are more than 30 years old and that are probative (i.e. they prove themselves and do not require proof of their execution when coming from proper custody). ...
On this tiny, wind-swept island at Europe's western edge, a shopkeeper makes a proud gesture toward the radio, which blares the midday news in an ancient, dying language.Irish Gaelic is still the native tongue of some 55,000 people who live mostly along the west coast. But it is under...
Irish Grid Reference: C 3664 1972. On the summit of the 800-foot-high Greenan Mountain at Carrowreagh on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, is the virtually intact ancient stone fort known as ‘The Grianan of Aileach’ or ‘Greenan Fort’ (a stronghold of the...
3. Chinese Oracle Bone Script Dating back to the Shang dynasty, oracle bone script was inscribed on animal bones or turtle shells. It evolved into modern Chinese characters, showcasing the continuity of written communication over millennia.
Designed byIrisharchitecture firmHeneghan Peng, the long-awaitedGrand Egyptian Museumdevoted entirely to Egyptology is set to open this summer, sitting on the edge of the Giza Plateau, 2 km away from thePyramids. Considered as the largest museum in the world dedicated to one civilization, the cu...
says writer and historianSimon Young. And yet, we do have evidence of cities burned to the ground and decapitated statues, as well as books written at the time. He takes us to the land of Boudicca, King Arthur and Merlin, and explains why Irish monks took to the sea to find deserted ...
An overview of the Irish languageBritannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt gives an overview of the Irish language. See all videos for this article Filidwere divided into seven grades. One of the lower and less learned grades wasbard. The highest grade was theollamh, achieved after at least 12 year...
Brehon laws, ancient laws of Ireland. The text of these laws, written in the most archaic form of the Gaelic language, dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries and is so difficult to translate that the official renderings are to some extent conjectural. T
Written texts from the sixth century show the vernacular language in Ireland to be the Irish language, Gaelic. The pre-Celtic language, whatever it was, was gone by this time, leaving only traces behind. These old texts also describe a Celtic society similar to that found on the Continent ...