The Celts: The Complete Epic Saga

Ferocious and wild, the Celts were also romantics and mystics. Produced for Welsh public television, this six-part series profiles the people who controlled much of Europe in the first millennium B.C., shared a family of languages, and left a wealth of culture, art, legends, and lore. Episodes include "The Sacred Groves" and "From Camelot to Christ."

Ferocious and wild, the Celts were also romantics and mystics. Produced for Welsh public television, this six-part series profiles the people who controlled much of Europe in the first millennium B.C., shared a family of languages, and left a wealth of culture, art, legends, and lore. Episodes include "The Sacred Groves" and "From Camelot to Christ." Approx. 303 min. on 2 DVDs.

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In The Beginning
Who were the Celts, and what made their culture so distinctive? The mysteries of the Celts are made more complex by the absence of ancient Celtic written records.

Heroes In Defeat
Celtic culture was to spread to cover an area stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. Soon after 400 B.C. Celtic tribes erupted over the Alps and attacked Rome and Delphi.

The Sacred Groves
The Celts are surrounded by an aura of romance and mysticism, and echoes of the past still resonate today. Many of the traditional feast dates of Western Civilization have their roots in the pagan Celtic past.

From Camelot to Christ
One man, Arthur, succeeded in repelling the Anglo-Saxon advance. But who was he, and did he even exist at all? The mystical Celtic world represented by Arthur is now linked with the Christian missionaries.

Legend and Reality
The year 1066 marks the coming of the Normans, the new enemies of the Celts. From the eleventh century of the Celtic nations faced gradual absorption and assimilation by their powerful neighbors England and France.

A Dead Song?
The word "Celt' first appeared in 1707, the year of the union of Scotland with England. Two conflicting forces drove the Celts wherever they settled – to be absorbed or to retain their own identity.
Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 303 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: NR

Fascinating

5 Stars

from on 11/19/2010 12:00:00 AM wrote:

I found the series to be of great personal value. However, I believe a teacher would do well to show at least some of the episodes in a European or British history or literature class. The information is presented in a clear manner with references when possible. The photography makes the past come to life describing this interesting culture. Its European development is fascinating.