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Every Celt was considered free upon birth as their right.  The Druidic leadership was a unifying force that bred loyalty within each tribe.  Elections took place in a fairly democratic system.  The people elected their chiefs and the chiefs then nominated a king.  Sounds pretty good for the people, but not always for the king; he could be deposed any time the people got together and de...

As warriors the Celts were very fierce.  The women held some renown also as they fought side by side with the men.  It is in Ireland where great tales, like those of Cuchulainn tell us of the Irish fighting code.  Incredibly it was not uncommon to have whole armies wait for battle on the field of champions deciding the interior conflict and appropriate course of action before these barbaria...

The Celts had a very well defined civilization in which women were equal to men and even held their own property (after marriage they still held rights to it).  This strong social order placed as much importance on harp entertainers and artisans as much as it did on warriors.  Placing this much importance on culture was the strongest way to instill their rich history and beliefs from the earlies...