Tale of the Red Branch Warriors - Tale of the Red Branch Warriors

…One of the ethnic groups that make up the historical world of Western Europe. In Greek they were called Keltoi, and in Latin they were called Celtae or Galli. Because of their widespread distribution, their racial characteristics are not consistent. Although they occupied an important position in history, their evaluation has tended to be neglected for a long time. The reason for this is as follows, but in recent years, there has been a growing trend to reevaluate them, and their role as a part of Western civilization has become the subject of consideration. As a branch of the Indo-European peoples, the Celts are thought to have migrated and settled in the forest areas along the Danube and Rhine by around 1500 BC.

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…西ヨーロッパの歴史世界を構成する民族の一つ。ギリシア語でケルトイKeltoi，ラテン語ではケルタエCeltaeまたはガリGalliとよばれた。広域にわたる分布のため，人種的特性は一定しない。史上重要な地位を占めながら，その評価は長い間なおざりにされてきたきらいがある。その事情は以下にみるとおりであるが，近年，再評価の気運が高まり，西欧文明の一翼を担ったありさまが，考察の対象となってきている。　ケルト人は，インド･ヨーロッパ語系諸族の一支族として，前1500年ころまでには，ドナウ，ライン川沿岸の森林地帯に移動し，定着したとみられる。…

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