Encyclopedia - Gaulish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaulish Language - Grammar
There was some areal (or genetic, see Italo-Celtic) similarity to Latin grammar, and the French historian A. Lot argued that this helped ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaulish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaulish Language - History
The earliest Continental Celtic inscriptions, dating to as early as the 6th century BC, are in Lepontic (sometimes considered a dialect o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaulish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaulish Language - Corpus
The Gaulish corpus is edited in the Receuil des Inscriptions Gauloises (R.I.G.), in four volumes: Vol. 1: Inscriptions in the Greek alph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaulish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaulish Language - Phonology
[χ] is an allophone of /k/ before /t/. Gaulish language - Orthography. The alphabet of Lugano used in Gallia Cisalpina for Lepontic: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaul: Encyclopedia - Gaul
Gaul (Latin Gallia, Greek Galatia) is the region of Western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaul: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaul - Gaulish Tribes
Caesar divided the people of Gaul into three broad groups: the Aquitani; Galli (who in their own language were called Celtae); and Belgae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coligny Calendar: Encyclopedia - Coligny Calendar
The Gaulish Coligny Calendar was found in Coligny, Ain, France (46°23′N 5°21′E) near Lyons in 1897, along with the head of a bronze...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages Of France - Government Outlook
The official language of the French Republic is French (art. 2 of the French Constitution), and the French government is, by law, compell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Celtic Languages: Encyclopedia - Continental Celtic Languages
Celtic Continental Celtic languages The Continental Celtic languages are those Celtic languages that are neither Goidelic nor Brythonic....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breton Language: Encyclopedia - Breton Language
Breton (Breton: Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany (Breizh) and Loire-Atlantique (historically...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambisagrus: Encyclopedia - Ambisagrus
In Celtic mythology, Ambisagrus was a Gaulish god of thunder and lightning. Ambisagrus - Etymology & Fundamental Nature. The recons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alaunus: Encyclopedia - Alaunus
In Celtic mythology, Alaunus was a Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy. Alaunus - Etymology & Fundamental Nature. The reco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barque: Encyclopedia - Barque
The word barc appears to have come from Celtic languages so that the form adopted by English, perhaps from Irish, was bark while that ado...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages Of France - List Of Languages
The languages of metropolitan France include: Language isolate: Basque Celtic language Breton Germanic languages: Alsatian (Elsä...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages Of France - Statistics
At the 1999 census, INSEE sampled 380,000 adult people all across Metropolitan France, and asked them questions about their family situat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old French: Encyclopedia Ii - Old French - Grammar And Phonology
Old French - Historical influences. The Gaulish language, a Celtic language, slowly became extinct during the long centuries of Roman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Languages - Classification
Celtic languages There are two competing schemata of categorization. One scheme, argued for by Schmidt (1988) among others, links Gaulish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breton Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Breton Language - History
Breton is not thought to be a descendant of any of the Continental Celtic languages such as Gaulish (though it may have borrowed some fea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coligny Ain: Encyclopedia Ii - Coligny Ain - Celtic Background
Coligny is famed for its Celtic almanac, the "Coligny calendar", which is unlike any other in the world. The almanac, which dates from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wallonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wallonia - Etymology
There are theories about the derivation of the name 'Wallonia'. It may have come from the Gaulish vellaunos meaning "valorous". Its root ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Alphabet - Use Of The Greek Alphabet For Other Languages
The primary use of the Greek alphabet has always been to write the Greek language and related dialects (including Ancient Macedonian). Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Alphabet - Use Of The Greek Alphabet For Other Languages
The primary use of the Greek alphabet has always been to write the Greek language and related dialects (including Ancient Macedonian). Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French People: Encyclopedia Ii - French People - History
The French are a Western European people whose origins, for the most part, trace back to the mingling of pre-Celtic peoples, the Celts, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maponos: Encyclopedia Ii - Maponos - Etymology Of The Name
In Gaulish, mapos means a young boy or (more rarely) a son. The -on- particle is frequently, but not exclusively, a divinising one. Besid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia Ii - Celt - Celts In Ireland And Britain
The indigenous populations of Britain and Ireland today are primarily descended from the ancient peoples that have always inhabited these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia Ii - Celt - Celts In Ireland And Britain
The indigenous populations of Britain and Ireland today are primarily descended from the ancient peoples that have always inhabited these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Branches Of Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology can be divided into a number of distinct, if related, subgroups, largely corresponding to the branches of the Celtic lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Branches Of Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology can be divided into a number of distinct, if related, subgroups, largely corresponding to the branches of the Celtic lan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - P-celtic: Spiritual Dictionary On P-celtic
P-Celtic: The Gaulish-Brittonic language from which Cornish, Breton and Welsh descend.   (See also: P-Celtic , Magic, Shamanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bard: Encyclopedia - Bard
A bard is a poet or singer, in religious or feudal contexts. Bard - Etymology. The word is a loanword from Proto-Celtic *bardos, ultimat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pillar Of The Boatmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Pillar Of The Boatmen - Description
The pillar is made of a type of limestone called "pierre de Saint-Leu-d'Esserent", from Saint-Leu, Oise, France. The original pillar woul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bard: Encyclopedia Ii - Bard - Etymology
The word is a loanword from Proto-Celtic *bardos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gwerh2: "to raise the voice; praise". The word ent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 768-877: Carolingian Franks And The Kingdom Of Aquitaine
Toulouse and Aquitaine (as well as Gascony) were once again part of the kingdom of the Franks. Following his victory, Pippin the Short di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Macedonian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Macedonian Language - Classification
Due to the fragmentary attestation widely diverging interpretations are possible. The suggested historical interpretations of Macedonian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coligny Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Coligny Calendar - System
The Continental Celtic calendar as reconstructed from the calendars of Coligny and Villards d'Heria had the following properties: it was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 12th
The end of the 11th century marked the departure of the Raymond IV count to the crusades. Various succession wars followed, besieging Tou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 11th
The end of Carolinians marked the beginning of Feudality. At the beginning of the millennium, the drifting attitude of the clergy and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 877-10th: County Of Toulouse's First Steps
By the end of the 9th century, Toulouse had become the capital of an independent county, the county of Toulouse, ruled by the dynasty fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 13th
Catharism is a doctrine coming from Bulgaria, professing the separation of the material and the spiritual existences. It conflicts with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 15th To 16th
The 15th century began with the creation of the Parliament by Charles VII. Promising an exemption of taxes, the King reinforced his influ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Revolution: 19th
The French Revolution is a major event in the Toulouse history. It changed the role of the city, as well as its political and social stru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Renaissance: 18th
It would be difficult to qualify the years which preceded the French revolution. Various artistic, religious, or architectural currents t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Renaissance: 17th
With Henri IV accessing to the throne, the Toulouse disorders came to an end. The Parliament recognized the King of France and the edict ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 13th To 14th
The 13th century went in a political direction opposite to the path drawn by the past centuries. In 1229, the Treaty of Paris introduced ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 508-768: Merovingian Franks And The Duchy Of Aquitaine
Following the Frankish conquest, Toulouse entered a period of decline and anarchy. Bad weather, plagues, demographic collapse, decline of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pillar Of The Boatmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Pillar Of The Boatmen - History Of The Pillar
Some time in the third century, the stone blocks that formed the pillar were broken into two and used to reinforce the foundations of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coligny Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Coligny Calendar - Months
The festivals of Beltane (Giammonios full moon) and Lughnasadh (Elembivios full moon) are indicated by small sigils [1]. A correspondenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pillar Of The Boatmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Pillar Of The Boatmen - Inscription
The main dedication is to Jupiter, alongside Mercury, Mars, Fortuna, Castor and Pollux and Vulcan. Gaulish deities mentioned are Esus, Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old French: Encyclopedia Ii - Old French - Varieties Of Language
Since Old French did not consist of a single standard, competing administrative varieties were propagated by the provincial courts and ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Macedonian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Macedonian Language - Properties
Only little about the language can be said from the few words that survive. A notable sound-law is that PIE voiced aspirates appear as vo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coligny Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Coligny Calendar - Gaulish Calendar In Historical Sources
Coligny calendar - Pliny the Elder. The Natural History of Pliny the Elder states, in a discussion of Drudical gathering of mistletoe (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 418-508: Visigoth Kingdom Of Toulouse
The Visigoth kings of Toulouse, officially one of the foederati (federated allies) of the Roman Empire of the West and limited to Aquitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 118 Bc - Ad 418: Roman Period
The Romans started their conquest of southern Gaul (later known as the Provincia) in 125 BC. Moving westward, they founded in 118 BC the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Before 118 Bc: Pre-roman Times
The history of Toulouse can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC, according to the oldest archeological evidence of human settleme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bard: Encyclopedia Ii - Bard - Uses
In modern Wales the Gorsedd of Bards is a society whose honorary membership is those who have done great things for Wales. In the 20th ce...   » Read the article