One of the most interesting peoples that played a part in the creation and molding of the English language and that are still around today are the Celts. Their incredibly rich and varied dialects where adopted by the Britons in the early 1st century BC, when the Celts themselves invaded England. All of the Britons at that time began to speak Celtic dialects, and went by day to day following Celtic laws. But interestingly, even though

The Celts began to appear in England at around 2nd Century BC, but their full “invasion” of people did not arrive until about 5th Century AD. As before mentioned, the Roman counter attack had left thousands of Celtic tribes without a real home and Brittani, the only standing Celtic territory seemed to be the wisest option for adopting as a new home. This time was crucial for the adoption of certain Celtic words and sentence structure between the two peoples. This state of peace and cultural interchange did not last long.

The Celts, where a rather large civilization living in many parts of Europe. Their language was derived from the Anglo-Saxon territories they conquered, each new place they took added or changed the words in the Celtic vocabulary. They where conquerors, with vast territories of land under their rule, but on the other hand lacking the tightly knit political structure that could keep such vast territories under control. At the height of the Celtic empire in 4th Century BC, they sacked Rome and many of her Baltic states. Even though the Celts tried to hold their new Roman territories, their lack of unity was their downfall, and Rome and her allies finally managed to defeat the great Celtic armies. By 1st Century BC Julius Caesar and his troops had managed to kick the Celts out of most parts of Europe. And by 1st Century AD, all of the Gauls, what today are France, Spain and Germany had been taken by the Rome. The only independent Celtic estates by this time where the ones in what was then called Brittani, or today’s England.

When the Celtic tried integrating back into their Pre-Roman standing with the Britons, they where ignored. The Britons did not want to have anything to do with the Celts. It is not clear why, but it would be reasonable to think that it was because the Celts, instead of coming to the aid of the Britons when the Romans attacked, withdrew from Britain’s main areas. The Britons might have felt betrayed, and did not want to be with the peoples who had left them to deal with invaders on their own. B

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