On Furphies: what we really don't know about the 'Celts'

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I have my professional hat on, today, over on the SF Novelists blog. I'm talking about the concept of 'Celts', the origin of myths about their history and the law around women. You can find the article here. You can comment here or there.

SKirt of the day: flippy blurred floral.

Comments

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For a value of 'Celt'. The 'traditional' Celtic migration theory starts with Spain. But genetic connection and cultural identity are not the same -- cultures and languages mutate, drift, intermix and change over time and genetic links are far enough back that in terms of recorded culture, they aren't hugely helpful. Interesting, though.
I was delighted with the Church of Wales' decision to elect female bishops. They didn't have them in the early middle ages, not at all.
I have a soft spot for some of the Welsh saints. Interesting set of Lives.