The Druids. The mysterious Celtic religious specialists of ancient Ireland, Britain, and Northern Europe. But who were they really? What historical evidence corroborates their existence?

In the last centuries BC, the Celtic peoples were ruled by a priestly class: the Druids. The Druids are first mentioned in the writings of Julius Caesar, who around 50 BC wrote that Druidism ...

Break out the kelly green apparel and the shamrocks, St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. More than an excuse to drink green beer, St. Patrick’s Day celebrates St. Patrick, a bishop sent ...

Celtic pagans held a Celtic festival for the new year. It was known as Samhain, which meant "summer's end," and marked the beginning of winter. Druids believed that the spirits of those who died ...

The Celtic languages that survived are those that ... Indeed, historians believe that the druids of Gaul may have trained in Anglesey, and it was because of British support for the Gaulish tribes ...

The era saw a revival of interest in all things Celtic. The London visionary William Blake, for instance, was particularly interested in the druids. Welsh exiles in the English capital formed ...

The Celtic languages that survived are those that ... Indeed, historians believe that the druids of Gaul may have trained in Anglesey, and it was because of British support for the Gaulish tribes ...