Any Available Reading Materials?

[Sìle]

I have received this question, but am unable to answer it myself. I was hoping someone here might have an idea:

I'd like to find a book that covers the time when the "celts" settled in Britain, in particular the area of what is now Yorkshire (on the north-east coast). I know that the Brigantes tribe settled that area but is there any book, that you know of, that would cover their religious beliefs?

[Lee]

i dont think anybody these days will say they settled at all. the 'celt' is a more linguistic and cultural term and as such the answer to the question is that most of britain had received its stock of people by the neotlithic. from there any changes are cultural and linguistic rather than 'racial'.

much like someone in 2000 years asking when the taiwanese or americans settled in the Uk as it is a similar cultural and artefact migration rather than actual people in any significant number.

[Tegernacus]

saying that, there is more R1a on the English side of Offas than on the Welsh/Irish/Scottish sides, which is almost exclusively R1b. Whether they arrived at the same time or not is a different question

[Sìle]

Allow me to rephrase the question:

Are there any good books on the religion and/or religious practices of the pre-Roman occupiers of the land on the north east coast of England, preferably the Yorkshire area?

[megli]

Not my area of expertise, personally. Anne Ross's Pagan Celtic Britain is still out there, but it's very old fashioned now.

[Adam]

It's something I'm looking into myself, but I haven't found anything yet. My wife starts at Leeds Uni in September so I'll have some (secondary) access to their library, and I'm going to be checking some local history resources at the local library. Swapses... if I find anything I'll let you know and vice-versa? :-)

[Sìle]

Aug 12, 2009 19:01:29 GMT -1 Adam said:

Swapses... if I find anything I'll let you know and vice-versa? :-)

Absolutely!