Studying Celtic Mythology and Celtic Figures of Divine Status in Light of Recent Archaeological Discoveries

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Abstract

The article addresses questions related to the study of Celtic mythology within the history of Celtic Studies throughout the twentieth century and initiates a discussion of its place in the twenty-first-century scholarship, including recent advances in the archaeology of the Continental Celts in Central Europe.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)190-200
Number of pages11
JournalStudies in History
Volume40
Issue number2
Early online date23 Dec 2025
DOIs
Publication statusPublished online - 23 Dec 2025

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Research towards the publication of the article was realised during the research fellowship stay in Germany funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Institute for Sorbian Studies, University of Leipzig (2022-23)

Funder number
2016–17
2022–23

    Keywords

    • Celtic iconography of the wild animals
    • Celtic mythology
    • Celtic Studies
    • Irish literature
    • mythology
    • Archaeology
    • Celtic beliefs
    • archaeology of the Continental Celts

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