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Is There a Strong Celtic Influence in Holland’s History?
Question by April J: Is there a strong Celtic influence in Holland’s history?
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The Celts were displaced from mainland Europe by the Romans in some places, and incoming Germanic tribes in all the others. (The Franks, Goths, Vandals, Lombards, etc.) Only Ireland, parts of England; Wales especially, survived the onslaught of Germanic peoples and preserved some of their Celtic culture into the later “dark ages”. These peoples were not the same as the pre-Roman Celts, because they were Christian for the most part, although there art illustrates the strong Celtic influences existing in the area.
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Before the start of the era, the Netherlands was part of the Roman Empire. The northern border was the river Rhine. North of it tribes were independent. After the year 400 AD, the Romans retreated and the German and Celtic tribes settled down in these region. There is a lot of evidence bearing out the fact that the Celtic (Gaulish) settlements of the area were vast. Unfortunately, I’d say there is more Germanic influence than Celtic. The Germanic tribes in the times of Caesar overcame most of the Celtic settlements, and the Celts moved ever eastward…England, Scotland and Wales…as well as Ireland…are the most influenced by the Celts. Interestingly, the Germani tribes were thought to come from the area of modern day Norway, which is why so many of the names, customs, etc…from the Netherlands are of Germanic/Nordic origin.