The CeltsThe Iron Age

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• 500 BC

• People began to use iron tools and weapons

• Why did they stop using stone and start using bronze?

• Iron tools were even stronger than bronze

• They easily defeated other people they encountered in Ireland

Design• Celtic designs are still

seen in jewellery today

• Pins, brooches and jewellery designs:

Curves and twists Broighter Collar

Disk fastener Ardagh Chalice

Animals, birds, leaves and vines

Which of these are Iron Age/Celtic metalwork?

1. 2.

Which of these are Iron Age/Celtic Stonework?

1. 2.

Activity 1

• Divide your page into 5 sections as you can see on the right

• Each section will have a different title. The top section is called: Celtic design

• Draw some Celtic designs in the top box under the title

Clothes

• Wealthy Celts wore gold bracelets as well as collars known as torcs

• The léine was the long tunic worn by a Celtic nobleman

• A belt called a crios was usually tied across the tunic

• Woollen cloak called a brat was often worn over it

Activity 2

• The heading for your second box is Celtic Clothing

• Draw a Celtic man in your second box wearing a:– Torc

– Léine

– Crios

– Brat

Religion• The Celts worshipped a

number of gods• Lug: their god of skillful

fighting, poetry and music

• Lughnasa (August) is named after the god Lug

• Gods of the harvest and gods of the earth and land

• Goddesses such as Danu (Mother of the Gods) and Anu

They carved religious idols (Gods)

• To worship Gods• Simple design (They

didn’t know what their Gods looked like)

• Protective stance

• Triple head

• All seeing

Activity 3

• The heading for box 3 is Celtic Religion

• Write three things about Celtic religious beliefs and draw a small idol beside your information

Activity 4: Subheading: HomesLook at the pictures and write 4 sentences about Celtic homes

The Celts were warriors…

Iron armour and weapons

Activity 5

• The heading for your final box is Celtic Warriors

• Draw a Celtic warrior fighting during the Iron Age

Think, pair, share:

• Three new things you learned about Celtic Life/The Iron Age.

Extension Activity

• Each group will perform one of the following group improvisations:

– Building a Celtic high cross

– A Celtic battle

– Worshipping Celtic Gods

– Life in a Celtic home

– Getting dressed for battle