Re: Celtic Origins



Eric Stevens wrote:
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> If the Tuatha De Danaan existed at all they were real people. I too
> have seen them linked with the Baltic region and possibly as far south
> as the Black Sea. The problem is that they date from a period when
> there was little, if any, writing to establish hard facts. What little
> we know has come down by word of mouth to the scribes of later eras.
>
http://www.bartleby.com/61/88/T0398850.html

This indicates they were tribes that were descendants from the Gods.
This kind of legend is commonplace in particular among the Greeks and
the leaders who all claim a connection to a god - lest they be called
"tyrants".

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