British Isles Archive

Knaresborough Hoard Reveals Its Secrets – Unusual Roman Discovery In The British Isles

AncientPages.com | January 12, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have investigated one of the most unusual late-Roman metalware ever discovered in the British Isles. The Knaresborough Hoard was discovered about 1864,

Celtic Mythology

Cruithne: Legendary King, His Seven Sons And The First Celtic Tribe That Inhabited British Isles

AncientPages.com | May 27, 2023

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient myth says that at the beginning of time, there was a legendary king of the Picts, Cruithne (from the Gaelic word: 'An Cruithain'

Celtic Mythology

Fomorians In Irish Myths And Legends: Race Of Demonic Giants Who Inhabited Ireland And Scotland

AncientPages.com | May 20, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Celtic tradition describes the Fomorians as terrifying giant creatures, horribly deformed and often mistaken for demons. It is said that this race of