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Lugh by Ayrtha Lugh :iconayrtha:Ayrtha 51 7 Rock those Roots by Illahie Rock those Roots :iconillahie:Illahie 80 59 The Heron and Salmon by Illahie The Heron and Salmon :iconillahie:Illahie 396 137 Celtic Fox Ring by Illahie Celtic Fox Ring :iconillahie:Illahie 1,498 533 Kells revisited by LadyCelticRose Kells revisited :iconladycelticrose:LadyCelticRose 17 10 Urien of Rheged by Jaganshye Urien of Rheged :iconjaganshye:Jaganshye 3 2 Morrigan by BoudiccaMoon Morrigan :iconboudiccamoon:BoudiccaMoon 38 26 Morrigan by Illahie Morrigan :iconillahie:Illahie 386 124 celtic bear by AvocadoArt celtic bear :iconavocadoart:AvocadoArt 111 20 Beidh me leat by Illahie Beidh me leat :iconillahie:Illahie 188 112 Tara Dancers by Illahie Tara Dancers :iconillahie:Illahie 101 50 Triskele feerique by delfee Triskele feerique :icondelfee:delfee 40 8 untitled by r4gd011s4117 untitled :iconr4gd011s4117:r4gd011s4117 11 11 celtic knot tree by toeknuckles celtic knot tree :icontoeknuckles:toeknuckles 1,627 191 Glengorm Standing Stones by ArwensGrace Glengorm Standing Stones :iconarwensgrace:ArwensGrace 105 37 Land of the Celts by ArwensGrace Land of the Celts :iconarwensgrace:ArwensGrace 35 11

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Cead Mile Failte!

Greetings and welcome to the TribeOfCelts! We are a community that is dedicated to not only honoring, but also educating the world about the great peoples that were the Celts. And not only the Celts of Eire and Albion with whom more people familiar, but we also want to explore the peoples that were spread across most of Europe who were also considered Celtic people.

:bulletblue:Membership: Joining is easy! Just click the 'Join This Group' button at the top of the page. Easy!

We're still working on getting our old membership level system back up. So stay tuned for more details!

SUBMISSION POLICY
Your deviation must contain a theme that is Celtic in nature. No exceptions.

:bulletblue: Your deviation must be your own work, and must abide by the rules of DeviantArt.

:bulletblue: To submit your work, simply click the "Submit Art" button at the top. The new groups systems automatically adds the group's icon to your deviation so you no longer have to! Be sure also to include :

:bulletgreen: A short, three sentence description of the Celtic significance of your piece in the Artist's comments. Remember: Education is key. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it must be informing. See our gallery for ideas! :)


PLEASE NOTE: Our mission statement is to educate others through art. This is not simply an art sharing community; we have a purpose behind our art. If you are only interested someone else reposting your art and are not interested in learning or teaching, this club is not for you. We have and will deny images that do not adhere to our submission policy. PLEASE read the submission policy first!

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Greetings fellow Tribe Members!

Happy Spring to all those in the northern hemisphere! I hope you are finding warmer weather where ever you are. And to all those in the southern hemisphere, I hope the beginnings of fall are treating you well.

We're so excited to see the number of members that has been slowly growing since Groups was instituted on dA. However, we do wish to remind you to read the rules of submission before you send us your next image; this is for both old and new members alike. I think there is some confusion as to the type of art subject we are looking for in this club. We are a historical club; we look to increase the viewers' knowledge of the Ancient Celts through art. This is why we ask for an educational paragraph with each submission. It need only be a few sentences, so long as it explains the image's historical significance.

For clarification, the Celtic peoples are classified according to their language group as well as specific types of inscriptions on artifacts. This differentiates them from the Norse, for example, who are a part of the Germanic language group. Archeological evidence puts the first Celtic tribes in Central Europe in the sixth century BCE where they migrated through the rest of Europe and as far east as Galatia.

Though many Pagan groups look to the ancient Celtic peoples for their spiritual beliefs, we are not a Pagan group. Yes, we the founders are Pagan, but we set this group up specifically to promote the history of the Celts. Though we do accept submissions of various deities because they are part of the mythology of the Celtic peoples and thus shaped their society, there is a fine line between images that depict the mythology and images that are solely spiritual. A fine example of this would be images on Cernunnos. Though many modern Pagans worship him as a deity, there is no archeological evidence to prove that the Ancient Celts worshiped him as a deity. This is not to say that modern Pagans are wrong in their worship of him, there is simply no historical fact stating that Ancient Pagans did. So, we can not accept images of Cernunnos as the green god of the hunt. BUT if you wish to submit an image of Cernunnos, stating that he was found on the Gundestrup Cauldron and the different theories historians have on his image, then we could accept it.

Otherwise, please make sure you review your image for its historical relevance before submitting them to the group. If your image is more spiritual than it is historical, please feel free to hop over to dAPagan, which is also run by one of our founders!

Happy arting all!
-TheArcher777
-Lindowyn
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BleedxRose Featured By Owner Sep 7, 2011  Student Writer
Oh crap, I thought this was like the other groups I joined where it was just BAM, so I didn't leave a note D:
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Pleachen2 Featured By Owner Jul 22, 2011
I've asked to join twice before, and I just submitted another request... Please. D:
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gra-te-agus-brioscai Featured By Owner May 7, 2011
Affiliate? :D
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gra-te-agus-brioscai Featured By Owner May 7, 2011
With my Irish language group:
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Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
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SamhainNightManga Featured By Owner Apr 26, 2011  Professional General Artist
Ban(Bean - Irish) = woman. Shee (Sidhe - Irish name for fairies) = peace. The word Banshee means fairy woman. A banshee has several variation in Celtic mythology. One is as a fairy ancestress of a family - like the O'Brians banshee who cries out a lament before the death of an important member of the family. Such was the case with the death of Brian Brou, High King of Ireland. In other cases a banshee can be a bringer of misfortune. An old Irish pishouge (folk belief) is that if a banshee throws her comb at you, you'll die in 3 days. A banshee is often seen wearing green - a color common to the Daoine Sidhe, with her fair hair loose and her eyes red, although this could bee from crying.

Hope this helps!
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gra-te-agus-brioscai Featured By Owner May 7, 2011
Hey :)

Ba cheart duit a bheith i do bhall i mo ghrúpa Gaeilge:
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You should join my Irish language group. It doesn't matter how good or bad you are at the language, join and upload Celtic art! :D
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GlamBanshee Featured By Owner Mar 4, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
Ok, so i put a question up on my page, but no one answered it. So here it is....Does ANYONE know the original spelling of the word 'banshee' (i'm hoping people here know what a banshee is) I have never met ANYONE who knows anything about Celtic myths, so sad! ;(
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TheArcher777 Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
There are several spellings for Banshee depending on what form of Gaelic you're looking at. Bean-sidhe or Bean-sí tend to be Irish Gealic while Bean Shìth or Bean-shìdh are Scots gael. :)

Cute screenname by the way. :heart:
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GlamBanshee Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
THANK U!!!!!! 1st person to answer!!!!
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TheArcher777 Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I finally that really strange, lol! Bean-sidhes are the more well known of the Irish fae. I suppose you've just been asking the wrong people. :)
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