http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog Bringing the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts to your Fireside Mon, 21 May 2012 21:46:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/father-daughter-celtic-knots-by-guest-blogger-tim-lazaro/ http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/father-daughter-celtic-knots-by-guest-blogger-tim-lazaro/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:36:34 +0000 Tim Lazaro http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/?p=4331 The Celtic knot is perhaps the most identifiable of all Celtic art. The knot work is designed in a way that has neither a beginning or an end to the lines and are designed with more in mind than to be pleasing to the eye. They are symbols which show us how we can all be part of the never ending cycle of life and where we add our own strand in the fabric of time. The symbolic meanings attached to Celtic knots may or may not have any truth to their historical basis though...

]]> http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/father-daughter-celtic-knots-by-guest-blogger-tim-lazaro/feed/ 2 http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/celtic-dagger-a-symbol-of-war/ http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/celtic-dagger-a-symbol-of-war/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:14:41 +0000 Tim Lazaro http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/?p=2661 Celtic warriors lived for war. Boasting about their victories in gory detail was part of a warriors' rituals. It was also not unusual for warriors to fight amongst themselves, and in fact regarded this as an important part of their lives. To understand the dagger it should first be explained how the Bronze Age influenced the weapons of that age. Celtic swords were primarily the weapon of choice during this era which indicated that perhaps warfare was fought on a small scale between elite groups of warriors. The Iron Age influenced the classic Celtic long swords with their characteristic leaf blade design...

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