Celts by swillinbillyflynn

Celts

The Celts are the ancient peoples of Britain who retreated to the far reaches of Scotland, Northumberland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall when the likes of the Romans and the Normans invaded and occupied the central areas of Brittan.

In the past they have usually been depicted as wild painted savages, however, this if far from the truth. The Celts were a very civilised and sophisticated race as is evidenced by the wealth of art, jewellery and artefacts that have been unearthed.

Eric the seagull is not particularly impressed by such things. Seagulls have seen the rise and fall of many great civilisations. I'm sure they will be there to witness the decline and fall of our current "civilisation" and will probably not mourn it's passing.
Great image!
December 5th, 2016  
Lovely ancient cross. So Eric isn't Celtic then?
December 5th, 2016  
Neat composition, cross...Weaving Eric the seagull into ancient history made for a good read :)
December 5th, 2016  
@365projectorgsebgritt No he is from a tribe of gulls that have evolved from the Herring gull and now rely almost exclusively on coastal tourists for their food. They are now know as the Pasty Gulls.
December 5th, 2016  
Ahhh! One of those that takes yer eye out if it doesn't get what it wants. I'm with you now!!
December 5th, 2016  
very nice pov and composition
December 5th, 2016  
I don't think they'll have long to wait either.
December 5th, 2016  
I have been listening to the Bock saga, fascinating stuff, not celtic so not sure why i mention it... lol
December 5th, 2016  
@kali66 Interestingly the Celts never wrote anything down. Their history an stories were passed down via the oral tradition.
December 6th, 2016  
Fantastic perspective of Mr. Eric. Great dramatic clouds behind him too.
December 6th, 2016  
It all works so well 😊
December 6th, 2016  
December 6th, 2016  
Pam
This is great
December 20th, 2016  
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