How did the Celts downfall?

Answer 1

The Celts were the native race of the British Isles, appearing dark hared with blue eyes. The Celts strategy of war was unique and unmatched; during battles the Celts were equipped with large, two-handed weapons e.g. battle axes, great swords and war hammers. They would charge into battle with no armour, this was because they believed that if the Gods decided that a warrior's time had come it was inevitable and if they were to get hurt (with armour) they may as well die as the Gods had planned.

The invading Romans were terrified of them, an entire Roman empire which had conquered their way across Europe had stopped at Scotland, the Celts were unmatched, unbeatable. The Romans built Hadrian's Wall as the border of Scotland, they had not managed to conquer Scotland or Ireland.

A victory for the citizens of both countries, but not of England or Wales.

Many long years after the Romans had left, Scotland and Ireland were still Celtic, but England and Wales were now known as Breton: A bastard race of both Celts and any ethnicity within the Roman empire.

Next to invade were the Saxons, traditionally from Germany and Eastern Europe, the Saxons had blonde hair, they moved into England and Wales and over time became known as the Anglo Saxons. They slowly became residents of Britain but didn't touch Scotland, neither did they touch Ireland for it was across the Irish sea.

The Anglo Saxons in fact had little to do with the Celts, what happened in England is not what I am here to answer.

Soon a larger, stronger, Arctic race of people had begun to invade; the Nords.

Scotland was being invaded by the Nords, vikings as they are also known, they had blue eyes and red hair.

The Nords were the native race of Scandinavia, brutalised by the harsh Arctic weather they were fast and seaworthy, made tall, strong, excellent warriors; the men of the north.

Their art of warfare and weaponry was unmatched, being years ahead with lethal technology. An example of their creations would be the viking ship, it was designed to be able to withstand even the harshest seas. Another great example would be the crossbow, crossbows were invented by the ancient Nords and are still used today.

Despite their vast oceanic technology, they fought mostly on foot and were feared for their strength. They wore leather tunics and were clad in chain mail. Their most common weaponry would be spear and shield, after that war axe or a sword with a shield, Nords often named their weapons and took great pride in carrying them.

Many battles took place between Scotland and Norway, but still nobody could quite put an end to the Celts. Over time Nords, from mainly Norway, Sweden and Denmark had moved into Scotland, this is why Scottish people now have ginger hair, being a bastard mixture of Nordic and Celtic.

Next the Nords invaded Ireland, the Irish were aware of these people as they would often trade with Scotland. The Norwegians were first to invade, then the Danish, but what the Swedish folk were doing I don't know. Probably embracing the lovely, sunny weather of Scotland; which was new to those Arctic men.

The invaders of Ireland had soon been "put to one side" by the furious Celts. That is why the Irish are still pure blooded Celts and still have black hair and blue eyes.

So to answer your question, I'd say that the Celts' downfall had taken place as the years prevailed, tracing back to the Romans invasion and domination of most of Britain, the Saxons making the Bretons go even more far from Celtic, and the Nords; they now enhabit Scotland along side the Celts and Celtic-Nords. The only Celtic country remaining in the British Isles is Ireland, the Irish managed to kick out the Nords and protect themselves with pride. The only real enemy of Scotland and Ireland anymore is England, why? That is another story...

Answer 2

The Celts faced various factors that led to their downfall, such as Roman conquest and expansion, internal fragmentation due to tribal rivalries, and the spread of Christianity that displaced Celtic traditions and beliefs. Additionally, the decline of their economy and military strength also contributed to their eventual downfall.