I understand that it is an automatic response to label someone with a moustache and long hair as "uncivilized", but it simply isn't true. The Celts were the developers of chain mail, were fabulously advanced in metalworking, and had an immensely rich culture, they had dyes, chariots, and cities, as well as a dominion that stretched from the tip of Britain to central Turkey. We label the Celts and other northern European peoples as "uncivilized" because that is the view of the people from which we get our records, the Romans. Quite frankly, the Romans hated the Celts, understandable as the Celts were the people that sacked Rome, fought alongside Hannibal, and generally were a thorn in the side of the Roman civilization since its fledgling years. It should be remembered that much of the technology that allowed Rome to flourish came from their neighbours to the north.

- Panda