| The Celts were a race of Indo-Europeans who settled much of
Europe, though they are most famously the inhabitants of the British
Isles. Never a unified society, they are considered to be a single
group by virtue of their languages - Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic,
Manx, Cornish, Breton, Welsh, and Godelic - which are all derived
from a single linguistic ancestor. Ancient Celtic legends have
survived (albiet altered to fit monkish tastes) to the present day in
such stories as the legends of King Arthur, Tristan and Iseult,
and the Cuchulainn cycle, to name but a few.
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