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An (updated) List of Celtic Resources
The majority of the sources listed here are good resources for anyone interested in the ancient Celts, Celtic “identity,” Classical sources on the Celts, Celtic “religions,” medieval Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany, as well as some resources for learning Celtic languages. This is a growing list, the permanent link for which can be found HERE.
GENERAL:
CELT Resources from University College Cork
Research Guide to Celtic Studies
“Celtic!” Anders Ahlqvist, University of Sydney
(If you have access to it) “Celtomania and Celtosceptism,” Patrick Sims-Williams, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 36 (Winter, 1998).
An alternative history of “Celticness” (Simon James’ Ancient Celts)
How being Celtic got a bad name - and why you should care
THE TRUTH ABOUT CELTIC RUNES
DRUIDS AND RELIGION:
Ronald Hutton, Blood and Mistletoe, The Pagan Religions of the British Isles Pagan Britain
This is a strange website, but good for Classical sources on “Druids.”
Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Celtic Gods and Heroes
Miranda Green, Animals in Celtic Life and Myth The Gods of the Celts The Celtic World The World of the Druids
ANCIENT CELTS:
Iron Age “Celts” from the University of Texas at Austin - who also are kind enough to provide a very important note on their sources page - “Studies of the ancient “Celts” cannot but refer to the classical sources, since there is no early Celtic literature preserved at all; their temporal, geographic and cultural distance from their subject, as well as the exigencies of their respective genres, suggest we exercise due caution in applying their observations to the earlier period.”
Barry Cunliffe (Note: Cunliffe is an archaeologist by training and not a historian), The Ancient Celts, The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
John Koch and John Carey, The Celtic Heroic Age (everything from sources on the ancient Celts to medieval Irish/Welsh/Brittonic)
LITERATURE, FOLKLORE, MYTHOLOGY:
Celtic Folklore on Sacred-Texts.com PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THE MAJORITY OF TEXTS POSTED ON SACRED-TEXTS ARE THOSE WHICH ARE OUT OF PRINT AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE FROM THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. It’s best in most cases to look for newer publications and translations. Kuno Meyer is generally ok, though.
Irish Texts Society
Celtic Literature Collective (again, majority of these translations are outdated and some are doubly posted on other websites in this list)
Irish Myth Translations
A much newer and decent translation of The Mabinogion.
A much newer and decent translation of An Táin.
A decent translation of Y Gododdin.
Jeffery Gantz, Early Irish Myths and Sagas
Peter Berresford Ellis, Celtic Myths and Legends
Alwyn Rees and Brinkley Rees, Celtic Heritage
Kenneth Jackson, A Celtic Miscellany
HISTORY:
The Medieval Celtic Fringe
A New History of Ireland, Volume I: Prehistoric and Early Ireland
A New History of Ireland, Volume II: Medieval Ireland 1169-1534
Irish Medieval History (Facebook, but with some good basic information and resources)
Medieval Scotland
Who were the Picts?
The Kingdom of the Picts
Picts on Education Scotland (also with information on Iron Age Celts, Romans, etc)
About the Picts
The Middle Ages - National Library of Wales
Ancient Wales
Early Medieval Wales
Medieval Wales
Brittany and Its History
Cornish History from the Cornwall Heritage Trust
Basic history and historical sites on the Isle of Man Guide
A History of the Isle of Man (from 1900, so fairly outdated)
ANCIENT LANGUAGES:
Ogham in 3D
Ogam (Ogham) Markings
Pronunciations of Celtic Texts - CSANA (mostly Welsh)
ASNC Spoken Word (Insular Latin, Old English, Old Norse, Medieval Irish, Continental Celtic)
Old Irish Online - University of Texas at Austin
Rudolf Thurneysen -A Grammar of Old Irish (the Bible, basically), also available from the DIAS- unless you have background with another case language, Old Irish is incredibly difficult to learn on your own.
David Stifter - Sengoidelc
Old and Middle Welsh - University of Cambridge
Reading Middle Welsh
What Do I Need to Learn Medieval Welsh?
dil.ie (Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language)
MODERN LANGUAGES:
Where can I learn a Celtic Language?
What are the Celtic Languages?
IRISH (GAEILGE)
Irish Gaelic Learners’ Material on the Internet
Focloir.ie (New Irish-English Dictionary)
Irish on Duolingo
Buntús Cainte (for iPad)
Colloquial Irish
Learning Irish
SCOTTISH GAELIC (GÀIDHLIG)
Gàidhlig air an Lìon (Internet resources for information on Gàidhlig, learning Gàidhlig, and beyond)
Am Faclair Beag (Gaelic-English dictionary)
MANX (GAELG)
Learn Manx (Ynsee Gaelg)
WELSH (CYMRAEG)
Siarad Cymraeg
Learn Welsh
Beginners’ Welsh at the Open University
Geiriadur.net (Trinity Saint David online Welsh-English Dictionary)
BRETON (BREZHONEG)
How to Learn the Breton Language…
Geriadur.com (French-Breton dictionary)
English-Breton dictionary
CORNISH (KERNOWEK)
Learn Cornish Now
Learning and Teaching (Cornish)
Cornish Language Partnership Cornish-English dictionary
In my humble opinion, sign language is important to know for anyone going into the medical field. Yes, there are interpreters, but in some situations, interpreters may not be able to make it to the patient in time for essential communication to be held between the health care provider and the patient. Below is a list of resources you can use and add to in order to learn and gain an understanding of ASL and Medical ASL.
Websites to Learn ASL
American Sign Language University ASLPro.com Start ASL Signing Savvy Handspeak
Apps to Learn ASL
ASL Coach ASL: Fingerspelling Marlee Signs
YouTube Channels to Learn ASL
Dr. Bill Vicars Rochelle Barlow Rob Neilson
Dr. Bill Vicars Medical Sign Language Lessons
Lesson 01 Part 01 Lesson 01 Part 02 Lesson 02 Part 01 Lesson 02 Part 02 Lesson 02 Part 03 Lesson 03 Part 01 Lesson 03 Part 02 Lesson 03 Part 03 Lesson 04 Part 01 Lesson 04 Part 02 Lesson 04 Part 03 Lesson 05 Part 01 Lesson 05 Part 02 Lesson 06 Part 01 Lesson 06 Part 02 Lesson 06 Part 03 Lesson 07 Part 01 Lesson 07 Part 02 Lesson 07 Part 03 Lesson 08 Part 01 Lesson 08 Part 02 Lesson 08 Part 03 Lesson 09 Part 01 Lesson 09 Part 02 Lesson 10 Part 01 Lesson 10 Part 02 Lesson 10 Part 03 Lesson 11 Part 01 Lesson 11 Part 02 Lesson 11 Part 03 Lesson 12 Part 01 Lesson 12 Part 02 Lesson 12 Part 03
RESOURCES FOR FONTS
KernClub
FREEFACES
FontShare
DirtyLineStudio
FontsGoogle
Velvetyne.FR
Dafont
FONTBA.SE
CALLIGRAPHR (to create your own fonts)
ADOBE FONTS
helpful sites for writers
i have a little collection of websites i tend to use for coming up with ideas, naming people or places, keeping clear visuals or logistics, writing basics about places i've never been to, and so on. i tend to do a lot of research, but sometimes you just need quick references, right? so i thought i'd share some of them!
Behind the Name; good for name meanings but also just random name ideas, regardless of meanings.
Fantasy Name Generator; this link goes to the town name generator, which i use most, but there are lots of silly/fun/good inspo generators on there!
Age Calculator; for remembering how old characters are in Y month in Z year. i use this constantly.
Height Comparison; i love this for the height visuals; does character A come up to character B's shoulder? are they a head taller? what does that look like, height-wise? the chart feature is great!
Child Development Guide; what can a (neurotypical, average) 5-year-old do at that age? this is a super handy quickguide for that, with the obviously huge caveat that children develop at different paces and this is not comprehensive or accurate for every child ever. i like it as a starting point, though!
Weather Spark; good for average temperatures and weather checking!
Green's Dictionary of Slang; good for looking up "would x say this?" or "what does this phrase mean in this context?" i love the timeline because it shows when the phrase was historically in use. this is english only, though; i dig a little harder for resources like this in other languages.
Huge thanks to @jimin-bangtan for pointing me at the more correct post. I'll re-include the same reminder from before (that I obviously should have heeded the first time, what a perfect reminder!)
Friendly reminder to anyone that may see this in the reblogs, tumblr doesn't resync posts to the original so please make sure you navigate to the original post for any edits made by op in the future!
BTS Original Content & Social Media
*All light blue words are clickable links.* Please feel free to let me know if links are inaccurate or need updating. THANKS. ⚠️THIS IS THE MORE COMPLETE VERSION WHERE UPDATES WILL BE MADE, NOT THE 1ST OLDER DRAFT. ⚠️
OFFICIAL BIGHIT YOUTUBE PLAYLIST PAGE
BangtanTV Channel - Contains a Home page, Bangtan Bombs (moments), Run BTS! (several folders), BTS on Air (performances), Bangtan Logs (early vlogs), BTS Vlog (later vlogs), BTS Practice Videos, Burn The Stage documentaries (2 versions), BTS Presents (All non-BigHit solo songs), BTS music collection, Festa Videos, BTS Episodes (events, photoshoots & moments), and much more.
OFFICIAL HYBE LABELS YOUTUBE PLAYLIST PAGE
HYBE Labels Channel - Contains a Home page where video debuts occur, HYBE T&D Stories (5-part series where RM talks about training & development at Hybe), BigHit Music folder (past video debuts of all BigHit groups playlist), and more.
BIGHIT SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/bts.bighitofficial/ (Posts) [If no account, right click>Open in new tab to see posts.] -https://www.instagram.com/bts.bighitofficial/reels/ (Reels) TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@bts_official_bighit Twitter / X -https://x.com/BIGHIT_MUSIC -https://x.com/bts_bighit Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/bangtan Weverse (Official platform) -https://weverse.io/bts/artistpedia (message artist, view content)
OFFICIAL BTS AUDIO PAGES
(Listen to all BTS official albums that also count toward charts) -Official BTS Albums page - BTS Topic YouTube Channel (Scroll down the playlist album by album.) -https://ibighit.com/bts/eng/ (English page) - members’ discography and other links
OFFICIAL BTS PURCHASES
-Shop BTS - (Official BTS Music Store) [Be careful to check how these purchases count toward different achievement charts for the artists.] -Weverse Shop - (Official BTS platform page)
OFFICIAL MEMBERS' PAGES
(Listening and watching from the official site counts toward the artist's charting stats.)
Seokjin (Jin) -Official Jin's Albums page - Jin Topic YouTube Channel (All BigHit solo songs & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Super Tuna, It's Definitely You, etc.) -Instagram - Jin’s IG Page -Eat Jin - Jin’s Mukbang show playlist -Run Jin - Jin's fun activities show -Jin’s solo album related videos:
Yoongi (Suga) -Official Suga's Albums page - Suga Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums (a), mixtapes (m), BigHit solo songs, & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: That That, Lilith, etc.) -Instagram - Suga's IG Page -Suchwita - Suga’s talk show playlist (Scroll UP [backwards] from 101 [teaser] to see in order aired.) -Suga: Road to D-DAY documentary playlist -Suga’s solo album related videos: AgustD (m), D-2 (m), D-DAY (a)
Hoseok (J-Hope) -Official J-Hope's Albums Page - J-Hope Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums (a), mixtapes (m), BigHit solo songs, & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Chicken Noodle Soup, Crush) -Instagram - J-Hope's IG page -J-Hope in the Box documentary playlist -Hope on the Street, Vol.1 docuseries playlist -J-Hope’s solo album related videos: Hope World (m) Jack in the Box (a) & Jack In The Box: HOPE Edition (a), Hope on the Street, Vol.1 (a)
Namjoon (RM) - leader -Official RM's Albums Page - RM Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums (a), mixtapes (m), BigHit solo songs, & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Smoke Sprite, Neva Play, etc.) -Instagram - RM's IG page -HYBE T&D Stories - RM explaining HYBE’s training & development program playlist -Mini & Moni Music exchange - RM & Jimin album discussions playlist -RM’s documentary -RM’s album related videos: RM (m), Mono (m), Indigo (a) & Right Place, Wrong Person (a)
Jimin (Jimin) -Official Jimin's Albums Page - Jimin Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums, BigHit solo songs, & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Vibe, With You, etc.) -Instagram - Jimin's IG page -This is Jimin - dance shorts playlist -Jimin’s Production Diary documentary playlist -“Are You Sure?” travel series - Jimin & Jung Kook’s travel show playlist -Mini & Moni Music exchange - RM & Jimin album discussions playlist - Jimin’s solo album related videos: FACE & MUSE
Taehyung (V) -Official V's Albums Page - V Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums, BigHit solo songs, & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Christmas Tree, Snow Flower, etc.) -Instagram - V's IG page -V’s ‘Type 1’ Photobook (teaser only) -V’s documentary -V’s solo album related videos: Layover
Jung Kook (Jung Kook / JK) -Official Jung Kook's Albums Page - Jung Kook Topic YouTube Channel (All solo albums, BigHit solo songs & videos) -Non-BigHit solo songs - Search BTS Presents playlist on BangtanTV. (Examples: Dreamers, Stay Alive, etc.) -Instagram - xxxxxx (Jung Kook discontinued it.) -TikTok - Jung Kook’s TT page -TikTok2 - Bam’s Dad TT page - Jung Kook’s dog, Bam’s page -Golden Closet Films - short films photographed, recorded, directed, and edited by Jung Kook playlist (NOTE: The the playlist is out of order for release dates. #5 [this link] was actually released 1st.) -“Are You Sure?” travel series - Jimin & Jung Kook’s travel show playlist -I Am Still documentary playlist -Jung Kook’s solo album related videos: GOLDEN
UNOFFICIAL COLLECTIONS OF BTS MATERIAL
(gathered & maintained by fans)* -The BTS Guide - BTS interviews, letters, lyrics, photos, and events -Bangtan Subs - Vlogs, logs, & Lives with translations - Scroll down playlist.
* Although these websites have what appear to be reliable information from what has been viewed, always be alert for bad translations or inaccurately edited material on any unofficial site you visit.
HEY ARTISTS!
Do you design a lot of characters living in not-modern eras and you’re tired of combing through google for the perfect outfit references? Well I got good news for you kiddo, this website has you covered! Originally @modmad made a post about it, but her link stopped working and I managed to fix it, so here’s a new post. Basically, this is a costume rental website for plays and stage shows and what not, they have outfits for several different decades from medieval to the 1980s. LOOK AT THIS SELECTION:
OPEN ANY CATEGORY AND OH LORDY–
There’s a lot of really specific stuff in here, I design a lot of 1930s characters for my ask blog and with more chapters on the way for the game it belongs to I’m gonna be designing more, and this website is going to be an invaluable reference. I hope this can be useful to my other fellow artists as well! :)
helpful sites for writers
i have a little collection of websites i tend to use for coming up with ideas, naming people or places, keeping clear visuals or logistics, writing basics about places i've never been to, and so on. i tend to do a lot of research, but sometimes you just need quick references, right? so i thought i'd share some of them!
Behind the Name; good for name meanings but also just random name ideas, regardless of meanings.
Fantasy Name Generator; this link goes to the town name generator, which i use most, but there are lots of silly/fun/good inspo generators on there!
Age Calculator; for remembering how old characters are in Y month in Z year. i use this constantly.
Height Comparison; i love this for the height visuals; does character A come up to character B's shoulder? are they a head taller? what does that look like, height-wise? the chart feature is great!
Child Development Guide; what can a (neurotypical, average) 5-year-old do at that age? this is a super handy quickguide for that, with the obviously huge caveat that children develop at different paces and this is not comprehensive or accurate for every child ever. i like it as a starting point, though!
Weather Spark; good for average temperatures and weather checking!
Green's Dictionary of Slang; good for looking up "would x say this?" or "what does this phrase mean in this context?" i love the timeline because it shows when the phrase was historically in use. this is english only, though; i dig a little harder for resources like this in other languages.
helpful sites for writers
i have a little collection of websites i tend to use for coming up with ideas, naming people or places, keeping clear visuals or logistics, writing basics about places i've never been to, and so on. i tend to do a lot of research, but sometimes you just need quick references, right? so i thought i'd share some of them!
Behind the Name; good for name meanings but also just random name ideas, regardless of meanings.
Fantasy Name Generator; this link goes to the town name generator, which i use most, but there are lots of silly/fun/good inspo generators on there!
Age Calculator; for remembering how old characters are in Y month in Z year. i use this constantly.
Height Comparison; i love this for the height visuals; does character A come up to character B's shoulder? are they a head taller? what does that look like, height-wise? the chart feature is great!
Child Development Guide; what can a (neurotypical, average) 5-year-old do at that age? this is a super handy quickguide for that, with the obviously huge caveat that children develop at different paces and this is not comprehensive or accurate for every child ever. i like it as a starting point, though!
Weather Spark; good for average temperatures and weather checking!
Green's Dictionary of Slang; good for looking up "would x say this?" or "what does this phrase mean in this context?" i love the timeline because it shows when the phrase was historically in use. this is english only, though; i dig a little harder for resources like this in other languages.