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     • Ancient Celts, particularly those from the British Isles, are documented to have worn either woad blue paint or body tattoos. According to Caesar, the purpose of this war paint was to make Celtic warriors more fearsome in battle, but it was even used by women during religious ceremonies.
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   Ancient Celts, particularly those from the British Isles, are documented to have worn either woad blue paint or body tattoos. According to Caesar, the purpose of this war paint was to make Celtic warriors more fearsome in battle, but it was even used by women during religious ceremonies.

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   Mar 10, 2018 · Here we have descriptions of celts being painted (or other kind of patterened) and we find pictures of patterened celts, from thier own culture. Then it is REASONABLE to assume that the coins show decorative designs mentioned in the texts.

5. timelessmyths.com › stories › celtic-war-paintCeltic War Paint: The Brand of Celtic Bravery - Timeless Myths

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   May 9, 2022 · No less than the great Roman leader, Julius Caesar himself, often described the appearance of the Celts in a battle, especially as the Romans fought many of them in a war. Accordingly, when in war, the Celts wore blue-dyed paint on their faces and bodies.

6. www.tastesofhistory.co.uk › post › dispelling-someDispelling Some Myths: Woad - Tastes Of History

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   Dec 28, 2021 · Was Woad the body-paint or tattoo ink of choice for ancient Britons and their northern Pictish neighbours? Almost certainly not. It performs poorly as a body-paint, is too highly caustic for a tattoo ink, and in neither case would a consistent blue colour result.

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8. www.reddit.com › r › AskHistoriansDid the ancient Celtic people of Britannia have tattoos, or ...

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   While the account focuses on British women using body-painting to denote their social and marital statuses, the description is a priori similar to what the men bore in warfare (itself a social ritual on its own).

9. www.worldatlas.com › ancient-world › the-eliteThe Elite Special Forces of Ancient Celts - WorldAtlas

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Other tribes, particularly in the British Isles, would often decorate the mostly unarmored bodies of their warriors with bright blue body paint made out of woad and barries. Various patterns and symbols would have been painted onto the torso, legs, arms, and face.

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    Did Celts wear war paint?

    • As such, it’s reasonable to assume that only Celts from Britain, and later on the Picts, wore war paint, and not those from the European continent. However, European Celts likely practiced tattooing. These body tattoos most likely served the same purpose as the British Celts’ war paint for members of the warrior class.

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    Did Celts decorate their bodies with paint?

    • Another reason to believe at least some Celts decorated their bodies with paint are the Celtic Picts. In the 1 st century AD, the Roman Empire invaded the island of Great Britain and gradually conquered most of it over the course of 45 years.

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    What color was Celtic war paint?

    • Color Celtic war paint was probably bluish, because there is extensive historical evidence that the Celts produced blue dye from the woad plant. Depending on how the Celts mixed their paint, the exact shade would have ranged from grey blue to intense midnight blue and finally to black blue.

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    Why did Celtic men go into battle naked?

    • It was not uncommon for Celtic men to go into battle naked, either. This was seen as a display of fearlessness and bravery among certain tribes. Other tribes, particularly in the British Isles, would often decorate the mostly unarmored bodies of their warriors with bright blue body paint made out of woad and barries.

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    Did Celtic war paint use woad?

    • This means Celtic war paint would probably have used very small concentrations of woad, both as a way to prevent self-harm, but also as a way to make sure the paint stuck to one’s skin. Alternatively, the blue color Caesar described might have been produced with a copper- or iron based pigment.

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    Did ancient Celts wear tattoos?

    • Besides these texts, there is also archeological evidence that suggests some ancient Celts wore tattoos, maybe even decorative paint. A good example of this are the Celtic coins below, which originate from the Gaul region. These coins depict Celtic leaders wearing either permanent or temporary tattoos on their faces.

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11. cabasacarnivalarts.com › metamorphosis › body-paintBODY PAINT OF ANCIENT BRITAIN - Cabasa

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    Romans referred to Northern Britannia’s Celtic peoples as the ‘the Picts’ due to their tattooed bodies. It’s possible the Woad plant was used to paint the body before battles – but most likely it seems tattooing had become a custom amongst the tribes.