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  1. Celtic Mythology
    Otherworld Warrior Society Celtic Cycles Facts & Figures Genealogy Bibliography About Celtic Myths
  2. Warrior Society

Warrior Society

In Celtic myths, the Celts tended to divide their people by clans and by social classes. Even in history, according to classical Roman writers, the Celts were divided into several distinctions.

High among the social class were the nobles, such as kings and chiefs. They belonged to warrior societies. The warriors were followers of the aristocrats. Other groups or classes were the druids and the bards. The druids and bards were men of learning and were held in high regard.


Here in Timeless Myths, the Warrior Society provides a description of Celtic characters. These characters may be heroes and heroines, or rulers, druids or bards. The Celtic deities can be found in the Otherworld.

Note that any ruler — whether they are a king or queen, ruler of a province or all of Ireland — these characters can be found under High Kings.

Please take the time in reading the notes on this page.

Please select one of the choices below:

Tuatha Dé Danann

Tuatha Dé Danann

Red Branch

Red Branch

Fianna

Fianna

High Kings

High Kings

Druids

Druids

Bards

Bards

Minor Characters

Minor Characters

The Dream of Ossian

The Dream of Ossian
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Other useful information includes:

  • Fact & Figures

    • Celtic World and Cultures

    • Enchanted Objects

    • Faithful Companions

  • Genealogy

  • Bibliography (Celtic sources)

Notes

The page on Tuatha Dé Danann has been placed both here (Warrior Society) and on the page called "Otherworld". The Dananns were regarded as one of the races who settled in Ireland, as well as the gods and goddeses of Ireland.

Jimmy Joe. "Warrior Society." https://timelessmyths.com/celtic/warrior-society. Accessed May 14, 2025.
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Celtic Mythology:

  • • Otherworld
  • • Warrior Society
  • • Celtic Cycles
  • • Facts & Figures
  • • Genealogy
  • • Bibliography
  • • About Celtic Myths
Druids

Druids

In Celtic society in the ancient world, the tribal communities were divided into various classes. Above the common people such as the peasants and the artisans, there were the warrior classes, and then the ruling classes such as the kings or the c...

May 13th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Celtic Mythology

Celtic Mythology

We now leave the mild climate of the ancient Aegean, and the cold, forbidding regions of the North. Here, we enter the lush, green land, shrouded in mists of magic and wonders. The land is young yet ancient; beautiful yet intriguing; and something...

November 3rd, 1999 • Timeless Myths
Celtic Gods

Celtic Gods

This pantheon is a mixture of Celtic gods and goddesses taken from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales . Their myths were taken from ancient writings and collections of stories. The group of Irish gods was called the Tuatha Dé Danann. Together, the stori...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Celtic World & Cultures

Celtic World & Cultures

Here you will find information about the Otherworld, Celtic customs and tradition. Otherworld Wedded to the Land Geis Celtic Calendar Ogham Otherworld The " Otherworld " was a domain of Celtic deities or supernatural beings such as the "Fairy Peop...

May 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Bards

Bards

The bards were poets, musicians and singers in the Celtic world. They were required to master hundreds of verses or develop new ones, without the use of writing. The bards passed down their poems or songs as oral tradition to their apprentices, fr...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Genealogy

Genealogy

Irish Families Welsh Families Irish Families Welsh Families For Myrddin , see Merlin .

March 23rd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Norse vs Celtic: The Battle of Ancient Mythologies

Norse vs Celtic: The Battle of Ancient Mythologies

Norse vs Celtic is a famous comparison because of many similarities and differences between the two mythologies. These mythologies have been around for quite some time now and contain all sorts of exciting and entertaining plots and characters. We...

May 17th, 2022 • Timeless Myths
Other Druids

Other Druids

Below is a list of other druids and druidesses who appeared in Irish myths. Eolas (knowledge), Fios (intelligence) & Fochmarc (enquiring) Three Partholonian druids; they are brothers as well. Relbeo Nemedian druidess, daughter of the King of Greec...

May 13th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
About Celtic Myths

About Celtic Myths

Today, Celtic mythology refers to stories from the ancient race of people known as the Celts, who spoke the Celtic language. During the early medieval period, they were confined to certain areas in Western Europe. Celtic myths survived mostly from...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Celtic Cycles

Celtic Cycles

In Irish myths, the fictional history of Ireland can be divided into three periods. The Mythological Cycle or the Book of Invasions , comprised of successive settlements of early Celtic people in Ireland, particularly the Tuatha Dé Danann and the ...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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