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The Battersea shield is a decorative sheet bronze shield probably dating to before the first century AD. Found in the River Thames in the UK, it is decorated with repoussé decoration and enamel. The decoration is typically Celtic in terms of art style consisting of circles and spirals. It may not ha...

As a member you may sponsor guests and probates . A guest can be someone interested in joining the clann or just curious about what we do. Probates are individuals who have expressed their desire to become a member and are currently in their trial period. To sponsor a probate you must declare your i...

Feast Night5_0.jpg There aren't alot of recipes in the Recipe book yet. Tuatha de Bhriain feasts are 'known world' reknowned, so hopefully we can get it filled up quickly with pages about our favorite dishes. Members, please help out by contributing! The idea behind the recipe book is to serve as a...

gundestrop3.jpg from Wikipedia, March 11, 2007 The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel, thought to date from the La Tène Period in the 2nd or 1st century BC. It was found in a peat bog near Gundestrup in Himmerland, Denmark in 1891. It is now kept in the National Museum of Denma...

Vollund's rite The smell of smoke from the community fire was still in my nostrils as I pulled the heavy canvas of the yurt's door flap aside to allow my wife and children to enter. We were the next to enter the privacy of this sacred place and we didn't know what to expect. Vollund, the Clan's drui...

Colin asked: "For those who went how was fall Thyng?" Comyn recounts his travels North Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day, though it had rained the night before and the site was kind of muddy. The first thing I noticed upon arrival was that much more of the site was opened up - the...

This is a story I originally posted elsewhere on Dec 4, 2004 The Gods are ever present and there is no clear dividing line between the natural and the supernatural world. We are at all times balanced precariously on the interface between the divine and the profane. All around us live the denizens of...

Some notes from the old Message board May 04, 2003 20:47 Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome home I received at the Beltaine gathering! It had been three years since last I shared your hospitality and it felt like I had never been away. A great feast was held around the wonderfully hand crafted ...

Clan Tuatha de Bhriain Samhain '00 The Celtic New Year was celebrated this year with much fanfare and revelry. The festivities actually started on Thursday with two tents being erected and eight hard-core medievalists camping out for the night. Friday turned out to be one of the biggest Friday turno...

(Comments from the AOL Message Board) Eberwolf Aug 21, 2000 14:17 Greetings Well, my second Pennsic was an absolute HOOT!! Amazingly, Helska survived her first war and had a good time as well. Thanks very much to everyone who was there for making it such an enjoyable and memorable (except for the fu...