Oh my goodness! The people they found preserved in the hills remind me of lawn gnomes. Actually, they remind me of lawn gnomes so much that i keep humming "Expidia, dot com!" Tink about it, tiny, pointy felt hats, vibratnt clothes, and carrying a pick. I also think it's really awesome that they didn't find a few Celts, but over 1000 of them.
So, i guess the Celts invented ham. So unlike the Egyptians, the Celts thought pig leg was a very noble food. However, they failed at becoming a nation. However, i think it's insane that they fought over the best cut of a pig leg. I'm pretty sure if someone wanted to fight me for the best cut of ham, i would let them have it. I would just go kill my own darn pig, or eat the part of the leg that wasn't as good. I've eaten a lot of ham in my day and i'm almost positive that different parts of the leg don't taste too different.
The way the book describes the Scotish preserving venison reminds me of jerky. Maybe it wasn't exactly jerky, but probably something close to it. If the Scotish invented jerky, they're my favorite.
Also, the Celts are crazy for going to such great lengths for salt. You could not pay me, especially with salt, to climb into a tiny shaft in a mountain at insanely steep angles to dig for none other than: salt.
It's neat that the Celts innovated farming, fetilizer and crop rotation. Another neat thing is that they were the first europeans to ride horses. I figured this would be the spaniards becuase the spaniard brought horses to America.
I enjoyed this chapter much more than the last one.
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I like this chapter too. It was very...interesting and different.
The gnome comparison is totally true when I come to think about it. You always think of the most creative comparisons. I also praise the Celts for inventing ham, it is amazing. I would in no way fight somebody for a piece of ham, that is just dumb. I also thought that this chapter was a lot more interesting than the last one.
Yeah, you could not pay me either to go through such measures and put my life on the line just to mine for salt. I know it was important but in my mind not that important. The gnome thing is great I wrote something like that but different. Also there would be no way I would fight somebody for a piece of ham. I agree that this chapter was way better then the past ones.
I agree with you that this chapter was better. The Celts were a lot cooler than I thought they were, because all I heard before was how the Romans trash talked them. They did do a lot of crazy things for salt, I guess it would be like money? But I agree that I would not climb into a tiny shaft for salt, especially because I'd get claustrophobic!
Lol, the Celtic Gnome. I can see it now... I agree that you couldn't pay me to go through all this trouble to find salt, but I wonder if there is anything I would honestly want enough to personally mine. I really can't think of much, but by and large I'm a pretty lazy person, so...
Ha ha. I can see where ya are coming from for the lawn gnomes! That is so funny! I like to think of preserved bodies as raison looking things.
Ham. Ham is bad. Bad is ham. How many times must I say this? I think that ham was the worst invention on this earth besides the nuclear bomb because we're all going to die someday from them, oh well! I wouldn't fight over the ham either. Who cares about ham.
Perhaps lawn gnomes were based on the salty hill lads? Interesting, indeed.
The horse riding thing was kinda surprising. I pretty much figured people had been riding horses from the moment they were domesticated. Maybe there are strange things we can do with what we have now. I think I'm gonna start using Bjorn as a paperweight.
maspoa- to make sure I'm not a robot.
Lawn Gnomes??? LOL You are funny. Yes, digging up all those dead bodies isn't exactly something most people would put with lawn features, but I see your point. (Funny hats)
As for the Celts fighting over the ham, supermarkets didn't exist in those days and I'm sure their view on good food might have been different than yours or mine. We should try not to judge cultures by today's standards. I do like your point about the Celts not ending up with a nation of their own though. The British Isles will be their last stronghold. (Go Irish)
I kept thinking of Jerky too. Salted and preserved meat I guess. As for mining salt, I could never do that type of job. Mining is VERY dangerous and I'm sure that's how they found lots of those Celts under ground? (collapsed mine)
Good comments, and insight. Another great post!
Mr. Farrell
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