prompter: What can you tell me about the celtic britons?

assistant: The Celtic Britons were a group of people who lived in Britain during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were a diverse group of people who spoke a variety of Celtic languages and had their own distinct culture and traditions. They were known for their art, music, and literature, and their religious beliefs were based on a polytheistic system. They were also skilled farmers and warriors, and their society was divided into tribes.

assistant: The Celtic Britons were the people of Celtic language and culture who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age until the High Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons (among others). They spoke Common Brittonic, the ancestor of the modern Brittonic languages.

The earliest written evidence for the Britons is from Greco-Roman writers and dates to the Iron Age. Ancient Britain was made up of many tribes and kingdoms, associated with various hillforts. The Britons followed an Ancient Celtic religion overseen by druids. Some of the southern tribes had strong links with mainland Europe, especially Gaul and Belgica, and minted their own coins. The Roman Empire conquered most of Britain in the 1st century, creating the province of Britannia. The Romans invaded northern Britain, but the Britons and Caledonians in the north remained unconquered and Hadrian's Wall became the edge of the empire. A Romano-British culture emerged, mainly in the southeast, and British Latin coexisted with Brittonic. It is unclear what relationship the Britons had to the Picts, who lived outside the empire in northern Britain, though most scholars now accept that the Pictish language was closely related to Common Brittonic.

Following the end of Roman rule in Britain during the 5th century, Anglo-Saxon settlement of eastern and southern Britain began. The culture and language of the Britons fragmented, and much of their territory gradually became Anglo-Saxon, while small parts of the northwest became Gaelic. The extent to which this cultural change was accompanied by wholesale population changes is still debated. During this time, Britons migrated to mainland Europe and established significant colonies in Brittany (now part of France), the Channel Islands, and Britonia (now part of Galicia, Spain). By the 11th century, Brittonic-speaking populations had split into distinct groups: the Welsh in Wales, the Cornish in Cornwall, the Bretons in Brittany, the Cumbrians of the Hen Ogledd ("Old North") in southern Scotland and northern England, and the remnants of the Pictish people in northern Scotland. Common Brittonic developed into the distinct Brittonic languages: Welsh, Cumbric, Cornish and Breton.

assistant: The Celtic Britons were the indigenous peoples of Britain who lived before the arrival of the Romans in 43 AD. They were descendants of the earlier peoples who had inhabited the island, including the Beaker people, the Bronze Age peoples, and the ancient Britons. The Celtic Britons spoke a Celtic language, believed in a polytheistic religion, and lived in a variety of settlements ranging from small farms to large hillforts.

The Celtic Britons lived in a series of tribes, each with its own leader, customs, and beliefs. They were a warrior people, known for their bravery and skill in battle, but also for their love of music, poetry, and storytelling. They were skilled farmers, herders, and craftsmen, and their economy was based on agriculture, livestock, and trade.

The Celtic Britons were eventually conquered by the Romans, who brought with them new ideas, technology, and culture. Over time, the Celtic Britons assimilated with the Roman settlers and the two cultures blended to create a unique hybrid culture. However, after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Celtic Britons came under attack from invading Germanic tribes, such as the Angles and Saxons. Over time, the Celtic Britons were largely pushed to the western fringes of Britain, where their descendants still live today, particularly in Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall.

Despite centuries of invasion and cultural change, the Celtic Britons have maintained a strong cultural heritage and their influence can still be seen in modern-day Britain, particularly in the languages, traditions, and folklore of the Celtic nations.