Celtic Charm

Celtic Drum by Anachronism Ta seidean gaoithe gheirr ag teacht o thuaidh...There is a sharp wind coming from the North...

Celtic Drum Simplicities within the realms Of so called 'black and white' Approximates reality By what is wrong or right Representing spatial scenes As love's creative find Correlates with emptiness That robs your cradle blind Staining glass to broken bits Emblazoning to map Pollinated nurseries Where mind's of steel can trap 'Gone too far' indeed exists And that's too bad for some Intent to harm is all it takes To beat my Celtic drum

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Author Notes
In battles, the Celts also made use of what has been dubbed "psychological warfare." Before actually engaging the enemy, they are said to having made a horrible noise by clashing their weapons against their shields, crying and singing, with horns (carnyx) being blown and maybe drums being beaten. In the early period, these practices, together with the wild onslaught by the first lines of warriors, seems to have shocked Roman troops so that much that they simply gave way and fled from the field in fear for their lives. Also, before the actual fight, the Celtic war leaders paraded in front of their troops, performing heroic feats, proclaiming their own deeds, belittling their enemies, and challenging enemy leaders to duels. The results of these individual combats were apparently regarded as omens of the outcome of the battle.

Art...Black Annis: She is the Hag, or Crone, the Death figure and war bringer. This particular version of her, clawed out the caves for herself with her long sharp fingernails. In the Celtic Pantheon there are many different goddesses of war and death.
In the background of the picture there is a sword symbolising the war aspects and she has a fire, fire festivals being very important in Celtic worship. In this picture the fire is left a startling nuclear white, to refer to modern practices of war.