1. Samain was an important Celtic festival because it signaled the end of the ha

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1. Samain was an important Celtic festival because it signaled the end of the hard times and the start of the months of rest. true/false

2.The Christian monks who came to Ireland and Scotland copied down and preserved the Celtic myths. T/F

3. When the divine races occupied Ireland, they brought improvements to life on the island. T/F

4. Loki was not satisfied with the gold that Andvari brought and thus took the dwarf’s ring as well. T/F

5.Two wolves prowl the world daily and report back to Odin each evening. T/F

6.According to Norse mythology, Earth was created from the corpse of a Frost Giant. T/F

7. At the end of the world, according to Norse beliefs, nothing survives except a boat carrying one man and one woman. T/F

Explanation / Answer

1.False,Samhain comes from the Gaelic word samain. “Sam” – summer and “fuin” – end. It literally means Summer’s End. The early Irish and Brythonic cultures believed the year was divided in half. The dark half and the light half. Samhain marked the end of the light half and the beginning of the Celtic new year or the dark half. Samhain was one of the four main festivals of the Gaelic calendar, marking the end of the harvest and beginning of winter. Traditionally, Samhain was a time to take stock of the herds and food supplies. Cattle were brought down to the winter pastures after six months in the higher summer pastures. 2.True, As Celtic Gaul was absorbed by the Roman Empire, the continental Celts nevertheless continued to practice their native religion and culture until Christianity took firm hold in the region, as it had in the remainder of Europe, by the fifth century A. D. By this time, however, the newly-converted Christian monks in the Insular north, particularly in Ireland, had undertaken measures to preserve their heritage by transcribing manuscript copies of the ancient tales of Celtic gods and heroes. In their manuscripts, many of which where lost in the ensuing centuries of invasion, these scribes recorded the rich mythology of iron-age Ireland. 3/.False,they did not bring any improvements rather brought skills of warfare and destruction. Due to time constraints,the remaining questions can be asked as another question,it will be answered,thankyou

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