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Celts (modern)
Classification of related ethnic groups
Celts (modern)
Modern Celts ( KELTS, see pronunciation of Celt) are peoples identified with Celtic languages or cultures, living in (or descended from) regions known as Celtic nations on the western extremities of Europe, which were historically associated with ancient Celts. A modern Celtic identity emerged in Western Europe following the identification of the native peoples of the Atlantic fringe as Celts by Edward Lhuyd in the 18th century. Lhuyd and others (notably the 17th century Breton chronologist Pezron) equated the Celts described by Greco-Roman writers with the pre-Roman peoples of France, Great Britain, and Ireland. They categorised the ancient Irish and British languages as Celtic languages. The descendants of these ancient languages are the Brittonic (Breton, Cornish, and Welsh variants) and Goidelic (Irish, Manx, and Gaelic variants) languages, and the people who speak them are considered modern Celts. The concept of modern Celtic identity evolved during the course of the 19th century...
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