\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 A Celtic monk called Gildas who is considered one of BritainÆs earliest historians wrote that the Celts were æcompletely ignoran
t of the practice of warÆ. This is not altogether true because their fighting men were armed with iron swords and daggers, and their chieftains drove two-wheeled war chariots which were buried with them. The Celts built \ATXnt901 fortified hill\ATXnt0 \ATXnt902 forts\ATXnt0 with turf and stone ramparts, and from these raided nearby settlements and carried off prisoners as slaves. However, the Celts were not essentially a bellicose people, preferring hunting to war and largely devoting their energies to
