1. Celtic Tales of Scotland: Genres and Facts BY ELIZA HUNTER http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scotland.jpg

2. Types of Tales The Celtic Scotts told tales with many genres including: *Mystery *History *Romance *Adventure *Sorrow *Warriors

3. Adventure Within the genre adventure, tales were told of: *Brave men setting off to foreign lands *Young men sent on quests *People in search of their destiny

4. History Ancient Celtic Scottish tales told the history of: *The Celts in Roman Britain *The Celts in Ireland *The Celts in Wales *The Celts in Scotland http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Scotland_map.png

5. Literature Origin Celtic Scottish literature originated with the druids of the clans and was passed by through oral tradition Literature was eventually written down by monks and druids and saved in libraries http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iweinwaldmensch.jpg

6. Religion The religious texts of the Celts of Scotland included poems, hymns, prayers, incantations, charms, runes, and blessings They originated from druids within the Scottish clans They were said to heal, bless, curse, weaken, strengthen, and so on http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Celtic_cross_Knock_Ireland.jpg

7. Facts Literature was also inscribed in stone faces, on crosses, and other religious items http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Dédicace_de_Segomaros_%28inscription_gallo-grecque%29.png