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The Cut-Throat Celts

by Terry Deary · 1997

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Deary gives you the ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the rotten Romans - and who had the horrible habit of collecting human heads. He also looks at the dreadful Druids, their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.

Subject
history
Genre
humorancient worldhistorical fictionmythologymyths and folklore
Themes
childhood
Setting
ancient historyBritishIreland
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 144 pages
Form
graphic novels

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