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Wends, Winds, Gauls, and Celts |
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The Celts inhabited most of Europe in pre-Roman times.
The Roman's name for the Celts was “Galli” or “Galati” (Gauls). Some Celts chose to call themselves Wends, and others chose to call themselves Winds, using two Celtic words: Vidi (seers) or Vedi (scholars), respectively. Both were also known by names which combined the above with that of their chief god, the Sun (Sol), hence Solwinds and Solwends. All spoke the same Celtic language. So, for example, the Celtic tribe in Carinthia called itself the Solwinds, while those in modern Slovenia and Sweden chose Solwends. But both were part of the same Celtic culture, worshipped the same gods, and spoke the same language. It is this website's main purpose to present evidence proving that Wendish, as spoken by Solwends, the modern Slovenes, is the closest surviving relative of that ancient, pre-Roman Celtic language. Its second purpose is to provide evidence of a Celtic presence in the pre-Christian world far beyond Europe. |
