Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure.

The early Celts were not complete barbarians, after all.

The early Celts left behind no art or written records depicting their culture.

Grendel stands for a vibrant English pagan religion as rich and complex as that of the early Celts.

According to the ancient chronicles, the early Celts were fierce warriors whose only fear was that the sky might fall on their heads.

"Despite their lack of literature, the early Celts could certainly write," Dr. Ross said.

However, the relationship between the early Celts and Iberians is not entirely known.

Many cultural traits of the early Celts seem to have been carried northwest up the Danube Valley, although this issue is contested.

Germanic wars against the early Celts remain mysterious because neither side recorded the events.

Ronda was however first settled by the early Celts, who, in the 6th century BC, called it Arunda.