2 Which weapons were made from iron? (Chapters 2 & 14)
3 How was iron used in the house and on the farm? (Chapters 2 & 4)
4 Two pieces of jewellery are mentioned in chapter twelve. What are they? What metal are they made from?
5 Describe how Nuala's necklace was made. (Chapter 12)
Draw...!
Draw a picture of Celtic necklace.
Fact File
Iron Age Celts were famous for their metal working. They worked with gold, bronze, silver and iron. Gold, iron and silver were found in rocks and melted out of the stone and hammered into shape, or poured into a mould. Bronze was made from copper and tin combined. The Celts were much more skilled than the Romans at making things out of metal. The Celts made very beautiful jewellery and decorated it with spiral shapes.
Explore...!
Try to visit a museum and see some Celtic jewellery. Find out if any jewellery was found in a place near to your school. Make some Celtic jewellery yourself - a brooch is the easiest.
Imagine......!
Imagine that you met Nuala. Ask her how she got such a beautiful gold necklace. Write down her story.
Imagine that you found yourself in a Celtic tribe and that you were helping the metal-makers. Write a description of what you made and how you did it.
Imagine that you found a gold necklace hidden in an ancient Iron Age fort.Write what happened.
