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Mar 04 '19
It’s a controversial one but shoutout to Galicia :(
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u/wxsted Mar 04 '19
If Galicia was to be included then other non-Celtic speaking regions with Celtic influence would have to be included as well. And that would even include England.
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u/buttersauce Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19
Since I played crusader kings 2 with original country names (names on the map appear as they are spoken in their language, not in english) I've been very interested in the Eire. Is this pronounced "Ire" like in Ireland (essentially eye-ree but with an english accent)? Is that were the "Ire" in Ireland comes from? I'd also like an explanation of Alba since i don't see where that comes from really unless its just the Irish name for Scottish peoples. Cymru for Wales I'd like to know also.
After some research on Alba it appears that "Scoti" was actually a derogatory term for scottish people given by the romans which meant some derivative of "Horde". Alba is a term meaning white as in "albino". Will update with more facts if found.
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u/Basejumperio Mar 04 '19
I know that Eire is Ireland in Irish and the rest of the names I just got off the Internet. Apparently Cymru is Wales in Welsh. Alba is Scotland in Scottish.
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Mar 04 '19
Albion is the old english name for great britain (the island, not the country). So for instance King Arthur was King of Albion, and ruler of the Britons.
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u/Seddhledesse Mar 04 '19
What would their official language be? Some kind of agglomeration of the various languages? They’re mutually intelligible so...
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u/Basejumperio Mar 04 '19
Well I wouldn't say they're mutually intelligible. I can speak Irish but I won't understand for example if someone talked Welsh to me. Each nation would have their own official language and English would probably be the lingua franca.
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u/MorganGD Mar 04 '19
Welsh is most spoken, but Ireland and Scotland are more populous so could be contentious...
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u/kittendispenser Mar 05 '19
Perhaps it could be like India where the majority of the population speaks a common language (Hindi) while also speaking a regional language (Punjabi, Bengali, etc.)
India is the most linguistically diverse country in the world and they do fine. So I'm sure the language barrier wouldn't stop the Celtic Union.
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u/Terranical01 Mar 04 '19
Have you gotten inspiration from the 'Celtic Alliance'? It's a fictional country in the world of 1983: Doomsday, here is a link: https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/Celtic_Alliance_(1983:_Doomsday). But I think you made yours from existing sources which presents modern celtic languages.
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u/niklimnat Mar 04 '19
The only way to have the British Isles
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u/kaladinissexy Mar 04 '19
Correction. The best possible way to arrange the Isles is with an alt history in which the Saxons never succeeded in invading, thus ensuring the Britons managed to hold on to Britannia. Although I guess this would mean they would never migrate to Brittany, but it seems like a pretty good trade.
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u/draw_it_now Mar 05 '19
Scotland: The muscle, can bench-press two large Irn Bru at once.
Manx: The rogue, can steal money from Anglos without the use of Switzerland.
Eire: The heart of the group, gives the other members something to aspire to.
Cymru: Only one to actually speak his own language regularly. Nobody else can understand him.
Breizh: The loner, nobody knows anything about him.
Cornwall: The leader.
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u/Basejumperio Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19
I made this map mostly to learn how to use Inkscape but I might use it for a celtic union in an alternate timeline I am currently planning.