The Celtic Carnyx War Horn. A rare and forgotten ancient war instrument of apocalyptic terror. The Celtic carnyx sowed paralyzing fear and intimidation in its enemies from miles away, shattering their enemies long before the Celts came into view. Its savage, menacing, ground-rending roar reverberated across mountains and valleys for miles. A lost relic of Celtic warfare, it ignited the ferocity in Celtic warriors, unifying them before they unleashed war. Listen to the end. Andy 🇮🇪 | Damo & Ivo

Around 600 BC, Greek observers saw towering hounds fighting with Celtic warbands — ancestors of the Irish wolfhound, called “cú” in early Irish, found in names like Cú Chulainn. To the ancient Irish these dogs were status symbols, diplomatic gifts, and weapons. Law tracts fined harming a noble’s hound more than a farmer’s cow. Poets called them “gentle when stroked, fierce when provoked,” fitting for animals that might sleep by the hearth one night and face enemies the next. By the late Roman Em