Carni
Resurfacing Celtic Traditions. Muttiron, Mutera, Motta, Linguistic Legacies and Oral Traditions
Carni, castelliere, Celts, Cenomanes, daoine sídhe, daoine sìth, La Tène, Modena, moher, Montirone, mota, mothar, motta, Motta del Diavolo, Motta della Tombola, Motta di Livenza, Motta di Santa Maria in Duno, Motta Fracaloca, motte, motte and bailey, Mottola, mound, mutera, Mutina, mutiron, tombola, tombolo, tumuloBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – I found that the surname Muttiron is widespread in ancient Insubrian Celtic-speaking areas, such as the provinces of Varese, Sondrio, and Como, while surnames made to derive from ‘motta’ in the sense of ‘mound’ are widespread mainly in Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, an area of Trentino-Veneto (Valsugana), and Emilia-Romagna. There are also…
The Celtic roots of King Matruk and Saint Augusta in Veneto, Italy
bear cult, Brigantia, Brigid, Carni, Celts, Ceneda, Lugh, Madrucco, Matrucus, Matruk, Mount Altare, Mount Antare, Serravalle, St. Augusta, Taranis, VenetiBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – King Matruk is a well-known character in the Vittorio Veneto area: Archbishop Minuccio de’ Minucci, in full swing Counter-Reformation, narrated that Matrucus, a Germanic-speaking barbarian warrior king, persecuted Christians and did not scruple to torture and kill his daughter Augusta, later Saint Augusta. I believe that Matrucus was not a Germanic…