The lives of the ancient Britons were dramatically different from the lives we lead today. There were no large cities, no written languages and for much of the Iron Age there wasn't even any money. Yet the Iron Age Celts were nothing if not creative and skilled artists, farmers, warriors, traders and craftsmen. Incredible artefacts dug from fields, rivers and graves each tell us something about how they lived their lives, their beliefs and gods they worshipped, and how they fought and died.

Discover the Celts and the Iron Age is a classic history topic book that takes a look at aspects of life in Iron Age Britain through the objects they left behind. In Warriors and Weapons, discover why tribes had to fight against each other and the invading Roman Army. Find out what Celtic warriors wore into battle; the weapons they made from bronze and iron; and why they had such a reputation as fearsome fighters.

Aimed at readers aged 7+ studying KS2 history.

This book is part of a book series called Discover the Celts And the Iron Age .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Moira Butterfield is an experienced children's non-fiction author, with more than 100 books to her credit.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Meet the Iron Age Celts
• 1: Top in the tribe
• 1: Warriors' Weapons
• 1: What did warriors look like?
• 1: Who fought who?
• 1: Hiding in a hill fort
• 1: Noisy fighters
• 1: To war in charriots
• 1: A victory feast
• 1: A warrior's grave
• 1: Romans v. Celts
• 1: Fighting back
• 1: Not gone, but different
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Timeline
• 1: Further information
• 1: Index