Category:Ancient Gaul

Gaul (Gaulle in French, ゴール prononciate "Gōru" in Japan) is a fan-made character for the series, Hetalia: Axis Powers.

was the birth mother of France, Belgium, Swiss, and Luxembourg.. She is the big sister of Brittania and Iberia, but it is difficult to see that she is the big sister among them because she is very enthusiastic and very curious, which makes her very endearing, so she is very few non-political enemies.

Nevertheless, Gaul, strong in his knowledge, will accumulate wealth and by the same token lusts.

Family
Gaul is the daughter of Megalith and Celtic, who both influenced her religious rituals. She has a little sister Brittania and a little brother Celtiber. Celtic had many other children in Europe but Gaul did not know them.

Gaul was the birth-mother of Franks {later known as France}, Belgium, Swiss, and Luxembourg.

Gaul is therefore by extension the aunt of Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany, Isle of Mans and Galicia.

Personality
Gaul takes its name from the prefix "Gal" which designates both heat (outside) but also a person with warm blood or strong temperament.

Gaul is therefore a fairly impetuous young woman, with a strong temperament (which can be seen as arrogance), she is very curious and it is said that she is not afraid of anything (except perhaps that the sky is falling on her head).

Religion
Gaul could worship springs, rivers, ponds, mountains or caves. She placed offerings there: jewelry, weapons, dishes and gold, to appease the gods and obtain their protection. Sometimes even, Gaul sacrificed animals or men there (but contrary to the rumor spread by Rome it is not by mass sacrifices).

There is a list of 400 Gallic gods: Lug, Taranis, Sucellus, Esus… Some gods are only known locally and not in the whole of Gaul. Conversely Gaul shares some gods with his little sister Brittania, such as the god lug. Only the names charged a little.

At the end of her life she took a liking to the Catholic religion, despite the repressions made by Rome.

Druids
Gaul who was very curious greatly appreciated the druidism which is an integral part of her life. The Druids were wise men who taught three rules: honoring the gods; do not do wrong; practice bravery.

The druids, highly respected by Gaul, they made the link between gods and men. They had knowledge in many fields: medicine, mathematics, astronomy, botany. They studied for over twenty years to acquire this knowledge, which they kept secret. They were the bearers of the knowledge they transmitted orally (hence the impression to foreigners that Gaul were incorrigible talkers).

Language
Gaul was a polyglot, the different peoples he is home to all speak different languages. But the Gallic languages ​​all had cousins ​​and descended from Celtic an Indo-European language. She was one of the first Celtic speaking civilisation.

Agriculture
Gaul was generally a peaceful farmer and breeder, her diet came mainly from her activity and varied according to the geographical area she occupied. Gaul was recognized for his great knowledge in agriculture. Indeed, Gaul were technically more advanced than Rome, in particular thanks to the invention of the wheel plow, while Rome used the plow, more fragile and which turns the earth relatively little. In addition, she also knew better how to fertilize or amend their soil, that is to say, make the land richer in minerals, which crops need. Agricultural space had been conquered from the forest which was also a food producer while being a reserve of wood for construction.

Gaul 's wheat was very popular in the ancient world because it grew easily, including on poor lands, and produced delicious and light breads.

Food
Contrary to popular belief, the wild boar is not the staple food on the plate of Gaul, who prefers to raise sheep and especially pork, which occupies a large place in their diet. We also found traces of consumption of other animals and game and even, it seems, of canine meat. The charcuterie was consumed and famous. This is because of the way pigs were raised and fed by Gaul.

Gaul was a very good cook, she cooked beef, poultry, fish. She accommodated cereals in porridge and pancakes.

Drink
Gaul drank mainly water and milk, but also ale, cider, perry, mead, and (on occasions) wine imported from Italy, the vines of Provence producing too little to respond. on demand.

Cervoise (cervesia in Latin) was widely consumed in Antiquity. It is a beer made with barley and other grains like meslin or dry peas. It could be flavored with herbs like mint.

Everyday life
The wine and the ale were kept in barrels, containers unknown to the Mediterranean world is an invention of Gaul. Until now, ancient Greece and Rome kept their drinks in terracotta amphorae, which had the disadvantage of being heavy and difficult to transport. The barrels, on the other hand, were not only practical but also made the wine taste better. Indeed, in wood, the wine ages better, which gives it a better aroma.

Gaul was very keen to maintain proper hygiene, for that she had a kind of soap made from ashes and animal fats. And thanks to her ability to forge iron, she had at her disposal an attractive beauty tool such as tweezers, earpicks or razors.

While Rome harvested with a sickle, Gaul made use of rudimentary wooden reapers with serrated wheels, pushed by a donkey, the "vallus"; the ears were torn off and fell into a crate.

Gaul wore "breeches", kinds of trousers more or less wide according to the tribes. They excelled in ironworking, making nails, brooches, knives, scissors, axes, as well as helmets and chainmail for their combat equipment. Gaul held manual knowledge in high esteem, so she was a potter, blacksmith, weaver and baker. She also excelled in woodworking for cooperage, carpentry or building boats, or wheeled vehicles.

Living in villages, each tribe, or city, has many fortified places where non-combatant inhabitants can take refuge in the event of war. These large defensive places, the oppidas, are permanently inhabited by a few inhabitants. They are surrounded by ramparts built on a framework of nailed wooden beams embedded in stones. A network of roads and paths, in fact tracks, connects the oppidas and the villages.

Arts
Gaul was very fond of making art, with everything she could find. She was very fond of abstract sculpting, because the act of portraying a god is offensive to the god in question. Gaul took this activity seriously and took great pleasure in it.