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Guerreiros from
northern Portugal,
wearing torcs,
viriae and caetra.
Castro culture....
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which derived the Old
Irish word for man, fir; from *uei-, as in the
viriae or
Celtiberian "twisted armbands" used by
warriors (Pliny XXIII, 39); the...
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sword and a
caetra (small
local shield), and
wearing a cap or helmet, torc,
viriae (bracelets) and
decorated shirt,
skirt and belt.
Sitting statues: They usually...
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Viriathus * From the
Latinised name
Viriathus or Viriatus,
derived from
Celtic viriae ("bracelets").
Viriathus was a
leader of the
Lusitani (a
tribe of Portugal)...
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Friul viruele OFr virelle, fr Lat.
viriola 'bracelet',
diminutive of vira,
viriæ, fr Gaul.
viros 'round, crooked' Ir fiar 'bent, crooked', W gwyr, C gwarr...
