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The Czech Republic Squad at EURO 2020
The Czech Republic was allocated to compete with England, Croatia, and Scotland in Group D at this summer's European Championship. They are tough to beat even when their football is not highly appreciated.
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1. HOW IS THE CZECH REPUBLIC SQUAD AT EURO 2020?
The Czech Republic have qualified for six consecutive European Championships, becoming the runners-up of Euro 1996 and reaching the semi-finals in 2004 incredibly. However, they were rejected from the group stage without a win in 2016.
To regain the former glory and to achieve new successes in this Euro 2020 tournament, the Czechs prepared themselves with a settled squad in good spirits. A strong and dependable defensive team could compensate for a lack of star power, and they always have plenty of cohesion and coordination among the players. Therefore, it will be difficult to beat them even when their football is not highly appreciated.
The Czech Republic was allocated to compete with England, Croatia, and Scotland in Group D at this summer's European Championship. The team defeated Scotland 2-0 in their opening game of the tournament and picked up a point in their 1-1 draw to Croatia in the second group game. Unfortunately, the they lost the England team on Tuesday 22 June at 21:00 CET. They are now the third-ranked team in Group D and are one of the four last teams going to the knockout stage.
The Czech Republic national team
2. WHO IS THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S COACH?
Full name: Jaroslav Šilhavý
Date of birth: 3 November 1961
Place of birth: Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Positions: Czech football manager
Jaroslav Šilhavý was born in Plzeň in 1961. He is a football manager and former player in the Czech Republic.
Šilhavý made 465 top-flight appearances, scoring 25 goals, between the conclusion of the Czechoslovak First League and the start of the Czech First League. His 465 appearances in the Czech league is a league record. Tomáš Šilhavý, his son, was also a professional football player in the Czech First League.
As a manager, Šilhavý led FC Slovan Liberec to victory in the Czech First League in 2011–12. He has also managed clubs in the Czech Republic's top division, including Kladno, Viktoria Plze, and Dynamo České Budějovice. In May 2016, Šilhavý took over as manager of FK Dukla Prague, signing a three-year contract. In September of the same year, he joined Slavia Prague and helped the team win the Czech First League.
Coach Jaroslav Šilhavý
3. THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S FULL 26 PLAYERS AT EURO 2020
Tomáš Vaclík
Date of birth: 29 March 1989
Place of birth: Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: Sevilla
Tomáš Vaclík is a Czech goalkeeper who now plays for Sevilla in La Liga and for the Czech Republic national team.
He started playing for Vítkovice in 2007. From 2010 to 2012, he was a player at Viktoria Žižkov. In the following seasons, Vaclik played for Sparta Prague (2012-14) and Basel (2014-18). He had 3 titles in the Swiss Super League and 1 Swiss Cup. On 9 July 2018, he signed with Sevilla FC for a three-year contract.
Vaclík was chosen to the tournament's best team after representing his country at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. In 2012, he earned his senior debut for the Czech Republic, and he was a member of the team that competed in UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020.
Aleš Mandous
Date of birth: 21 April 1992
Place of birth: Nekmíř, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: Sigma Olomouc
Aleš Mandous is a goalkeeper for Sigma Olomouc, and for the Czech professional football team.
He started his senior career at Viktoria Plzeň in 2012. In the two following seasons, he played for Bohemians Střížkov and Baník Most on loan deals. From 2015 to 2018, he played for Žilina. From 2018 until now, he played for Sigma Olomouc.
Mandous was one of 23 players called up to the national team in September 2020 after the original squad was forced to quarantine due to Coronavirus exposure.
Tomáš Koubek
Date of birth: 26 August 1992
Place of birth: Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: FC Augsburg
Tomás Koubek is a goalkeeper for FC Augsburg in the Czech Republic. On April 30, 2011, Koubek made his league debut for Hradec Králové in a 2–1 victory over Mladá Boleslav. Koubek was signed by FC Augsburg for an unknown price on August 6, 2019. He also committed to the club for four years.
Koubek was called up to the Czech Republic senior squad in October 2015 for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against the Netherlands. He was also a member of the Czech Republic's squad at the 2016 UEFA European Championships.
Pavel Kadeřábek
Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: 1899 Hoffenheim
Pavel Kadeřábek is a Czech footballer who now represents 1899 Hoffenheim and the Czech Republic team at the international level.
In August 2010, Kadeřábek made his first competitive appearance for Sparta Prague in a UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round. He was loaned to the Czech First League side Viktoria Žižkov. in August 2011 after previously only playing league games for Sparta's reserve team in the Czech II Liga. Together with the club, he had a Czech Cup (2013-14) and a Czech First League (2013-14). He earned a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim on June 17, 2015.
On May 21, 2014, Kadeábek made his national debut for the Czech Republic in a friendly match against Finland. On November 16, 2014, he scored his first goal for the Czech Republic in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win over Iceland.
Ondřej Čelůstka
Date of birth: 18 June 1989
Place of birth: Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: Sparta Prague
Ondřej Čelůstka is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League.
Čelůstka started his career at Fastav Zlín in 2007. He continued playing for Slavia Prague from 2009 to 2011 with a loan deal for Palermo in 2010. Later, he joined Trabzonspor (2011-14), Sunderland (2013-14, loan deal), 1. FC Nürnberg (2014-15) and Antalyaspor (2015-2020). After being released from Antalyaspor, Čelůstka joined Sparta Prague of the Czech First League on a free transfer on July 31, 2020.
Ondřej Čelůstka played for the Czech Republic in the U19 and U20 levels before being capped for the U21 18 times. He was named to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Team of the Tournament for his efforts and the whole team gained the bronze title that season. On November 15, 2013, he made his full-team debut for the Czech Republic, scoring after just three minutes in a 2–0 win over Canada.
Jakub Brabec
Date of birth: 6 August 1992
Current Club: Viktoria Plzeň
Position: Center-back
Jakub Brabec is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for Viktoria Plzeň as a center or right defender.
He made his senior game debut for Viktoria Žižkov in 2008. Three years later, he played for Sparta Prague but spent the most time at Sparta Prague II(2011-12) and Zbrojovka Brno (2012-13) on loan deals. He confirmed to play for Genk from 2016 to 2019 and also played for Çaykur Rizespor and Viktoria Plzeň following loans in the last season being there. Since 2019, he has been a defender of Viktoria Plzeň playing in the Czech First League.
Vladimír Coufal
Current Club: West Ham United
Vladimír Coufal is a Czech professional footballer who now plays as a defender for West Ham United in the Premier League and for the Czech Republic national team. He has previously played for Hlučín (2010-2012), Opava(2012, loan deal), Slovan Liberec (2012-2018), and Slavia Prague (2018-2020).
Coufal signed a three-year contract with West Ham United on October 2, 2020, for a sum of £5.4 million, reuniting with fellow Czech and former Slavia Prague teammate Tomá Souek. On October 4, 2020, he made his West Ham debut in a 3–0 win over Leicester City. On November 11, 2017, he made his national team debut against Qatar in a friendly match.
Tomáš Kalas
Place of birth: Olomouc, Czech Republic
Current Club: Bristol City
Position: Right back, Center back
Tomáš Kalas is a professional footballer from the Czech Republic who currently plays for and captained Bristol City. He is primarily a right-back but has occasionally played as a center-back.
Kalas began his career with Sigma Olomouc before joining Chelsea in 2010 on a reputed £5.2 million fee. Then, he spent the majority of his time at Sigma (2010-11), then at Vitesse Arnhem(2011-2013), 1. FC Köln (2014-2015), Middlesbrough (2015-2016), Fulham (2016-2018), and Bristol City (2018-2019) on loans. Following his impressive loan stay, Kalas has been signed permanently by Bristol City for a club-record sum of over £8 million. He agreed to a four-year contract that will run till 2024. On September 12, 2020, he scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 2-1 win over Coventry City.
On 14 November 2012, Kalas made his senior debut in a 3–0 friendly triumph over Slovakia at his hometown's Andrův stadion, replacing David Limbersk in the 74th minute. Kalas was a member of the squad during the Euro 2016 qualifiers, and he is now part of the Euro 2020 group of 26 players.
Tomáš Holeš
Place of birth: Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Current Club: Slavia Prague
Tomáš Holeš is a defender from the Czech Republic. In the Fortuna Liga, he presently plays for Slavia Prague.
He first played at Hradec Králové from 2012 to 2018. He joined Jablonec in the two seasons 92017-28 and 2018-19). Since 2019, Holeš has played for Slavia Prague. Together with the club, he won 2 Czech First League titles (2019-20 and 2020-21).
Holeš has represented the Czech Republic U21 in international football. On September 7, 2020, he made his full international debut in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland, playing the entire 90 minutes as the Czech Republic lost 1-2.
David Zima
Place of birth: Czech Republic
David Zima is a professional footballer from the Czech Republic who currently plays as a defender for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.
In the 2019-20 season, Zima started his senior career at Sigma Olomouc at the age of 19. on February 1, 2020, Zima played for Slavia Prague on a loan deal from Sigma Olomouc, for the duration of the season, with the possibility of making the move permanent.
On March 24, 2021, he made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team in a World Cup qualifier against Estonia.
Jan Bořil
Place of birth: Nymburk, Czechoslovakia
Jan Bořil is a Czech footballer who now plays as a left-back for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.
Bořil began his senior career with Mladá Boleslav in 2009 and played for Viktoria Žižkov on a loan deal in the 2010-11 season. After 7 dedicating years, he moved to Slavia Prague in 2016 and gained many titles named 3 Czech First League titles (2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20) and 2 Czech Cups (2017-18 and 2018-19). In a World Cup qualifier against Germany on September 1, 2017, he made his debut for the Czech Republic national team.
Aleš Matějů
Date of birth: 3 June 1996
Place of birth: Příbram, Czech Republic
Current Club: Brescia
Aleš Matějů is a defender for the Italian Serie A club, Brescia. He has previously played for Příbram(2014-15), Viktoria Plzeň (2015-2017), and Brighton & Hove Albion (2017-2018), as well as representing his country at all levels of youth football.
After spending the 2018-29 season on loan to Brescia and helping them win the Serie B, Matějů signed a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.
He competed for the Czech Republic at all levels of youth competition, from under-16 to under-21. On October 7, 2020, he made his national team debut in a friendly against Cyprus.
Antonín Barák
Date of birth: 3 December 1994
Current Club: Hellas Verona (on loan from Udinese FC)
Antonín Barák is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for Hellas Verona in Serie A, on loan from Udinese, as well as the Czech Republic national team.
On 1 June 2013, Barák made his league debut for 1. FK Příbram in a 1–1 away tie at Slovan Liberec in the Czech First League. In December 2015, he signed a contract with Czech First League team SK Slavia Prague until June 2019. Slavia declared on January 31, 2017, that he had signed for Udinese Calcio for a cost of €3 million, but that the transfer would take place after the season ended. He was loaned to Serie A club Lecce on January 29, 2020. and then to Hellas Verona on September 17, 2020. If certain performance conditions are reached, Verona will be obligated to acquire his rights.
In November 2016, Barák was called up to the Czech national team for the first time to face Norway and Denmark. On November 15, he scored his first goal in a match against Denmark.
Current Club: Hertha BSC
Vladimír Darida is a Czech footballer who now plays for Hertha BSC in Germany and for the Czech Republic national team.
Darida started his career with Viktoria Plzeň in 2010. Together with the team, he won 2 Gambrinus Liga titles (2010-11; 2012-13), 1 Czech cup (2009-2010), and 1 Czech Supercup (2011). He also played for Sokolov in 2011 on a loan deal. From 2013 to 2015, he joined SC Freiburg. Since 2015, Hertha BSC has become his home club.
On May 28, 2012, it was confirmed that Darida would be named to the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 team. He came in to replace Daniel Pudil, who was injured. He won his second cap, his first in an official tournament, in the quarter-final match against Portugal (Euro 2012), starting in place of the injured Tomá Rosick.
Lukáš Masopust
Date of birth: 12 February 1993
Place of birth: Božejov, Czech Republic
Lukáš Masopust is a Czech footballer who presently represents both the Czech Republic and Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.
Masopust had played for Vysočina Jihlava (2012-2015) and Jablonec (2015-2018) before moving to Slavia Prague on a three and a half year contract on 18 December 2018. Here, he won 3 consecutive Czech First League titles (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21) and 2 Czech Cups (2018-19, 2020-21). On March 26, 2018, he made his Czech Republic national team debut in a friendly against China.
Petr Ševčík
Date of birth: 4 May 1994
Place of birth: Jeseník, Czech Republic
Petr Ševčík is a professional footballer from the Czech Republic who currently plays for Slavia Prague.
Ševčík started his first two career years for Sigma Olomouc from 2014 to 2016 and for Opava (2014-15) on a loan deal. In the following three seasons, he signed for Slovan Liberec He joined Slavia Prague in January 2019 and played for the team until now.
On November 14, 2019, he made his national team debut against Kosovo in a Euro 2020 qualification. In the 76th minute, he replaced Luká Masopust.
Jakub Jankto
Place of birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Current Club: Sampdoria
Jakub Jankto is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for Sampdoria in Serie A and for the Czech Republic national team.
Jankto joined Udinese in 2014 for a reported €700,000 fee from Slavia Prague. In 2015, he was loaned to Serie B side Ascoli after failing to make his competitive debut for the team. On September 15, 2015, he made his competitive debut for Ascoli in a 1–0 home win over Virtus Entella in Serie B. On July 6, 2018, Sampdoria confirmed that Jankto has signed a loan deal with the club, with a €15 million option to make the move permanent. He made his Sampdoria debut in a 1–0 Coppa Italia win over Viterbese on August 12, 2018. Later, Sampdoria made the move permanent.
Place of birth: Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Position: Defensive midfielder
Tomáš Souček is a Czech professional footballer who now plays for Premier League club West Ham United and the Czech Republic national team as a defensive midfielder.
Souček joined Slavia Prague's youth team when he was ten years old. He tried out for two second-tier clubs, Frýdek-Místek and Vlašim, but neither of them was interested in signing him. Souček made his league debut on March 8, 2015, in Viktoria Žižkov's 1–2 home loss to FC Fastav Zlín in the Czech National Football League.
However, Souček established himself as one of the best midfielders of Slavia Prague. He helped the team to win 2 Czech First League titles and 2 Czech Cups. In the 2018-19 season, he was awarded the Czech First League Player of the Year. Soucek's contract with Slavia Prague was extended until 2024 on June 17, 2019.
Souek then joined Premier League side West Ham United on a loan agreement until the end of the 2019–20 season on 29 January 2020, with the option to make the move permanent in the summer. With his impressive performances, West Ham announced the permanent signing of Souček for a sum of roughly €21 million (£19 million) on a four-year contract on July 24, 2020. At the end of the 2020-21 season, he was named as joint top scorer, with Michail Antonio, both having scored 10 goals.
Souček made his senior team debut on November 15, 2016, in a friendly match against Denmark, after representing the Czech Republic in many youth levels. He also scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 World Cup qualifying triumph over Estonia on March 24, 2021.
Tomáš Souček is known as the key player of the Czech Republic national team in this summer's Euro tournament. He has established himself as a dynamic box-to-box midfielder who can play both defensive and attacking positions. Thanks to his 6 ft 4 in height, he is also noted for his powerful physical presence. José Mourinho compared him to Marouane Fellaini because of his set-piece heading skill.
Alex Král
Place of birth: Košice, Slovakia
Current Club: FC Spartak Moscow
Alex Král is a Czech footballer who currently plays for FC Spartak Moscow.
He started his senior career for Teplice in 2019. After two years, he signed a four-year contract with Slavia Prague. However, on 1 September 2019, he signed a new five-year agreement with the Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.
Král made his national team debut for the Czech Republic on March 26, 2019, in a friendly against Brazil, replacing David Pavelka in the 69th minute.
Jakub Pešek
Place of birth: Chrudim, Czech Republic
Jakub Pešek is a winger for Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic. Peek made his professional debut for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League on November 9, 2014, replacing Ladislav Krej in the 90th minute of an away match against Slovácko that ended in a 2–0 victory. He was loaned to eské Budjovice in January 2015, and they later exercised their right to sign him permanently in mid-2017. At the start of the 2018–19 season, he transferred to Slovan Liberec. After the 2020-2021 season, Peek will join his first club, Sparta Prague.
He was first called up to the Czech Republic national team in September 2020 for a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland.
Michal Sadílek
Place of birth: Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Current Club: Slovan Liberec (a loan from PSV)
Michal Sadilek is a Czech midfielder of PSV. On November 4, 2016, he made his professional debut for Jong PSV against Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie. Since 2018, he has played for PSV. In 2020, he played for Slovan Liberec on loan in the Czech First League.
Sadílek has represented the Czech Republic at all levels of youth competition. In a friendly 4–0 loss to Italy on June 4, 2021, he made his senior Czech Republic national team debut.
Current Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Patrik Schick is a Czech professional footballer who plays forward for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and for the Czech Republic national team.
Sparta Prague saw Schick's brilliance while he was only 11 years old. On 3 May 2014, he made his top-flight debut for Sparta in a 3–1 away loss against Teplice. After 2 seasons (2014-2016) playing for Sparta and for Bohemians 1905 on a loan deal. Schick joined Sampdoria for a rumored cost of €4 million in June 2016. Schick joined Roma on a temporary agreement on August 29, 2017, with a conditional obligation to buy him once certain sporting goals were met, for an initial sum of €9 million, plus €8 million in bonuses. He had played for RB Leipzig on loan in the 2019-20 season before moving to Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €26.5 million, attaching bonuses.
At the Czech Republic's pre-UEFA Euro 2016 training camp, Schick was called up to the senior team for the first time. Schick was included in the final 26-man roster for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 competition on May 25, 2021.
Patrik Schick is one of the most important players of the Czech Republic national team. His achievements are undeniable. He is regarded as a promising young media player. He is a tall, physically strong, but graceful left-footed forward with a goal-scoring eye. He normally plays as the main striker in the center of the field, although he can also play as a second striker or a right-winger. His quick and agile playing style, excellent dribbling skills as well as his good link-ups are extremely necessary for the team to win any match.
Michael Krmenčík
Place of birth: Kraslice, Czech Republic
Current Club: PAOK (on a loan deal from Club Brugge)
Michael Krmencik is a Czech professional footballer who plays forward for the Greek club PAOK and the Czech Republic national team. He is on loan from Belgian club Club Brugge.
He started his senior career for Viktoria Plzeň in 2011. However, he spent most of his matches for other clubs named Baník Sokolov (2012), Zenit Čáslav (2012-13), Vlašim (2013), Baník Ostrava (2014), Dukla Prague (2014-15) on short loans deals. In January 2020, he signed for the Belgium club Club Brugge on a three-and-a-half-year agreement. He moved to play for PAOK from the beginning days of 2021 on loan from Club Brugge.
Since 2016, he has been a full Czech Republic international, making 26 appearances and scoring nine goals. He had previously represented his country at all levels of youth competition.
Adam Hložek
Date of birth: 25 July 2002
Place of birth: Ivančice, Czech Republic
Adam Hložek is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League and for the Czech Republic national team.
At the age of 16 years, 3 months, and 16 days, Hložek made his league debut for Sparta Prague in their 3–1 win over Karviná on November 10, 2018, becoming the club's youngest player to participate in a league match.
Despite missing four months of the season due to injury, he finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as a joint top scorer with Jan Kuchta with 15 goals. Hložek continued signing a new contract extension until 2024 with Sparta Prague after his impressive performances for this club.
In a UEFA Nations League match against Slovakia on September 4, 2020, he made his Czech Republic national football team debut. He was called up by the Czech Republic for the UEFA Euro 2020 campaign in May 2021.
Matěj Vydra
Place of birth: Chotěboř, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: Burnley
Matěj Vydra is a Czech striker who now plays for Burnley in the Premier League and for the Czech Republic national team.
FC Chotbo, Vysoina Jihlava, Bank Ostrava, Club Brugge, Udinese, Watford, and Derby County have all been his previous clubs. He's also spent time on loan at Watford twice. During his career until now, he won a lot of amazing individual's awards such as Football League Championship Player of the Year (2013), Football League Championship: Golden Boot (2017–18), Derby County Player Of The Year (2017–18), Premier League Goal of the Month (February 2020).
Vydra was a member of five Czech youth national teams, ranging from under-16 to under-21. For the first time in August 2012, he was called up to the Czech senior team for a World Cup qualification match against Denmark and a friendly against Finland.
Tomáš Pekhart
Place of birth: Sušice, Czechoslovakia
Current Club: Legia Warsaw
Tomáš Pekhart is a forward for the Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw in the Czech Republic. On May 22, 2010, he made his Czech Republic senior debut in a match against Turkey.
His first senior matches were played for Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. From 2010 to 2011, he played for Jablonec and for Sparta Prague (2011- loan deal). He consecutively changed his new clubs in the following years: Nürnberg (2011-2014), Ingolstadt (2014-2015), AEK Athens (2015-2017), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2017-18), Las Palmas (2018-20).
In his career, he won a Greek Cup (2015-16) with AEK Athens, an Israeli Premier League (2017-18) with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and two Ekstraklasa titles (2019-20, 2020-21) with Legia Warsaw. He is also a member of UEFA European Under-17 Championship runners-up (2006) and FIFA U-20 World Cup runners-up (2007) for the Czech Republic youth teams.
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Written by: Harry Siuu
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What type of island is Ireland?
What are major landforms in Ireland?
How was Ireland formed?
What was Ireland called before it was called Ireland?
Why didn't the Vikings conquer Ireland?
Who has Viking ancestry?
Are Celts Vikings?
Are the Irish actually Celtic?
Where are Celts originally from?
What are the 7 Celtic Nations?
Where did Celts come from originally?
Are the French Celtic?
What religion is Celtic?
Did the Celts believe in Odin?
What's the difference between Celts and Vikings?
What religion was Ireland before Christianity?
Are the vanir the Celtic gods?
Ireland is an island in Northwestern Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The island lies on the European continental shelf, part of the Eurasian Plate. The island's main geographical features include low central plains surrounded by coastal mountains….Geography of Ireland.
Environmental issues Acidic soil, bogs, debris
Ireland's main mountain ranges – the Donegal Mountains in the northwest, the Wicklow Mountains in the east, Mountains of Connemara in the west and Mountains of Kerry in the southwest – ring the limestone-rich central plain in the island's center.
Between 400 million and 300 million years ago, parts of Northwest Europe, including much of Ireland, sank beneath a warm tropical sea. Great coral reefs formed in these waters, eventually creating the limestone that still makes up about 65 per cent of the area of the island.
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Munster army And Brian Boru had Vikings from Limerick and Waterford." There were never enough Vikings in Ireland to do this, and there were far too many Irish kingdoms – maybe 150 political units, all with armies – to defeat."
"It's pretty clear from the genetic analysis that Vikings are not a homogenous group of people," says Willerslev. "A lot of the Vikings are mixed individuals" with ancestry from both Southern Europe and Scandinavia, for example, or even a mix of Sami (Indigenous Scandinavian) and European ancestry.
Celts usually were not Vikings,However There were Norse-Gaels that emerged from intermarriage and cultural inter-action between Norse vikings and Celtic peoples. The Icelanders and Faroese people are largely the descendants Norse Viking Men and captured Celtic slave wives from Britain and Ireland.
From as far back as the 16th century, historians taught that the Irish are the descendants of the Celts, an Iron Age people who originated in the middle of Europe and invaded Ireland somewhere between 1000 B.C. and 500 B.C. The genetic roots of today's Irish, in other words, existed in Ireland before the Celts arrived.
The Celts were a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe that shared a similar language, religious beliefs, traditions and culture.
The seven Celtic nations The Celtic League and the International Celtic Congress bring together Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, the French Brittany and Conualles – nations united by languages with a Celtic origin, and that have become the most known and recognised heirs of the culture.
The ancient Celts were a collection of people that originated in central Europe and that shared similar culture, language and beliefs. Over the years, the Celts migrated. They spread across Europe and set up shop everywhere from Turkey and Ireland to Britain and Spain.
Historically the heritage of the French people is mostly of Celtic or Gallic, Latin (Romans) origin, descending from the ancient and medieval populations of Gauls or Celts from the Atlantic to the Rhone Alps, Germanic tribes that settled France from east of the Rhine and Belgium after the fall of the Roman Empire such …
Ancient Celtic religion, commonly known as Celtic paganism, comprises the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age people of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts the British and …
No, not at all, just as the Celtic language is nothing like the Norse, as it is not Germanic. The prime gods of the Norse pantheon are the relatively well-known Odin, Thor, Freyr, Freyja, Tyr, Loki. The Irish ones are Lugh, Nuadhu, The Morrighan, Dagda, Oenghus, and a whole host of minor figures.
Firstly, the Vikings lived in North Europe (Scandinavia mainly) while the Celts inhabited East, Central and West Europe (all the way from modern day Ukraine to France and modern day UK). Both of them were divided into different clans or communities.
Celts in pre-Christian Ireland were pagans and had gods and goddesses, but they converted to Christianity in the fourth century.
The Tuatha De Danaan were basically extra-powerful fairies, possibly old Celtic gods, while the Vanir were equals to the Norse Aesir gods. The Tuatha are gods. The labeling of them as fairies was done by Christians in an attempt to reconcile Celtic oral traditions with their religion.

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A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a bio-electrochemical system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature.A microbial fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy by the catalytic reaction of microorganisms.
According to BBC Science and Environment ,US researchers say they have demonstrated how cells fueled by bacteria can be "self-powered" and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen.Microbial fuel cells hold promise as a new source of electricity by their unique ability to generate an electric current from waste products.
Modeling the processes in microbial fuel cells could pave the way for improving the voltage output and take us one step nearer to using these devices to produce electricity.
How Microbial Fuel Cell works?
We all need food to survive, in the same way, bacteria needs energy to survive.
The first step requires the removal of electrons from some source of organic matter (oxidation).
The second step consists of giving those electrons to something that will accept them (reduction), such as oxygen or nitrate.
If certain bacteria are grown under anaerobic conditions (without the presence of oxygen), they can transfer electrons to a carbon electrode (anode). The electrons then move across a wire under a load (resistor) to the cathode where they combine with protons and oxygen to form water. When these electrons flow from the anode to the cathode, they generate the current and voltage to make electricity.
They are attracting lot of attention because of their huge potential of generating electricity.


Hangouts with James Fee Season 4 starts soon. We're going to continue as a podcast so make sure you stay tuned for the guests. I figure it is fitting that the last video hangout I had with Steve be posted as the "first" podcast. Enjoy and I'll see you all after my honeymoon.


The Club today has confirmed the signing of midfielder Darren Richardson from neighbours West Auckland. The necessary forms have been sent to the Northern League this afternoon (9th March) in order for Darren to be eligible to play in tomorrow's Northern League game at Consett.
Manager Colin Myers said today "I am delighted to welcome Darren back to Heritage Park. He will strengthen our midfield with his energy and commitment".
Darren say's "I am looking forward to renewing acquaintances with people both on and off the field at Heritage Park. As a local lad I enjoyed a good few years playing for Bishop before leaving for Darlington".
Darren previously played for Bishop between 2007 and 2012 when he left for Darlington before joining Shildon and then West Auckland.
The Club wishes to thank West Auckland Manager Garry Forrest and officials for helping make the transfer process go through smoothly.


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Real Art Tattoo - A Recipe for Success
Published: 16 August, 2010 - Featured in Skin Deep 183, March, 2010
Over the years and with the insurgence of tattoo studios in virtually every town, some owners have worked hard to get the feel and mix of artists right within their studios. Some have succeeded; some have failed with spectacular results. Real Art Tattoos in Leicester must have the perfect recipe book. Here you have three artists all working in harmony and melding as one unit; striving to produce mouth-watering tattoos and art for all.
On the one hand you have the effervescing Rat, producing good, solid work of all styles and he is, I'm sure he won't mind me saying, the old timer of the crew, always ready to un-selfishly impart his vast tattooing knowledge to the others to help further their careers.
Then there is business partner and relative new boy on the block, Matt 'Oddboy' Barratt, a mere slip of a lad who has exploded onto the UK tattoo scene over the last couple of years with his almost photographic tattoo renditions of portraits and any other realistic subject put before him.
Sitting towards the back, almost in awe of these two talented tattooists is Jay, a very quietly spoken chap who has seen the opportunity that has been given him by Rat and Matt and grasped it with both hands. Jay is not without talent either and his work is a clean as it comes with traditional styles tattoos his forte.
Keeping this boiling pot of talent well stirred and not spoiling is the delightful Jess, the front of house person. If ever there was a face to welcome a nervous client, it's Jess. She will put even the most nervous customer at ease with her incredible smile and affable nature making a trip to Real Art and real pleasure.
Combine all these ingredients together and Real Art Tattoos have created a wonderful and complex dish of tattooing talent.
Welcome to Real Art Tattoos...
Can you give us a bit of an insight to Rats world of tattooing?
I think I was 8 years old when I was first introduced to a friend of the family, an uncle type person, who had arms full of merchant navy tattoos. Looking back now, they were kind of nasty blue blobs. But at 8 years old, they were like the coolest thing I'd ever seen. That started the ball rolling. It wasn't too long before I was the school tattooist with Indian ink. Me and my mate, Wayne tattooed all our friends until their mums wouldn't let them come round anymore. And at 17, I was lucky enough to meet someone who'd just taken over a shop at Swindon, which at that time was the only shop in Swindon, and I ended up working the desk.
Did you do an apprenticeship?
I did a year working for Mark, which was a very old-school apprenticeship. Cleaning floors, making needles. And then just as I started feeling like I was getting somewhere, Mark pretty much said, "you've kind of outlived your usefulness now. So ta-ra then. Go and tattoo somewhere. Away from me."
So where did you go next?
I'd been living in London before I went to Swindon and learned to tattoo. So, the only place I knew really was London. I went back there, and ended up getting the money together to go down to a tattoo-covered bloke working in Oxford, with a thousand pounds in my grubby little mitts, he filled up a big cardboard box with equipment for me and I went back to London and started there. I went back to London and realised that the year I'd spent learning, I hadn't learned any of the really essential things. Like actually how to do a tattoo!
So what was your first experience of tattooing in a studio?
I did three years working from my house, I actually went and registered, had a home studio, with a completely separate room, sink, sterilisers, everything that was needed; then I got the health authority in, they registered me from home. I've always been into the who's who and the history of English tattooing. You know the Danny Skuse's, the Ronnie Ackers and others. I knew about those people. I have enormous respect for those guys that broke all that ground for us. These guys made all those mistakes for us!
I ended up meeting an older chap called Fred, who had retired, and he said, as soon as he met me, he said 'hmm. Perhaps I could squeeze another year or two out, actually. You've got me all excited again.' And me and Fred ended up opening a shop in West Wales. We opened in 1989. He said, all my studios have been called 'Skin Tapestry.' I dunno what you think about that. And I said, as far as I'm concerned, one name's much as good as another. So we'll go with that. And I worked there for about 18 months before Fred decided that, he remembered why he retired, which is he doesn't like people much!
You're very passionate about the history, where it's all come from and so on...
I think you need to be. I think all the old historical stuff will get lost. Unless a few silly…anally retentive people like me, take all that trivial information and pass it on. It's a fascinating subject.
It's amazing how long you can be in the industry and still learn something…
Oh yeah, I've always said this. Mickey Sharpe said to me many years ago, listen to everything everybody tells you in tattooing. When you've been home and you've digested it, you can sift out the bullshit you don't want to listen to. You can try things and go 'that doesn't work for me', or, 'that's the greatest thing anyone's ever taught me. It doesn't matter if they've only been tattooing five minutes, I can always look at someone and go, hang on, what are they doing there? Yeah, I'm going to try that. The worst thing, I think, in the world, is the complacency that sets in with some people. I'm sure the biggest names, who keep progressing, are the ones who keep watching and keep listening, and keep thinking.
You've got to push it. I come in every day and treat it as if I've only just started doing
it. Working with Oddboy has certainly upped my game.
How long have you actually been here then?
It's been two and a half years since we opened. In the 25 years that I've tattooed, this is what I've been aiming for. We haven't made it an appointment only studio, but because we've become so busy, it has become appointment only. Pretty much for me and Oddboy anyway. And Jay's rapidly pulling up behind us. We also pride ourselves, in the service aspect of tattooing, in the same way, it's important to be sociable with people. As you see, we run an open shop.
Would you describe yourself as having a distinct style?
I just like doing nice tattoos. So I'm quite happy to take most things on. We make a bit of a stand about not doing tribal, but then, you can walk in just about anywhere and get tribal. Now, nothing against these tribal tattooists whatsoever, they can be fantastic tattooists, but a black zigzag drawn by a bloke in Holland, is completely different from Tribal.
Again with the trad stuff that's going on now, I think a lot of it that I see, although, technically, quite well tattooed, a lot of it, isn't drawn as well as it should be. For me, there's your Steve Burn's and your Uncle Allan's, Tiny Miss Becca; people like that, and then, there's another load of people, who don't quite understand the delicacies of their work, that sets it apart, for me. I have enormous respect for those guys that simplicity, actually, isn't as simple as it first appears.
I know you've been quite an outspoken critic of certain government bodies trying to get involved in the industry. Can you tell us a bit about that fight?
Yeah, it's quite strange at the minute because on some forums, there are people who, I dunno, perhaps they weren't tattooing when all that happened, perhaps it passed them by, who are now talking about CQC coming in, and they're talking about it like it's a good idea. I'm kind of going, hang on a minute, where were you? Where were you when the HABIA thing happened? Because what you're talking about is exactly what they were trying to do. It's just under a different name.
Tattooing has muddled along pretty nicely for the last hundred years, and yeah, alright, we haven't always got it right, and there are things that could be cleaned up, but really. I think the bylaws that are in place would be perfectly adequate, if the environmental health office and the police, when it comes to tattooing underage and things, actually policed it properly.
The nice thing over the last few years is it seems that they're (the environmental health guys) more there to help you to get it right. What they used to do was come in and the slightest little thing, like a bit of dust on the shelf, and that's it. You're shut down. Whereas now, they do seem a little bit more laid back about it in their approach. And prepared to talk about what's going on. The problem is that some people jump on that tattooing bandwagon, if they've got enough money to open a shop and all the rest of it, then, they're opening shops that really shouldn't be there.
It's only a matter of time before someone's seriously injured.
If someone is seriously injured, or dies, worst case scenario that would then have bad repercussions for the entire industry…
Legally, the environmental health, or the police, can walk in here, any time they want, and inspect us, and question us. If I was working illegally from my house, there's nothing they can do. These things are overlooked. Because there isn't the money, the manpower…When something does go wrong, there's going to be an over-reaction from the authorities, and it's the legitimate studios that are going to get it in the neck. It'll be driven underground and then you'll have even more scratchers setting up.
Who would you like to thank for helping you out over the years?
A big thanks to Marc for giving me a foot in the door way back when. To old Fred Young for getting the first studio together with me and teaching me the old ways. Lionel Titchener and PJ Sayce for sorting my first set-up, Carla Thompson( RIP I never forget)for paying for it. Oddboy and Jay for being part of the best tattoo crew around. Oddboy an Milosch for all the realism tips. Mr.Nu for my hand work and spiritual guidance. Jess for the many, many teas and her hard graft in the studio and Caz, my amazing wife and soul mate without whom I'd be knackered! Plus all the loyal clients and friends who've kept me busy all these years!
What got you into tattooing?
Well, I was around alternative culture throughout art college etc…originally, I got into body piercing way before tattooing. When I was doing my art degree, I apprenticed with a body piercer at the weekends. Then I kind of went full time as a body piercer, and I did that on and off for probably ten years, in between other full time jobs and stuff. I ended up out in the US, running a piercing studio in Ohio. I did that for a couple of years and then I came back over here. I was actually working for a sign company when someone came in saying they were opening a tattoo studio nearby, and they wanted the signs doing. They wondered why I knew so much about ball closure rings and I said, well, I've been a body piercer for ten years. They offered me a job, so I went and worked for them, as a piercer, and they were the first people who said, yeah, we'll teach you how to tattoo. It kind of went from there, really, I got all my kit together, started doing a few tattoos.
Did you form a friendship, in a way?
Erm. Kind of, it was short lived. Things didn't go too well though, and I kind of ended up with a basic knowledge of how to tattoo, and I just developed from there, until it came to the point where I met Rat. We got on like a house on fire, and had similar aims in terms of what we wanted to do with a studio, so we opened this place together, and that was my first full time tattooing job...in my own studio! That was just over two and a half years ago. So I've been tattooing full time for two and a half years…a mere baby!
What got you interested in tattoos in the first place? Did your family have any tattoos?
No…my dad's a Methodist minister; my mum's a strict Christian. So tattooing wasn't really a conversational topic around the Sunday dinner table! But I got my first tattoo, sort of, when I was (whispers) seventeen (laughs). I think my interest in art quickly pushed me forward to wanting to get more.
So how did it go down with your folks?
Really badly! Mum actually always said that she'd throw me out if I ever had a tattoo. I was late home one night, and I'd already got my first tattoo, on my left shoulder. I'd dislocated my right shoulder out skateboarding, and she quizzed me about it because I was late home. She was pretty pissed off. She wanted to compare it to the other shoulder to see how much it was swollen, and I was trying to negotiate my way round this little tribal piece, and she went, 'you've got a tattoo, haven't you?' So I went, 'yeah'. I was a…severe disappointment, shall we say...for a little while...about ten years…(laughs). They're my best friends now, but at the time it wasn't great.
So they accept what you're doing now? They're quite happy?
Yeah, considering how little they liked tattooing, I'm quite proud of the way they've accepted it, they're quietly supportive of me. They're really into the art side of things, they like seeing me painting and drawing, and exhibiting work and stuff. And my mum went through my portfolio before Tattoo Freeze, and she actually went, 'oh wow, that's beautiful,' I was like, that's awesome!
Do you think that once you started tattooing, it brought more out in your art, made you more driven?
Well, yeah, I mean…I left university and put down my pencils and my paints and didn't touch them for years, between then and starting to tattoo I probably produced three or four pierces of artwork that I could even say, yeah, that was pretty good. But when I started tattooing, obviously becoming a custom tattoo artist was important to me. I got back into drawing because I wanted to do individual pieces, and that led to painting, and pastels, and it's given me more of a look to art than I've ever had before. I'm producing more work now than I ever have done previously.
It's interesting that it seems college is just too artistically stifling for most people. Some people I know who are at university say they'd like to follow the tattoo art route, and they seem to be frowned upon straight away…
Absolutely. It's not a fine art. It's marking your skin indelibly. It's very much a sort of orthodox religious view of tattooing to be honest, which is weird because the art community, you'd think, would be an open and embracing place, because it's about expression. But as soon as it's an expression on your skin, it's a different story.
A university lecturer I spoke to once said; 'it's not art if it hasn't got a frame around it'. Alright then, I'll tattoo a fucking frame round it! (Laughter all round)
You're a relative newcomer to a) tattooing, and b) conventions as well. Do you enjoy working the shows?
Yeah, I do. I love it. I've always been a people person, I think that's why I enjoy tattooing so much, as well. Because I like being around people, and I love art. It's the perfect fusion, really. But, conventions, I don't have a problem with hundreds of people milling around, while I'm working, you know, because it's just me and my client. I think, in terms of, what it does to your tattooing, is you're exposed to so many other high quality artists, the social side of it is so important, it's not just networking, but really getting to know people in the industry. I've worked Derby, Tattoo Jam, Tattoo Freeze and I've loved every one of them!
Who would you like to cite as your main influences?
In tattooing, it changes all the time, but I think, pretty much the usual suspects. Jeff Gogue's pretty much top of the list. Just because, personally, the way I work, his approach to tattooing as an art form, his actual ethos of the way he tattoos as a creative force, is, to me, absolutely phenomenal. You know, aiming to take the tattoo right into the realms of fine art, where it becomes a pure expression, and captures a moment between you and your client, that's what real art is. And also, you know, people who are right at the top of their game, like Niko Hurtado, and the top realist guys, Cecil Porter, Mike DeVries, Bez, in the UK, is phenomenal.
Do you have a favourite style? Could you describe a style of your own yet?
Erm. I think, for me, my interest will always be in doing something realistic with tattoos. But not to the point where you lose all emotion from looking at a piece. I've been fairly concerned with making my work technically as close to perfect as I can, whereas, I think since I've started painting more, I'm more interested in getting it technically perfect to a degree, but also allowing for expression. This is where I want to get into the realms of art with my tattooing. Making it more of an expression, a representation, rather than a photocopy of something.
You said you use various mediums, pastels and oils, that sort of thing?
Yeah, I'm doing a lot of work with oils at the moment, but it's really time consuming; I do love my chalk pastels, because I can put a piece together in a week. You know if I've got a few hours to spare here and there. It's nice to get something finished, you know, in quick succession, as it were.
What is it about your chosen area within the industry that you enjoy the most?
I don't know. I think the thing that makes me happiest is seeing someone leave with a piece that was way beyond his or her expectations. The most I get out of tattooing is finishing a tattoo and going, 'Yeah, I'm happy with that'. And then going, 'I never thought it would look that good.' Which means I'm pushing other people's expectations further, and I'm pushing myself harder, and I don't want to feel like I've done a day without progressing in some way. That's what I get the most out of, is getting to the end of a week and going, 'yeah, I did that, and I did this, and I made them really happy,' so yeah, I think that's what does it for me most; is the satisfaction of moving forward constantly, and the satisfaction of other people, in the tattoos that I do for them.
Do you have any ambitions within the tattoo industry or otherwise? Where do you see yourself in five years time?
Just better. Just doing more, and doing it better. And, really, being more of an artist. I feel like I'm progressing technically at a good rate, to the point where I feel as though I can start exploring my creativity in my tattoos as much as I try to in my traditional art. Melding the two, really. Making them more of a whole rather than keeping them separate. Just building up the client base that trusts me enough to let me have a little bit, not free reign with their skin, but to trust my judgement on what I think is going to be a good expression, and to represent them well with the tattoo.
What changes have you noticed in the industry during the relatively short time you've been tattooing? Is there anything that concerns you?
Erm. The plethora of media coverage. It's hard for me, because I'm new to the industry; I've kind of come into it as all this change has been happening. I'm almost part of the Miami Ink generation. Like, when I started tattooing, Kat Von D was my idol, and I can't get away from that. But, you know, Kat Von D, on TV, pushed me to do really great portraits.
Who would you like to thank for helping you out so far?
Well, certainly Rat and Jay, and everyone at the studio, because it's a tight unit, and we all need each other. Rat and myself wanted to achieve a studio where, from the moment you walk in, you enjoy the experience. It's not just about leaving with a nice tattoo; it's about enjoying getting tattooed. I know tattoos aren't the most comfortable process, but being relaxed in a friendly atmosphere actually contributes heavily to how much it hurts.
My wife, Mitch obviously, because she's been amazing, and my kids. And just, the general support around me. Jason Butcher has been cool; he's tattooed basically my whole right arm for me, now. Right from when I was first tattooing in a studio, I kind of encroached on him very quickly, we became friends; he's indirectly pushed me back into art, with the chalk pastels and that. Central Tattoo Supplies, and obviously Skin Deep.
How did you get started in the tattoo world?
I started as an apprentice at another shop. Found it quite hard to get in to, same as everyone does. I took my portfolio around to a load of shops, got told to go away a lot. (laughter) Eventually, a shop gave me a go, and it…didn't really work while I was there. That's where I met Rat. And when Rat decided he was going to leave and open another shop, I went with him. And we've both been here since it started really. It wasn't too long after we opened that I started tattooing bits and pieces, as apprentices do. I started tattooing full time probably about
a year and a half ago now.
How are you finding it?
Yeah, good thanks. It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do. A few years ago, I never would have thought I would be tattooing because it is a very hard industry to get in to, and I'm not one of those people who wanted to sort of try and do it from home. I wasn't really involved enough even to know the basics. I wanted to know exactly what I was doing from the start.
So Rat saw the potential in you and…
Yeah, he was a really good influence in pushing me forward and helping me out. And then we met Matt and he's helped me as well, both in different ways, in different styles.
Traditional work really…in the shop, because I've not been tattooing that long really, I do most things. I do quite a bit of script. But traditional work is the work that's really…my sort of style. I know there's a lot of people at the minute especially, doing traditional. But I do really enjoy doing that work. I'm not doing anything different really, but I'm just trying to make it clean and sharp and good. Eventually I'd love to just be able to do traditional and maybe bits of Japanese and stuff. But again, I don't really know enough about Japanese to be doing massive pieces.
How did you first become aware of tattoos?
It's quite a strange one. I don't really know how I originally got into it. None of my family has ever had tattoos, even my Granddad who was in the army. It's just a strange one I think. When I was younger I was into art and drawing and things and I started buying tattoo magazines when I was probably about 12, I think just to look at the drawings.
How did you find the progression from paper to machine?
It's completely different. I think it's more about the techniques; especially when you first start. Getting good lining and stuff like that is a lot harder than it looks when you're watching, to be honest. Different things work for both Rat and Oddboy and I take what I can from either of them and see
what works for them.
Even though what they do are not styles I'd like to do myself really, I can appreciate their work and I can use parts of that in other things. It's all tattooing at the end of the day.
Do you have any favourite artists?
Ever since I've been getting into traditional work, Uncle Allan's the one artist that inspires me most of all. He does amazing work and I've been over and got tattooed by him a few times. He's just a really nice guy and stuff, so it helps.
It's nice to meet people in the industry that are big names who are really nice people. At the minute, I think, I've met quite a few people who are into the same style as me, who I've become friends with through that. I've started doing some painting with friends, from around the country, which is really nice.
Tattooing is not just about tattooing is it?
No, it's a lifestyle. It's not a job. I'm going to start doing conventions next year and I look forward to doing that. We did the first one as a shop last year (Derby), but I was just sort of helping out. Just because I wanted to see how it worked.
Which area of tattooing do you enjoy the most?
Meeting the people is always good. It's a lot more fulfilling when you tattoo someone who is really nice, who you get on with really well. And to see someone who's really happy with it afterwards, as well.
I never think you should stop being self-critical either. I think at the stage I'm at you've got to be extra vigilant rather than being complacent.
Have you seen a thing for people getting their hands done?
Yeah. I think 'cos it's fashionable. Obviously I'd never tattoo anyone in places like that who haven't got a lot of work on them before. But I've been quite lucky to have a lot of customers who have heavy coverage. I've gone a couple of palms, things like that, which are a good experience too.
Thanks to?
I want to thank Rat and Matt for helping me become the tattooist I am today and giving me a chance. Mozza, Tiny Miss Becca and Steve Byrne for helping my progress along the way.
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Cinnamon is prepared from the dried inner bark of a certain evergreen tree.
The cassia spice found in food stores might contain both of these types of cinnamon.
Cassia cinnamon is unsafe when taken by mouth in large amounts for a long period of time.
People take Cassia cinnamon for diabetes and prediabetes, gas, muscle and stomach spasms, preventing nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, infections, arthritis, the common cold, and loss of appetite.
People apply cassia cinnamon to the skin to prevent mosquitos. Cassia cinnamon is used in food and beverages as a flavoring agent.
Rosmarinus officinalis commonly known as rosemary.
It is a woody herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers.
This gorgeous smelling Rosemary herb likes little attention in the garden. Ignore it and it will thrive.
Rosemary medicinal uses are many and varied.
Caffeic acid and Rosemarinic acid both acids reduce the inflammation associated with asthma and improve liver function and heart health.
Rosemary plant is also a rich source of Vitamin E, another potent antioxidant that improves heart health.
It helps prevent the brain aging and is now proving an important defense against cancer and also it helps to prevent breast cancer.
Its other benefits are in reducing age-related skin damage, help to reduce swelling.
Rosemary is also stimulating our adrenal glands to provide energy while lifting our mood and relieving stress.
The Ginger is your go-to spice to prevent nausea, no matter the cause be it pregnancy, motion sickness, food intolerances, anxiety, etc.
Ginger as medicine works by blocking the effects of serotonin, a chemical produced by both the brain and stomach when you're nauseated.
It also stops the production of free radicals, another reason we might feel nauseous.
Its anti-inflammatory properties also decrease your blood pressure if it's too high, and is useful for preventing cancer and arthritic pain.
The benefit of ginger is to regulate blood flow, which may lower blood pressure and decrease blot clots during menstruation.
Ginger extract has been proven that it reduces the pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Sage is one of my favorite herbs, and for so many reasons because it is a very effective treatment when it comes to deal with menopausal hot flushes or excessive sweating.
Pick a fresh leaf and rub it over your teeth to whiten your teeth do it a few times each week.
It also helps women to regulate your menstrual cycle. It's wonderful to use sage as a healing herb.
It also calms the nerves, aids in healing burns, reduces nausea and flatulence, improves liver issues, kidney stones, gallstones, and mouth.
When sage is mix with rosemary, it can darken the gray hair.
Make a tea and rinse through your hair and leave it on, a few times a week.
Raw sage is also used to treat warts, skin cancers and tumors. Yes, sage is a pretty fabulous or healing herb.
When it burned then the smoldering smoke offers various remedies for many physical, emotional, or mental imbalances.
The name Ashwagandha is from the Sanskrit language and it is a combination of the two words "ashva", mean horse, and "gandha" mean smell.
Ashwagandha is a herb. The Ashwagandha plant root and berry are used to make medicine.
Some people use ashwagandha for improving thinking ability, decreasing pain and swelling, and preventing the effects of aging.
Ashwagandha plant has a lot of uses. But, there isn't enough information to judge whether it is effective or not for any of them.
Ashwagandha is used for arthritis, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), trouble sleeping (insomnia), tumors, asthma, a skin condition marked by white patchiness, menstrual problems.
Ashwagandha benefit to reduce the side effects of medications used to treat cancer and schizophrenia and also reduce the levels of fat and sugar in the blood.
Bacopa monnieri plant and Centella Asiatica, are known as Brahmi.
In Ayurveda, Brahmi is known as a brain tonic and may actually work on the brain through its effect on the gut microbiology.
The study says that Brahmi supports healthy skin and circulatory functions.
The Brahmi herbs are literally in the shape of a brain. "Brahmi benefits for memory, brain function, and nervous system repair.
Brahmi medicinal plant supports the body's natural healing process and healthy blood circulation.
It is a medicinal plant use in the Ayurvedic system of medicine as a nerve tonic to promote mental health, improve memory and intellect and to promote youthful vitality and longevity.
The Amla literally means "sour". Amla (Dong Quai) is used in Ayurveda and other Asian medicinal practices for thousands of years.
Benefits of Amla such as, it supports healthy metabolism, digestion, and elimination, it nourishes the heart and respiratory system.
It promotes anti-inflammatory properties that cool, tone, and nourish tissues and organs.
Ayurveda traditionally recommends tasting herbs.
Amla can be taken in four forms a powder, a tablet, a liquid extract, or in a jam such as chyavanprash.
Amla tree has natural antioxidant and it promotes healthy eyes, hairs, nails, and skin.
The root of the Eleutherococcus centicocus plant, also called Siberian ginseng or Eleuthero, it is used in China and Russia for centuries with a variety of benefits.
Siberian ginseng is often called an "adaptogen".
This is a non-medical term used to describe substances that can strengthen your body and increase general resistance to daily stress.
Siberian Ginseng health benefits that help you to cope with stress, increase energy, improve mental clarity, improves blood circulation, and also helps to boost the immune system.
People use Siberian ginseng herb root to make medicine.
Ginseng uses for kidney disease, Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, fibromyalgia, flu, cold, chronic bronchitis, and tuberculosis.
It is also helpful in treating the side effects of cancer chemotherapy.
Each Siberian ginseng plants take several years to grow but the roots can live for over a hundred years.
Dandelion is a sunny and a healing herb packed with many vitamins and minerals.
It is highly known for its ability to cleanse the liver.
It helps to maintain proper flow of bile made by the liver, it keeps your blood sugar in check.
Dandelion is also wonderful for protecting your bones because it is high in calcium and vitamin K.
It holds a unique place in herbal medicine. I think it is safe to say that it is the unofficial emblem of the herbal resurgence.
Many people have liver problems with the overconsumption of alcohol or other drugs.
Dandelion uses are: for weight-loss, contributes to vitality, enhances the taste of food, improves metabolism etc.
Nature provided this ancient medicinal plant to revive metabolism after the cold and dark season.
The stem does not carry leaves and is hollow inside.
The Peppermint plant is a hybrid plant. Peppermint oil is widely used to give flavors in food.
This medicinal plant has many health benefits like it improves the power of the digestive system, enhances memory power, stops joint pain, and also handles every stomach condition.
Drinking peppermint tea improves your digestive system. If you add a few drops of peppermint oil to water, it can also be helpful for nausea.
If you apply peppermint oil to your temples and forehead, you'll find that it's also wonderful for your headaches.
And, if you like healthy hairs, you can add a couple of drops of peppermint oil to your shampoo.
It will reduce dandruff, help with hair loss, and thicken your hair.
It may also protect against DNA damage and cell death caused by radiation exposure.
When you treat a baby with tummy cramps, you can give a teaspoon of peppermint tea if the baby will take it, or put a cloth soaked in warm peppermint tea on the baby's belly.
Lemon Balm is from the mint family. The leaves have a mild lemon aroma that is used to make medicine.
It is used alone or uses as part of various multi-herb combination products. The genus name Melissa means "bee".
Lemon balm is used for problems such as upset stomach, bloating, intestinal gas (flatulence), vomiting, and colic, menstrual cramps, headache, toothache, hysteria, and melancholia.
Lemon balm has calming effects so most peoples take it for anxiety, sleep problems, and restlessness.
Moreover, it is also used for Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the thyroid, swollen airways, rapid heartbeat due to nervousness, high blood pressure, sores, tumors, and insect bites.
Calendula plants are almost anywhere in this world.
It is a healing herb for headaches, toothache, swelling, and strengthening the heart and also they have been used in cooking.
But only the flower heads of marigolds are used medicinally.
The petals of the calendula flower have been made into an infusion that is useful as an eyewash.
They are also good for food coloring. In today market, this flower has become popular in many natural health products and skin care lines.
It is used in various lotions, shampoos, and other products.
In addition, this herb helps health issues ranging from skin inflammation to cramps to even cancer.
Drinking calendula tea may help you to induce the menstruation cycle, as well as ease the painful side effects of menstruation in women.
The oils and acids within the plant have shown to be effective in fighting pathogens, candida symptoms, and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.
Ginkgo biloba is a fan-shaped leaf, is the oldest surviving tree species. This herb is now one of the top-selling herbal supplements in the United States.
These supplements are made from the leaves of the Ginkgo herb tree, which contain antioxidants that are thought to protect nerves, heart muscle, blood vessels, and retinas from damage.
Ginkgo also has been shown to improve memory for people with dementia, temper the side effects from medications used to treat schizophrenia, and reduce anxiety, and dilates blood vessels.
In some people, Ginkgo may cause an allergic reaction.
If you're allergic to urushiols, an oily resin found in poison ivy, sumac, poison oak, and mango rind then your risk may be higher.
It increases bleeding. If you have a bleeding disorder or take medications or use other herbs that may increase your risk of bleeding then don't use Ginkgo.
To limit your bleeding risk, stop taking ginkgo at least two weeks before undergoing a surgical procedure because it can be dangerous for you.
The chamomile plant is one of the most common herbs used for healing purposes.
It is one of the oldest and most widely used medicinal plants in the world and has been recommended for a variety of healing applications.
Chamomile is a member of the daisy family. Chamomile flowers are used in medicine as an anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, nervine, stomachic, tonic, vasodilatory.
Additional use of this herb as a medicine includes relieving gas pains, and a very mild but efficient laxative.
It contains chemicals called flavonoids. These flavonoids are a type of nutrient present in many plants, and they play a significant role in chamomile medicinal effects.
Several studies have linked that chamomile tea reduced the severity of menstrual cramps.
Garlic plants originated from central Asia. It is also a popular herb because it can heal a wide range of diseases.
Garlic benefit is: it improves your immunity, reduces blood pressure and the chance of cardiovascular problems, prevents allergies and quick relief from a toothache, headache, improve male sexual potency, etc.
Garlic is low in calories and rich in nutrients. In India, the Charaka Samhita (foundation text of Ayurvedic medicine) recommends garlic as a treatment for heart disease.
Most of the people apply garlic oil to their skin and nails to treat fungal infections, warts, and corns.
Garlic is also helpful to treat yeast infection in vegina.
In foods and beverages, fresh garlic, garlic powder, and garlic oil, all of these are used to add flavor.
It also seems garlic to work best in people with diabetes, especially if takes for at least 3 months.
Feverfew is a healing herb plant that is native to Asia Minor and the Balkans.
It is helpful to use for the treatment of fevers, migraines headaches, stomach aches, toothaches, insect bites, menstruation problems, and labor pain during childbirth.
Feverfew dry leaves are normally used for medicine as well as fresh leaves and extracts are also useful.
People take it by mouth for the prevention and treatment of headaches. Tanacetum parthenium has a confounding history.
The Medical Center suggests that the name is a corruption of an older name, featherfoil and that the herb lost popularity with herbalists because it did not dispel fevers.
The success of the feverfew herb remedy attracted researchers, who subjected the herb to clinical trials and found that chewing fresh feverfew leaves during a migraine did, in fact, help people feel better.
In this article, we have discussed natural healing herbs which heals your pain. After reading this article, we are quite sure that now you are familiar with these natural healing herbs. You can use these herbs for different medications. So guys, be with nature and also be aware of their benefits.
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