"Barbarian" tribes: Gauls

So, I am currently reading the chapters of the book about the Celts and the Gauls. I really love to surround myself with everything that can make the experience of reading way more interesting and even more passionate. This includes of course, listening to the appropiate music. The obvious option in this case was -one of my all time favourite bands- Eluveitie. All of their albums are perfect for reading about the Gauls. Their lyrics are just awesome... seriously, listening to Eluveitie has taken my reading experience to another level. I can't recommend just one of their albums, because I love them all so much! However I shall leave some videos with fragments of their lyrics, in case you aren't really familiar with them.

Your Gaulish War

Album: Spirit

                                           Well, how does it feel, the blood on your hands?
                                                    I hope you had a ball in effacing lives!
                                           Well, how does it feel, the blood on your hands?
                                              I hope the gold you've won bestows your delight!

(Do)minion

Album: Everything Remains (As It Never Was)

In the name of Gallia
In the name of my tribe
In the name of my greed
I became the minion
In the name of the Gauls
In the name of the kneeled
In the name of the fold, the name of the sold
I became the lie

Barbarians

I've been reading a great book by Terry Jones (yes, the Monty Python one) and Alan Ereira called "Barbarians: an alternative Roman history". Maybe the reason I love it so much is that there's a lot of new information for me in it. Growing up in Latin America, I never got a proper ancient european history course, therefore, the history of the Celts, Gauls, and the Germanic tribes -among others- is something I'm quite unfamiliar with. This is an awesome book, written from the perspective of the "barbarians", it talks about how the Roman Empire has made it through the history ,putting itself as the most "civilized" society of its time. Historical and archaelogical evidence presented by this book, suggest otherwise. In conclusion, it is an amazing book for people interested in the history of the so called barbarian tribes.

Voodoo Dust

And to boost that awesome 70's vibe, another great song by The Devil's Blood - Voodoo Dust.

 

Saturday is a mile away.
I still feel his burning flames.
As I walk through death again.
Saturday burns my skin with white.
He marks it "6" with a silver knife.
As I feel his breath again.

I know he loves me.
I know he must.
My life for you.
Voodoo dust.

Drowning only feet from the shore.
Sleeping an endless sleep.
But violently awake, we wait.
We walk the thousand yards he lays for us.
We do his work his will is thus.
Violently awake, we wait.

We know he loves us.
We know he must.
We die for you.
Voodoo dust.

The Innkeepers

With my finals over, I finally had the chance of watching Ti West's "The Innkeepers". I loved it! I know many people havefound it a bit dull and slow, but for me it had every single element a good ghost movie needs to have. Sara Paxton is lovely, though I found her character a bit annoying to be honest. And even when the first part of the movie was indeed a bit dull, the last 30 minutes made it up for me, completely. The 70's vibe to Ti West's movies is something I really adore. "House of the Devil" was amazing, but since I'm a sucker for ghost movies, I have to say I liked this one better.