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An intertemporal investigation in Irish art: the history of Celtic knots |
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Christopher: So, Gruk, you created the first Celtic knot?
Gruk: Ugh.
C: Yes ... well ... what inspired you to do it?
G: Woman.
C: You make this to impress a woman?
G: Mmmmm hmmmm.
C: Would that be a yes?
G: No.
C: What would it be?
G: No.
C: Oh. So ... what does it symbolize?
G: Woman hair. Pain to brush. Gruk no like it.
Interview with pre-Christian Celt
Christopher: So, Mugbughi, you began to use these knots in your designs?
Mugbughi: 
C: What??
M: Sorry. I forgot you don't speak Ogham.
C: So what did that mean?
M: Yes.
C: Oh. Well, why?
M: I thought they looked pretty?
C: You don't sound to sure.
M: Of what?
C: Of why you used Celtic knots.
M: To tie better ropes. What a stupid question.
C: Forget it.
Interview with Christian Celt
Christopher: So, St. Columbert, you used Celtic knotwork in your breviary?
St. Columbert: What's a Celt?
C: You are.
St. C: How do you know?
C: Who is asking the questions here?
St. C: You are now, Mr. Grumpy. Be nice, I know a lot of curses, I can turn into a bear, and I have a contingent of well armed monks ready to wreak holy war on your .... rump.
C: Sorry. Back to knotwork, why do you use it?
St. C: Don't ask me. I saw it so much in the artwork around the island that I figured it meant something important to my great-grandpappy, so I used it. Sue me.
C: You don't know what it means?
St. C: I just thought it looked cool.
Interview with Reformer
Christopher: So, Mr. MacClendon, you quit using Celtic knots and have destroyed various examples of them, correct?
Mr. MacClendon: Please don't call me Mr. It means "master" and I am no one's master including my own. In addition, MacClendon seems to imply that I am the son of someone called Clendon when I only call God "Father." Just call me "Hey You."
C: Ok. Hey You, same question.
HY: What was it again?
C: [Sigh] Celtic knots. What do they mean and why did you quit using them?
HY: I don't know what they mean. But they were used by the Papist church, so they must somehow refer to the endless knot of lies and traditions with which they have bound the church. By defacing them, I free the church from their oppression. Hey, is that a rosary around your neck!?
[scuffle, scuffle, scuffle]
C: [pant] sorry [pant, pant] had to end [gasp] that interview early. [wheeze] I've got to start [cough, cough] excersizing again.
Interview with reconstructionist-Celt
Christopher: So, Christian Fairy-angel, why do you use Celtic knotwork on your web page?
Christian Fairy-Angel: Well, like, the pre-Christian Celts, you know? The Irish? They used them to symbolize the interconnectedness of all things and, like, the unity of all creation? You know? Then the Christians like totally sained the symbol to show the encircling and eternal love of God. It's like so totally evident in creation, you know? And then, you know the Goddess? She... Hey, can I ask you a favor?
C: Yes.
C F-A: Will you brush my hair? I seem to have a knot I can't get to.
