By Birth And Resources

      Caesar continues his observations on my Celtic ancestors as to some of their social order. He continues with the knights.

      "The other order is that of the knights. These, when there is occasion and any war occurs (which before Caesar's arrival was for the most part wont to happen every year, as either they on their part were inflecting injuries or repelling those which others inflected on them), are all engaged in war. And those of them most distinguished by birth and resources, have the greatest number of vassals and dependents about them. They acknowledge this sort of influence and power only".(p.142, Mellor)

      Influence and power among the Celts around 100 B.C. is about the same time that Old Oswestry hillfort was being developed on the western side. [The sheep searing side.] Both the Cornovii and Deceangli would have to be involved in this endeavor without war! Caesar obviously did not get the whole picture. No sign of warfare has been identified around these ramparts.