I didn't know very much about the iron age before this task other than they were pretty brutal and lived in tribes. So for me the first step was to find out what people were like in that era.
What was it like?
The people of iron age Britain were mostly descended from the Celts. Little is known about who people were but life expectancy was low and most people died as infants. People rarely lived longer than 35- 40 years. After trying to research into what people looked like i discovered that very little evidence from what the people of the ion age wore was preserved. But archaeologists state that clothing was probably derived from woolen or linen shirts and dresses as well as leather armor for fighters. Jewelry however it is a very different story. Coins are often found with peoples names engraved into them. As well as coins women often wore very simple broaches and pins.
Tribes
There were a lot of tribes in Britain during this era. More famously the Icini tribe who was ruled by Boudicca and her husband Prasutagus. This tribe existed for nearly 200 years from 100BC to 100AD. It inhibited what is now East Anglia, but mainly in Norfolk. It is probably the most famous tribe because of its uprising against the Roman empire.
Primary Research
In order for me to get a first person understanding of the iron age i decided to go to the castle museum and look at the displays, this would help me a lot for my character design.
I was very interested at looking into the coins as they were a very popular item in terms of jewelry but also because the tinderbox story revolves around wealth and in this case gold coins. These will all be very useful when doing my iterations.
Bibliography
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/britain/people_in_iron_age_britain/people_in_iron_age_britain.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Iron_Age
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