BIGGER! BETTER!! NEWER!!! Sir Clisto Seversword--a member of the Medieval and Renaissance Ring--has scoured the Web to find information on Renaissance Faires, Medieval costumes, knightly weapons, castles, Medieval weddings, games, instruments of torture, siege engines, Medieval song and dance, food and drink and more! You can find it all here in Sir Clisto's comprehensive (if not exhaustive!) Tome of Adventure and Knowledge...with over 65 chapters and still growing!!!

BRYDE'S MEDIEVAL AND GOODIES WEBSITE -- An outstanding page o'links, offering great Medieval and Renaissance resources on the Web. Everything from medieval faires to pagan desktop themes is covered here. Click on the double dragon crown (about a third of the way down the page) to download free Medieval fonts!

THE RENAISSANCE FAIRE JUNKIE--another member of the Medieval and Renaissance Ring--has personally visited numerous Midwestern Faires, from Texas to Wisconsin and eastward to Maryland. Here you'll find both outstanding photo galleries and detailed reports of her yearly adventures at Faire. And for the ladies: check out her "Bryan (of Scottish Rogues fame), the Kissing Rogue" page...!

GOING TO A RENFAIRE is fun...but going to a RenFaire in costume/in-character is even better! Now the good ffolkes at the Bristol Renaissance Festival have an online guide with hints on creating a renaissance "character", a few phrases for speaking "forsoothly" and links to costumes and garb of the Elizabethan period. Check it out--if you want a total RenFaire experience!

FAIRE SPEECH - a brief course in Basic Elizabethean, modes of proper address and a smattering of Gaelic terms and phrases. CailleG also offers a "Character Profile Builder" here. Simply answer the questions and watch your Faire persona grow!

THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE Anachronisms Homepage: gateway to everything you want to know about pre-17th century history and life! Costuming, Medieval arts and sciences, rules of combat, SCA events, heraldry and more--with a listing of SCA groups near you. If Renaissance Faires just aren't enough, consider joining the SCA and live the New Middle Ages all year long!

A RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL ONLINE! Hear the "Corsairs", the "Rogues of Scotland" and more in streaming audio at this 24-hour, online radio station hosted by the RenGeek himself, Michael McDane Harris. Tune in to his live Internet Radio broadcast, then surf these other fine RenFest sites with the sounds of Faire in your ears!

CLUB RENIASSANCEFUN. Chat with real, live Rennies every Monday evening from 9pm to midnight, EST. Message board and membership roster also included. You must be a club member to access the chat, but membership is free. Just go out to Yahoo!, click on "Clubs" near the bottom of the page and register for Club RenaissanceFun. Java-enabled browser required. See you there!

THE INTERNATIONAL WENCHES' GUILD. Yes, there really is such an organization (kind of boggles the mind, doesn't it, fellas???!?)! This large site offers membership information for prospective Wenches-to-be, a members' directory, newsletters, message boards, chatroom (open Tuesday evenings at 8:30pm CST - Java-enabled browser required), merchant pages and links to other Wenchly sites. Also included is "The Rennie Roster", an interactive calendar where ALL Rennies can post their whereabouts during Faire season.

RENAISSANCE CHAT. Can't get enough RenFaire chat? This chatroom is open on Thursday evenings, from 8pm to 11pm, CST. Rennies, patrons and anyone interested in RenFaires and/or Medieval/Renaissance History are welcome. Jave-enabled browser required. Be patient: the chat page begins to load as soon as you connect to this page, but it does take some time.

Visit AXEL THE SOT's virtual "Pub on the Web", open 24 hours a day. You can check out his latest CD here, with lots of naughty limericks and bawdy ballads. Find out why "Beer is Better Than Women"! Also included is everything you ever wanted to know about Axel, where you'll find him this year, song samples from his CD and more.

Not to be outdone by their buccaneer brethern, THE CORSAIRS, (in)famous for their rousing, rowdy Pirate Show at Scarborough Faire, have also captured a site on the Web. Here you'll find info on their crew, a current performance schedule, photos from previous Faire appearances and details on their latest CDs, with soundclips in mp3 format. And while you're at it, send them some fan messages directly to them by email from their site!

ELVENDRUMS has to be one of the most original musical groups out on the circuit today. Judge for yourself by checking out their latest CD here, with soundclips! You'll also find background info on the group, their current tour schedule, photo gallery from past performances and much more. Next on Jerry Springer: "Elves Who Play Drums -- And The Rennies Who Love Them"!

AHOY! The JOLLY ROGERS are here! You'll find bios of this bawdy crew, their scheduled Faire performances, photo archive and info on "Pirates' Gold", their latest CD--with song samples you can download in either wav or ra format--on this well-designed site. Arrr, and don't be forgettin' to sign their ship's log, the Guestbook, before you weigh anchor!

Musician, songwriter, author, comedian, poet, philosopher and lecturer: KENNY KLEIN is truly a "Renaissance" man. His pages include his background bio, personal philosophy, info on his CDs (with soundclips) and current tour schedule. His Faire performance are hilarious. Hint: ask him about "Buzzards, Rats and Bats" the next time you catch him at Faire!

What can you say about The Artists Formerly Known As THE SCOTTISH ROGUES, now called THE ROGUES OF SCOTLAND? If you've heard them at Faire already, you know they're awesome! If you haven't heard them yet, get thee to their Website where you'll learn all about them, their CDs and their whereabouts during Faire season. Then come back and check out the RenFaire Junkie's page, above. She may still have a photo there of Brian in "regimental" mode!

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