This is my collection of links that I feel would be useful for
people running Gloranthan or other RPG campaigns. They're grouped below by topic. I make
no claim to having discovered all these sites by myself and I thank all the anonymous
sources who've provided links.
New Links are identified by a sentence fragment like this : NEW!
July 5, 2001
Index
- General Gaming Sites
- Gloranthan Gaming Sites
- Ancient and Medieval Cultures
- Ancient and Medieval Literatures
Fantasy Websites
- Flora and Fauna
- How Did They Do That Then?
- Myths and Legends
Names
- Television Shows
General Gaming Sites
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AnotherUniverse.com
Good site for information on the gaming industry (and I don't mean
gambling) as well as reviews of new games. Check out the Out of the Box column under the Mania Magazine heading.
Game Manufacturers Association
Interesting site with links to companies, information on the
industry and trade shows.
RPGNet - The Inside Scoop on Gaming
Another interesting site.
Gloranthan Gaming Sites
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There are an awful lot of pages out there dedicated to Glorantha.
Fortunately, both Kim Englund and Dave Dunham have great
collections of links.
Chaosium's The World of
Glorantha is THE place to find official Gloranthan information. This is where Kim Englund's list of links now resides.
Delecti's
Upland Marsh is a good source for Gloranthan lore, etc.
Ancient and Medieval
Cultures
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Ancient City of
Athens
Indiana University site.
Ancient
Greek World
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology site.
Ancient World Web
Portal site for ancient world web sites.
Argos
"Argos is the first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine
(LASE) on the World-Wide Web. It has been designed to cover the ancient and medieval
worlds. Quality is controlled by a system of hyperlinked Internet indices which are
managed by qualified professionals who serve as the Associate Editors of the project. The
same procedures that govern quality also serve to limit the scope of Argos to the ancient
world." Excellent source of information. ARGOS references a lot of the following
sites.
Celt Net
An online Celtic community.
The Code of
Hammurabi
Includes translation.
De
Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
Very interesting.
Diotima:
Women & Gender in the Ancient World
Collection of course materials available on the Internet.
The Ecole Initiative
"Welcome to the ECOLE Documents Page, a compilation of
translated primary sources useful for learning about early and mediæval Christianity. We
have also included texts from other religions with which the Church necessarily had
dealings -- Judaism, Islam, and the various heresies -- and from the Hellenistic
philosophical schools." Includes some very interesting articles on topics like the
Eleusian mysteries.
The Gathering of the Clans
Interesting information on Scotland.
The
Greeks
From the PBS series of the same name.
KLIO-NET
A Free Web Community for Ancient World Sites
Lords of the Earth
Site dedicated to the Maya, Aztecs, Incas, Mixtecs and North
American Indians. Not a lot of information but kind of interesting.
The Middle
Ages
Online multimedia intreoduction to the subject from Annenberg/CPB.
ORB Online Reference Book for
Medieval Studies
Excellent scholarly source of information.
Ostia, Harbour of Ancient Rome
"This web-site is dedicated to Ostia, the harbour of ancient
Rome. Here you will find information for professional archaeologists and historians, for
students of Roman archaeology and history, and for interested lay-people. The site is
maintained by the Internet Group Ostia (IGO)."
People
Past and Present Part 1
Collection of educational sites aimed at (but not just for)
children. Collected by the American Library Association.
People
Past and Present Part 2
Mostly American information but does include sites on religion.
Perseus Project Home Page
"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources
for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and
translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and
secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of
academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have
shared pictures of their art objects."
The
Robin Hood Project
"THE ROBIN HOOD PROJECT is designed to make available in
electronic format a database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about
the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales." From the University of
Rochester, Rochester, NY.
The Romans
From the BBC series of the same name.
Theban Mapping Project
Overview of an ongoing project to map Thebes. Includes interesting
links.
The ULTIMATE
Barbarian Page!
Sort of a mix of fantasy and history.
The Vikings
Ancient and
Medieval Literature
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Argos
"Argos is the first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine
(LASE) on the World-Wide Web. It has been designed to cover the ancient and medieval
worlds. Quality is controlled by a system of hyperlinked Internet indices which are
managed by qualified professionals who serve as the Associate Editors of the project. The
same procedures that govern quality also serve to limit the scope of Argos to the ancient
world." Excellent source of information. ARGOS references a lot of the following
sites.
The Ecole Initiative
"Welcome to the ECOLE Documents Page, a compilation of
translated primary sources useful for learning about early and mediæval Christianity. We
have also included texts from other religions with which the Church necessarily had
dealings -- Judaism, Islam, and the various heresies -- and from the Hellenistic
philosophical schools." Includes some very interesting articles on topics like the
Eleusian mysteries.
The Internet Classics Archive
ORB Online Reference Book for
Medieval Studies
Excellent scholarly source of information.
Rabanus Maurus
Latin classic from the 9th century anno domine. "Rabanus
Maurus's De rerum naturis, also known as De universo, is an encyclopedic compilation which
he assembled between 842 and 846. The earliest edition was edited and printed by Adolf
Rusch (the so-called "R-Printer") about 1466. This edition was reprinted by
George Colvener in his collected edition of Rabanus's works in 1627, and again by J.-P.
Migne in the series Patrologia Latina in 1851."
Perseus Project Home Page
"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources
for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and
translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and
secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of
academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have
shared pictures of their art objects."
Fantasy Websites
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Narnia
Cool website dedicate to C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books.
Flora and Fauna
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Animal Diversity
Web
Searchable database of animal information. Includes lifestyle,
habitat and diet information. Deals mostly with mammals.
Breeds of Livestock
Good source of information on common and more obscure breeds of
livestock. From Oklahoma State University. Includes images.
Herbal Hall
Information on herbs and herbal remedies.
How Did They Do That
Then?
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The alchemy web site and
virtual library NEW! July 5, 2001
"Over 90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its
facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens of thousands of pages of text,
over 2000 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material
on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general
reference material on alchemy."
Christian Fletcher,
Medieval Armourer
Want to look authentic at your next LARP? Mr. Fletcher takes all
major credit cards and produces armour and arms for both the SCA and aficionados. Mostly
medieval stuff as the name suggests so you'll have to be a westerner.
Footwear of the Middle Ages
"With special emphasis on Britain and Denmark. By I. Marc
Carlson."
A
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
The Household Cyclopedia
of General Information
"This 1881 reference book was designed to help
nineteenth-century households stay healthy and productive. Need to know how to winter your
bees?" The Scout Report, Volume 5, Number 18.
The Medieval
Technology Pages
The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate,
referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe
during the Middle Ages
The Old
Timer's Page
Fascinating site that describes how things were done and made before
electricity.
SCA Music
and Dance Homepage
Excellent collection of links on the aforementioned subjects. Topics
covered mostly include Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Shez's Old
Craft Page
"Welcome to Shez's Old Craft Page. If you are a newbie pagan,
craft, wiccan or witch, I hope you will find some interesting tips on the Old Craft ways.
From herbs, medicines, brews, simples, candles, and much more." Good source for
information on folklore, herbal lore and how things used to be made.
Sixty Centuries of Copper
NEW! July 5, 2001
Full text of a book discussing among other topics ancient copper
mining and smithing techniques.
Myths and Legends
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Bulfinch's
Mythology, 'The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes'
Cultural
Aspects of Trees : Traditions and Myths
Dalriada Celtic Heritage Trust:
Welcome Page
Great collection of Celtic myth and lore. "Dalriada is a
fairly large site which tries to cover most things Celtic. In our archive section we
have examples
of history, Celtic folklore, mythology, customs and culture."
Diotima:
Women & Gender in the Ancient World
Collection of course materials available on the Internet.
The Encyclopedia Mythica
Great source for mythology, folklore and legend on the WWW.
Folklore and
Mythology Electronic Texts
Great collection of interesting myths edited and/or translated by D.
L. Ashliman of the University of Pittsburgh.
Indigenous Australia
NEW! July 13, 2001
Information and stories about the indigenous Australians.
Japanese Old Tales
What it says.
Myths and
Legends
Wonderful collection of links. Covers all sorts of sites offering
myths and legends from around the world.
Perseus Project Home Page
"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources
for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and
translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and
secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of
academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have
shared pictures of their art objects."
Trees
and Humankind : Cultural and Psychological Bindings
Names
This is a web site that provide lists of names including
names from ancient societies. Very useful when you're bad at making them up like I
am!
Baby
Names
Television Shows
This is a list of the fantasy TV shows that I like and that I feel
provide decent inspiration.
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Conan the Adventurer
Hercules:
The Legendary Journeys
(they don't call 'em legendary for nothing).
Logomancy: XENA Fandom
If you like your fantasy cheesy (and who doesn't at least
occasionally) and don't mind when they play free and easy with history. I mean, Boudicca,
Xena and Julius Caesar all in the same episode? Come on now.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Official cheese site.
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