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General Research Links
- Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
- "ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies. "
- NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
- "Edited by Beau A.C. Harbin (The Catholic University of America), NetSERF is a subject-oriented index of medieval resources available on the Internet and includes an extensive hypertext glossary of general medieval terms. " (ORB)
- Labyrinth
- "Deborah Everhart and Martin Irvine, Co-Directors. Sponsored by Georgetown University. The Labyrinth provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the world. "
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- "The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is organized as three main index pages, with a number of supplementary documents. Each individual section is still large - an organizational goal here is to avoid incessant "clicking" to get between pages and to information. "
- 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. "
Clothing Links
- The Costume Page :Costuming Resources Online, Costume History
- One of the extensive lists of links on a page with several lists of links on the area of costuming.
- Some Clothing of the Middle Ages
- "Historical Clothing from Archaeological Finds, primarily focusing on England, and the Scandinavian Milieu."
- Textile Resources for the Re-enactor
- A personally kept group of pages that manages to be practical as well as thoroughly researched and bibliographed. A number of scholarly sites link to it.
- 'T-tunic' - the period way
- An article for contructing a tunic based on "the only surviving complete Medieval man's outfit, found in the Bocksten bog in Sweden in 1936".
- The Basics of Byzantine Dress c. 1000 A.D.
- An informative site with both clean line drawings and pictures of archeological remains.
- Costume History
- "This page was put together as a class project by Thea 417 Costume History." Though humbly named, a rather extensive site, divided by period, of historical cosume. Uses both primary and secondary sources, with a good amount of informative text and many links to good pictures.
- Clothing of the Ancient Celts: A Guide to Celtic Costume
- Another well-researched, scholarly-approved website.
Martial Studies Links
- The Historical Armed Combat Association
- "The HACA Homepage is the Internet's Premier Educational Site for the Study and Practice of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts." "HACA is an informal club of arms and armor enthusiasts and practitioners dedicated to exploring Medieval & Renaisance martial arts and reconstructing our Western martial heritage. HACA was established to promote the study of historical European arms and armor from the perspective of their historic function and use. Its purpose is to provide for a safe, realistic, and practical opportunity for members to engage in related activities."
- The Academy of Medieval European Martial Arts
- "The goal of this organization is to resurrect European medieval martial arts to the same level as today’s Oriental martial arts schools and academies, and to establish that which was lost of the medieval ages art of combat into an established 21st century martial art alternative. The objective is to not only achieve realism in the discipline of armoured combat, but also the philosophy, principles and ritual that surrounds this form of martial art skill as they relate to the "true fight". AEMMA's reconstructionist efforts, along with affiliates form a growing "fechtbuch" community of organizations work towards the common goal of developing viable European/Western martial arts programs.
- "Swordplay Symposium International (SSI) is an interdisciplinary colloquium of historical fencing specialists dedicated to promoting and advancing the martial study of Western swords and swordsmanship.
"Our Advisory Council consists of some of the most eminent historians, scholars, researchers, sword smiths, armourers, practitioners, Western martial artists, and fencing Masters in the world today. Their expertise covers the area of military and civilian blades from ancient Greco-Roman, to Medieval, Renaissance, and 18th-19th century Europe"
- The Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments Resourced Library
- Pretty much what is says, recommended by the [Encyclopaedia] Britannica Internet Guide.
Arts and Sciences Links
- 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. "
- SCA Arts and Sciences Homepage
- A useful launching point for many sites on the internet, from medieval food to embroydery, to furniture, to cartography, etc.
- Ye Olde Guyde: Resources for Those Who Enjoy Early European Music and Dance
- A site having such links as: Clothing and Accessories; Instruments, Parts, and Accessories ; Dance and Song; Music and Methods: Printed and Recorded; Ensembles and Soloists; Organizations; General Information Sources; Workshops and Festivals, etc.
- Phiala's String Page
- A person website with instructional pictures and articles on such period crafts as Tablet Weaving (Card weaving), Sprang, Braiding, Naalbinding, Ply-split Braiding, Dyeing, Felting, "Other String Stuff", and Textile References.
- A Boke of Gode Cookery
- "A compilation of Medieval recipes from authentic sources adapted for the 21st century kitchen, along with diverse facts on food & feasting in the Middle Ages & Renaissance and other historical culinary items."
Local Medieval Re-Creation Group Links
- The Barony of Concordia of the Snows
- This is the main local branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, encompassing Albany and Schenectady counties. Members of Hawks' Aerie go to a number of their meetings and practices, such as their choral practice, where we learn vocal pieces of the medieval and early-modern periods. Another, unofficial website for Concordia is also kept here on Geocities here.
- Another local branch of the SCA encompassing Rensselaer County, and based as a college club at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Club members also go to gatherings hosted by this group, such as their medieval dance practice, run in conjunction with Concordia, or their armored-combat practices.
- Norse Recreation Society
- "Often simply referred to as Norseland, the Norse Recreation Society is a not-for-profit educational group. Started in 1980 as "The Free Viking Households of Norseland" the group is based upon the social, economic, and political environment of the viking era, approximately 793-1100 AD. Dedicated to the study of this era through a "living history" type of re-enactment, citizens (members) of the group develop fictitious characters based upon the Norse peoples. "
- Clans of the Dragon
- "Clans of the Dragon is a Celtic re-enactment group. We are interested in recreating the life and times of all Celtic peoples from 400BCE - 1600CE through the study and participation in their: song, poetry, religion, crafts, combat, and events "
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