Links to Websites with information
on
Anglo-Saxon & Norse literature and culture
Find any good websites? Let me know!
Here's an interesting little article on mead that popped up. (
Note: I do not promote the consumption of alcoholic beverages under the age of 21, so wait a few years before taking more than a scholarly approach to the subject.)History of Roman Britain at Historyworld.net
Beowulf
Beowulf's Monsters (About.com)
Beowulf Links (Site by Lady Gia)
Beowulf Attacks the Dragon: Kennings
Beowulf at thecomic.com Gareth Hinds' retelling of the Beowulf story through words and graphics. (Thanks, Patrick!)
The Battle of Maldon
The Battle of Maldon (in Modern English--some pretty good Anglo-Saxon links here!)T
he Battle of Maldon (in Anglo-Saxon)
The Battle of Maldon (--from battleofmaldon.org: The information is lean, but good)
The Battle of Maldon (text and information)
The Dream of the Rood
Rood and Ruthwell: The Poem and the Cross (Incl. text: scholarly site, goodinformation)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Modern translation from the Yale Law School
Anglo-Saxon Language & Literature
Old English PagesOld English at the University of Virginia (Whew! A lot here)
Hwat! Old English in Context: at Georgetown
Readings of Old English Poetry: Ða Engliscan Gesiþas...the society for people interested in all aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture.
History of the English Language: at Virginia Tech
Anglo-Saxon Literature and History Project: at St. Johns
Readings in Old English Poetry (Hear it read!)
First Steps in Old English (Learn the language)
Kennings: from the University of Exeter
Kennings: From the British Library
Anglo-Saxon History & Culture
McMaster University: Dr. Anne Savage's English 3L06
Angelcynn: Anglo-Saxon Living HistoryOld English Pages (Lots of information!)
Anglo Saxon Heathenism (Information about pre-Christian Anlgo-Saxon cultuer. Not a scholarly site; I haven't checked out all the information,but the information looks fairly good.)
Regia Anglorum (Another great site!)
Ravensgard Anglo-Saxon Culture (Pretty good links!)
Edric the Wild (Actually in the Norman period, but still Anglo-Saxon)
medievalhistory.net: Some good links
Vikings & Norse Society/Culture
The VikingsViking Resources for the Re-enactor
(From the Society for Creative Anachronism)The Biforst Project: Good information on all things Norse
Viking Religion: Short summary
Ragnarok (The Doom of the powers: sometimes called "The Twilight of the Gods" or, in German, Gotterdammerung) at Encyclopedia Mythica
Miscellaneous
Essays in Medieval Studies (Scholarly journal)
Women in the Middle Ages: Essay by Tanja Säily at the University of Helsinki