Mr. Dolan & Mrs. Wallace
DARK AGES PROJECT
| The Anglo-Saxons | The Program in Medieval Studies at Brown University website provides an introduction to the Anglo-Saxons based on Bede’s writings and links to the World of the Anglo-Saxons, Battles and Miscellaneous information including Anglo Saxon recipes. |
| The Anglo-Saxons | A BBC school site which presents information on the Anglo-Saxon invasion, their life, beliefs, and pastimes. |
| Britannia | This British search engine provides a great many links to early British history. Click on Early British Kingdoms at the bottom of the homepage or try the links for King Arthur or the Narrative Histories. |
| Runes | A brief explanation of runic alphabets along with tables of both the Germanic and Anglo/Saxon Futhark Runes. |
| The
Anglo-Saxon 33-Rune
Futhark |
Arild Hauge, a Norwegian, presents information on the names and sounds of the Anglo-Saxon runes. |
| Monarches
Of England
410 - Present Day |
The World of Celts site presents a list of England's monarches, their dates and a brief description of each. |
| The Camelot Project | The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester makes available Arthurian text, images and basic information in an electronic format. Use this site for information on Merlin, Camelot, King Arthur and Geoffrey of Monmouth. |
| Merlin The legend lives on. . . | Presents an explanation of Merlin and his place in Arthurian legend. |
| The Viking Network | A network began as an electronic media in history project and has expanded to include links to Viking information on the Internet. There is information on everyday life, raiding, trading and settlements in other lands. Avoid using the links to school projects. |
| The Norse | The Program in Medieval Studies at Brown University website provides an introduction to the Norse (Vikings) and links to the World of the Norse, and their religion. |
| The Adventures of Beowulf | Gives an explanation of Beowulf and provides an easy to understand adaptation of each episode. |
| Beowulf
(10th Cent.): Old English and
Interlinear Translation |
The University of Toronto's Department of English provides a line by line translation of this Old English epic poem. |
| NOVA Online The Vikings | Companion website to the NOVA program, The Vikings. You can explore a Viking village, find out about the longships, write your name in Runes, or click on a map to see how far the Vikings spread throughout the northern hemisphere. |
| Gorm's Viking Name Converter | Find out what your Viking name is. |
| Viking Era | Traces the arrival and settlement of the Vikings in Northumbria in England beginning in 793. |
| Vikings in Spain | Find out about the Vikings in Spain and Portugal and about a Viking feast in Spain. |
| Mystery of the Futhark Alphabet | Explains the Futhark alphabet used by the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish peoples between the 3rd and 17 centuries A.D. |
| Norse Mythology | Provides explanations of Norse mythology, its creation beliefs, beserker, runes, along with a chronology, links to additional information and a list of sources. |
| The nordic mythology... | Explains the basics of the Norse mythology. |
| Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga | The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institute presents Vikings settlements in Canada. Use this site at home as it require the installation of Flash Player and speakers which are not available in the library. |
| The Vikings | A detailed explanation of the history of the Vikings, the reasons for their expansion, their ships, towns and kingdoms, and their weapons from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
| Vikings in Russia | The Department of Slavic Studies of the University of Durham in England presents information on the first Viking settlement in Russia. |
| Arild Hauge's Homepage | A Norwegian's website which presents information on runes and Vikings. Look under History for information on daily life, travel routes, and the judicial and political systems. |
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