Reference Tools
Glossaries, maps, timelines, online libraries and other tools to help you find specific information about the Middle Ages. A useful place to start your research.

Africa & Asia
The Mongols, China, Afghanistan, Turkestan, India, Japan, Russia, and various civilizations and cultures in Africa and Asia in medieval times.

Byzantine Studies
Useful and interesting sites related to general Byzantine studies, Art and Architecture, Music, and more about the Eastern Roman Empire.

Europe
Sites that focus on various nations within Europe, including, France, Italy,Russia, Portugal and Span, as well as general European history

Great Britain
Sites that focus on general British medieval history, dark-age Britain, and Ireland, Scotland, and Wales during the Middle Ages.

Castles
Various sites exploring the ultimate status symbol of the middle ages.

Crusades
The religious wars, the people who fought them, the ideologies that drove them and their cultural impact on Europe, on the Holy Land and on international relations.

King Arthur
Literary connections to Arthur, his knights, and the Holy Grail, and searches for the real historical figure on whom the legends may be based.

Knights & Armor
Knightly orders, Templars, Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights, Heraldry, Knightly weapons and armor, and the concepts of knighthood and chivalry in medieval times.

Renaissance Studies
Resources for the study of the Renaissance movements, examples of the art, architecture, literature, poetry, drama and music of the times, the political and economic circumstances that allowed them to flourish, and the events surrounding artistic growth.

Vikings and Scandinavian History
Runes, runestones, sagas, and general sites covering Scandinavian history and the Vikings.

Arts & Literature
Art, architecture, literature, drama, poetry, music, books and manuscript art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Daily Life
Links to sites addressing clothing, food, housing, occupations, money, pastimes, and other facets of everyday life in the middle ages.

Expansion, Exploration and Discovery
Resources for the study of early European explorations, Viking expansion, trade between East and West, and the Age of Discovery that is sometimes considered the end of the medieval era.

Military History
Battles, wars, warfare, strategy, tactics, training, castles, knights, and armed forces.

People
Notable individuals, women, cultural groups and people of various professions.

Philosophy & Theology
Examinations of philosophical and theological theories and the individuals who contributed them, from the early Middle Ages to the early Modern Age.

Religion
General religious studies, Islam, Judaism and Jewish history, medieval Christianity, Hagiography, Heresy, Monastacism, Popes, and various religions in medieval times.

Science & Medicine
Astronomy, alchemy, mathematics, natural sciences, medical knowledge, disease, and the development of science and technology through the Middle Ages.

Archaeology
Excavation sites, lost villages, artifacts, shipwrecks, and the information gleaned from their study.

Living History
Organizations, reenactment aids, renaissance faires, and general projects involved with the recreation of medieval history.

Professional Resources
Email discussion lists, professional journals, societies and organizations for the Medievalist