History Resources

A Few NZ Re-enactment Groups

• Company of the Dragon (Wellington Sword & Shield)   (1200 - 1400 AD)
• Red Ravens   (Les Corbyns de Rouge)   (1000 - 1250 AD)  
• Le Chevaliers d'Argent   (1000 - 1250 AD)  
• Cymbrogi Medieval Society   (1050 - 1350 AD)
• Wellington Medieval Guild   (750-1550 AD)
• Order of the Boar   (1350 - 1400 AD)   Jousting New Zealand
• Phoenix Company   (1100-1400 AD)

More NZ groups

• New Zealand Mediaevalist Groups   Check out this list
• NAAMA Mailing list ..
• Australasian Register of Living History Organisations

Historical re-enactment links, especially Medieval.

• Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History   (listings).  (Village)
• The Grey Company
• Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA),    NZ SCA
  Darchester   (Wellington NZ SCA branch)

Construction of period 'stuff'

• Sven skildbiter's Index Page: Archery, Arms and Armour, Craft, Fortifications, Links, Projectile Combat, Tents, Trebuchets, Vikings, Blacksmithing, Byzantine, Martial Arts, Medieval History Resourses...
• Stefan's Florilegium many articles
• Resources and Information for Newcomers
• Open Directory - Society History By Time Period Middle Ages
• Pillaged Village Medieval Links Page
• Ravensgard Medieval Arts and Crafts
• Medieval History, Art, Music, Books, Literature, Garb, Persona, of the Middle Ages.

• Craft, clothing, and historical information
• Braies a form of male underwear.
• Simple medieval shoe construction details.
• Shoemaking links (off SCA website)
• Clothing and Costume Links
• Clothing of the Ancient Celts-Scotland, 1100-1600 AD
• Lothene Experimental Archaeology - Early Medieval Clothing Patterns with illustrations and links, T tunic, hood, hose, crafts,
• The Costumer's Manifesto  Medieval European Costume Links Page
• The Middle Ages -- Clothing
• Footwear of the Middle Ages

• Armour Archive
• Viking Shield by Peter Beatson - NVG Miklagard
• Viking Resources for the Re-enactor
• Swords and Scabbards
• Doug's Sword Blade Page
• Higgins Armory - Evolution of Plate Armor An In-Depth
• Plate Armouring Journal Finger Gauntlet
• The Armour Library
• Guide to making Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Equipment
• Doug's Sword Blade Making Page
• Armour

• PERIOD AND CAMPING COOKING LINKS

• The Hundred Years War - Battle of Crécy
• An Account of The Battle of Crecy 1346
• Medieval Sourcebook Introduction
• Medieval Technology Pages
• The High Middle Ages (1050 to 1400) - By Miles Hodges

• The Blues Viking's Home Page
• The viking age...
• The Vikings
• The World of the Vikings; Re-Enactment
• Viking Resources for the Re-enactor
• Welcome to Viking Heritage
• BBC - History - Ancient History and Archaeology - Vikings

• Conquest - Anglo-Norman Living History
• The Norman Conquest BBC - History - War and Conflict - Normans

• Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie (AD1272 - AD1305) "from Outlaw to Guardian of Scotland"
• Scottish History from Scotweb
• The Battle of Stirling Bridge and what led to it - Part 1

• Recreational Medievalism (applied)   (Cariadoc's Miscellany)
• Cariadoc's Miscellany: The Perfect Armor
• The Perfect Armor Improved: Water Hardened Leather

Heraldry

• http://www.demon.co.uk/apl385/gilling/herldref.htm
• http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/   (Beasts, Partitions, Colours)
• http://www04.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/ta2/saitou/ie401/index.htm   A Glossary Of Terms Used In Heraldry

Military medieval texts...

• Paradoxes of Defence, by George Silver (1599)
• Association for Renaissance Martial Arts - Swords & Swordsmanship
• In Ferro Veritas Articles
• AEMMA Online Library
• De Re Militari   The Society for Medieval Military History
• The Way of the Warrior

Other medieval texts...

• Medieval Books in electronic format (Pre 1700 works)
• DScriptorium digital images of Medieval manuscripts
• MEDIEVAL HISTORY 400-1500 A.D. Primary Sources in English in the University of Calgary Library
• Rare Book Collections
• The Middle English Collection at the Electronic Text Center, UVa

Books, Scrolls, Tablets...

• Making and Using Waxed Tablets
• www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/carl2.html     Medieval Footwear, Clothing, horn, leatherworking, & Shield designs from the Bayeaux Tapestry
• Handmade Paper
• PAPERMAKING
• Art of the Book in the Middle Ages   Byzantium and Medieval Europe
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
• Medieval Book X   The making of a medieval codex
• Medieval and Renaissance Book Production - Manuscript Books
• Technology of the Mediaeval Book
• Books, paper, typography...
• The Medieval Book copies of handouts distributed in class
• Arts and Sciences Links (incl. bookbinding)
• Scribal Arts Links
• Douglas Jones on Bookbinding   A tutorial
• Ealdormere Scribal Website
• Rare Books Information
• The Library of the Medieval Institute

Other misc. crafty stuff (historical and modern methods)

• The Book of Links -- Green Dragon Armoury

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