Links for Writers

Craft, Research, & Romance

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Craft

Character Resources

What's in Your Name?

Onamastikon - a dictionary of Names

(This site is down for renovation - but should be back soon)

Historical Research

General

An Anachronist's Encyclopaedia

Britannia

History Buff's Reference Library

Horus' Web Links to History Resources

Hyper History

(This site has timelines, maps and supporting articles.)

Writer's First Stop - Lady Jen's Homepage

Odin's Castle

Costuming

Blackwork Embroidery Archive

Clans and Tartans

Clothing of the Ancient Celts

The Costume Page

Max Tilke: The Oriental Costume - Design and Color

Mlieux:  The Costume Site

The Museum of Costume

Anglo-Saxon/Viking

Da Engliscan Gasipas

Angelcynn

The Anglo-Saxons of England

The Anglo-Saxon Chronical

Regia Angolorum

Dark Ages

Early British Kingdoms Web Site

(with maps of Dark Age Brittish Kingdoms)

Genealogy/Royalty

Directory of Royal Genealogical Data

Kings and Queens of England from 1485 to the Present

UK and Ireland - a genealogical reseach site

Medieval 

Life in a Medieval Castle

Master Huen's Boke of Gode Cookery

ORB Online Guide to Medieval Terms

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Luminarium - A Guide to Medieval Literature

Scottish History

Clans and Tartans

Mythology

The Encyclopedia Mythica

Main's Folklore, Fairytales, Myths, and Mythology

Romance

The Literary times ~ a Journal of Romantic Fiction

The Romance Journal

All About Romance ~ Laurie Likes Books

The Romance Reader

Romance Novel Database