Medieval links



Revised 3 February 2008


General Medieval Links

Archery Related Links

Links to Vendors of Medieval Goods

For armour specific links, click HERE


General Medieval Links

Medieval Combat Society - A Medieval re-enactment society in the UK. Added 24 October 2005

Skriptorium - This is an excellent web site for Medieval manuscripts, books and text reproductions and facsimiles. Added 15 May 2005

Citadelle - This web site is in French, so I don't understand a word of it (Yes, I'm an ignorant American), but it came recommended as a good source for information on the Medieval Period, if you understand French. Added 15 May 2005

Later Medieval Britain discussion list This is an excellent place to start if you want to learn more about later Medieval Britain. There are a lot of extremely knowledgeable folks on the list.

The Labyrinth This site contains extensive esources for Medieval Studies and is sponsored by Georgetown University.

Plymouth State College Medieval Society They have an excellent links page.

The Society for Creative Anachronism What can I say? If you're interested in the Medieval Period, and you don't know about the SCA, you should! Great source of information!

The Normans Of The Sun This is the web site of an Italian Medieval re-enactment society

Old English at the University of Virginia. This is an excellent site for those interested in Old English. It contains some Old English fonts for your computer as well.

The Costume Page Need to make a Medieval costume? You'll find many resources on this site.

Stefan's Florilegium This is a collection of files that Stefan assembled from various sources within the SCA. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted by their authors. It is not the easiest site to gleen information from, but the information it contains is extensive.


Archery Related Links

The Crossbowman's Den Please visit this page. It belongs to Robin Allen, a WONDERFUL and tallented maker of crossbows. He makes and sells neat little crossbow charms as well. Robin is currently helping me build my first Medieval replica crossbow.

Primitive Archer - This site has items for sale as well as forums that are helpful for would-be bowyers.

Jack Mountain Bushcraft and Guide Service - Jack Mountain, based in New Hampshire, offers a bow making class.

UC Crossbows - David sells finished crossbows, and crossbow kits for those with more of a do-it-yourself spirit. He will also make custom crossbows, and will soon be making longbows.

Digitarc These folks sell archery accessories. Added 14 May 2005

Robin Hood - Bold Outlaw Whether he existed or not, Robin Hood is arguable the most famous archer in the world. This site is dedicated to the legend. Added 15 May 2005

Information about a chinese crossbow mechanism Added 14 May 2005

Find quality Archery sites This is a new site where you can look for archery related items.

A Shot in Time - a site that contains a chronology of archery history. Added 14 April 2001

The Book of Archery - This is an excellent reference on archery! Added 14 April 2001

Wolfshead Bowmen Medieval Re-enactment Society Largely dedicated to the English Longbow.

Disabled Crossbow Hunters of America Not technically a Medieval link, but I thought it worth posting.

Ausbow -- These Aussie folks sell not only crossbows and longbows, but they sell plans and a kit for a Medieval style crossbow. I know someone who bought the crossbow plans (for $25 Austrailian I believe) and thought they were excellent.

Turbow Archery Products -- More Aussie's selling longbows and crossbows!


Vendors of Medieval Goods

The Crossbowman's Den Please visit this page. It belongs to Robin Allen, a WONDERFUL and tallented maker of crossbows. He makes and sells neat little crossbow charms as well. Robin is currently helping me build my first Medieval replica crossbow.

UC Crossbows - David sells finished crossbows, and crossbow kits for those with more of a do-it-yourself spirit. He will also make custom crossbows, and will soon be making longbows.

Digitarc These folks sell archery accessories. Added 14 May 2005

Knight's Armoury This is an excellent resource for medieval weapons and armour.

The White Dragon Armoury The White Dragon Armoury is based in the U.K. and makes Medieval weapons and shields for Re-enacters worldwide.

NeedMoreWeapons.com - Replica weapon and armour store.


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