Medieval Links
Portals
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ORB : Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Massive site with many links.
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Netserf : Another huge Medieval site. Extensive and very good.
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The Labyrinth : Yet another portal for Medieval studies on the internet.
Blogs
Reference
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Probably the best online reference source for things medieval.
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Researching the Middle Ages - A Guide for Students : Unsure how to start your research paper. This site may be for you.
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Medieval History on the World Wide Web : Excellent Collection of Links from the University of Lancaster
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Chronology of Medieval Europe : Web-page devoted to the chronology of the Middle Ages.
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Medieval Maps : From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook, a large collection of Medieval maps ranging from the 4th to the 15th centuries.
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Historical Maps of Europe : From the Univ. of Texas excellent online map collection.
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Lynn Nelson's Introduction to Medieval History : Excellent online lectures on the Medieval world.
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The Medieval Review : Extensive collection of book reviews online.
Other Sites of Interest
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Annenberg/CPB exhibits - Middle Ages : Site devoted to Medieval everyday life. Everything from clothing and medical remedies to religion and entertainment.
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Medieval Manuscript Manual - Fascinating site dedicated to medieval writing and manuscripts.
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Medieval Manuscripts - Another very good site dedicated to manuscripts.
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De Re Militari - The Society for Medieval Military History / Fine collection of primary and secondary sources.
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The Medieval Technology Pages : An Introduction to Medieval Technology.
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The Crusades - A Virtual Course : Very good online course on the Crusades.
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Medieval Crusades : Good introductory site to the Crusades.
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The Virtual Pilgrim : Go along on a Medieval Pilgrimage. Fun and informative site.
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El Camino de Santiago : Another virtual pilgrimage, this one devoted to the shrine of St. James (Santiago) in Compostela.
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The Castles of Britain : Good site on British castles and life in them.
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TimeRef : A good reference source on Medieval British history.
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Medieval English Towns : Take a tour through a Medieval English town.
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GodeCookery : A site loosely based around medieval recipes but with lots of useful and fun pages.
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Macabre Humor : Funny, Medieval humor.
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Monastic Matrix : "A scholarly resource for the study of women's religious communities from 400 - 1600 CE."
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Feminae : Medieval Women and Gender Index
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The World of the Vikings : Exactly what the title says.
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1492: Going on a Voyage : Exhibit on Columbus' discovery of the New World.
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Old Catalan Language and Literature : Learn Catalan on-line.
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The Societe de l'Oriflame : Site devoted to Medieval warfare.
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An Introduction to Medieval Palaeography : Excellent online course for learning to read medieval handwriting.
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Music Notes : Good site dedicated to the history and theory of music, including medieval music.
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Internet Renaissance Band : Good site for those interested in music; covers Medieval and Renaissance music.
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Rome Reborn : Good exhibit on Medieval Rome.
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Early Manuscripts at Oxford University : About as close as you can get to paging an authentic manuscript electronically.
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Catalan Manuscripts at Berkeley : Another good collection of digitized documents.
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Anglo-Saxon Charters : Excellent Website on Anglo-Saxon Charters from the British Academy.
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Heraldry : Excellent site on heraldry.
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Lubeck's Dance of Death : Site focusing on a 30 meter painting portraying the "Dance of Death."
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Virtual Tour of Monastic Sites : Great site for those interested in monasticism.
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The Royal Abbey of Fontevrault : Take an in-depth look at one of the most important French medieval monasteries.
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Sherts, Trewes and Hose : A Survey of Medieval Underwear.
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The End of Europe's Middle Ages : The title says it all (or does it?)