Archaeology
Journals
Antiquity an international journal of expert archaeology. Lots of British digs are published here. Back issues of Antiquity journal available on-line
Council for British Archaeology Their research reports section has out of print CBA reports available in pdf format.
Canterbury Archaeological Trust Archive of Annual Reports – May be slow to load
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History
Museums
Saxon Settlers in the Dartford Area Photos and discussion of Saxon burial goods in Kent
Two Late Saxon Combs from the Longmarket Excavations
Saxon Pieces in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cemeteries
Objects from the Saltwood Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries
Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavations, Castle View, Mayfield Avenue, Dover
A Saxon Graveyard at Water Lane Melbourn
Archaeological Solutions (formerly Hertfordshire Arch. Trust) Several early medieval period sites
The Jutish Cemetery at Lyminge
Searchable Databases
PotWeb Ceramics online at the Ashmolean Museum
Searchable Database of Objects in the British Museum’s Collections
Interpretation of Artefacts
Aspects of Burial: Four Inhumation Cemeteries in East Anglia
Sexing and Ageing early Anglo-Saxon Burials
Other
Clothing of Bog Bodies on Archaeology Magazine’s website contains a photo of the dress, reconstructed.
Computer Resources
Fonts and Characters
Junicode Font for Medievalists if you’re missing thorns, eths, and runes
Old English Accent Codes Making web page and getting existing ones to display ligatures”æ”, thorns “þ” & eths “ð” properly.
PhiloBiblon’ Help Page includes composing non-English Characters
Clothing
Overview
5th C Anglian Costume via the Wayback Machine
Joseph Strutt’s A Complete View of Dress and Habits of the People of England 19th c. theories on A-S dress
9th C. Anglo Saxon clothing
Regia Anglorum Authenticity Guide Detailed guidance for members of the UK reenactment group Regia Anglorum.
Specific Articles of Clothing
An Anglo-Saxon Cyrtel This was a from the ground up project to make a cyrtel for Hastings 2000.
7th Century Anglo-Saxon Shoes by Tarrach Alfson
Markland Medieval Mercenary Militia Hose to go in your shoes
Beads
Glass and Amber Beads – Regia
Classes
Costume Classroom Offered classes in Early and Middle Anglo-Saxon Costume by Ben Levick
Essays
‘Reverie: Dress Style in the Two Millennia’ by Dr Gale R. Owen-Crocker. An article in Dragons in the Sky, an electronic-book comparing 10-11th c.England to today
Jewelry found at Anglo-Saxon archeological sites. A course review by Jennifer Bray recorded on Stefan’s Floregium, originally posted to rec.org.sca
Culture
Buildings and Tents
The Anglo-Saxon ‘Geteld’ How to make one
Thora Sharptooth’s geteld Pictures of Thora’s
The Saxon House at Authausen, Saxony, Germany
Food
Collection: Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Recipes the trout, stews and fruit crumble are speculative Saxon-style recipes from the British Museum Cookbook
Maps
Map of Anglo-Saxon England by Matthew White
Anglo-Saxon Map of England The Cottoniana or Anglo-Saxon Map ca. 995 A.D.
Calendar
Medieval Mauscripts Unlocked . ‘Labours of the Months’ from BL Cotton Julius A. vi 11th c.
Anglo-Saxon Labors of the Months BL Cotton Tiberius B. V/1, ff. 3r-8v 11th c.
Géarmæl/Calendar: An Anglo-Saxon Géarmæl (Year-reckoning) by The Ealdríce Théodish Fellowship Gives the dates of the Anglo-Saxon months and holidays for modern years along with notes on how this was determined.
A Month by Month Guide To The Anglo-Saxon Calendar by Paul Anthony Jones. An explanation of Bede’s calandar from De temporum ratione, or “The Reckoning of Time,”
Religion
Anglo-Saxon Paganism The wikipedia article is a nice overview and has good sources cited..
The Conversion of the Pagans article by Regia Anglorum
The Origins of the Anglo-Saxon Church article by Regia Anglorum
Law
The Avalon Law Project: Anglo-Saxon Law Extracts From Early Laws of the English at teh Yale Law School website
Fibers
Embroidery and Sewing
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Works of the Needle: Some Artistic Currents in Cross-Cultural Exchange by Carolyn Priest-Dorman
Embroidery Techniques Regia Anglorum
Archaeological Sewing by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn
Weaving
A Saxon Threaded-In Tablet Weave
Metallic Trims for Some Early Period Personae
Weaving on the Warp-Weighted Loom: Some Source Materials
Brocaded Tablet Weaving Lord Rufus of Stamford
The Ultimate Tablet Weaving Bibliography
North European Symposium on Archaeological Textiles
Textiles
Lothene Experimental Archaeology: Craft Activities
ASPNS Bibliography 12: Dye & Textile History
Saxon Re-enactors
England
The Ealdríce Théodish Fellowship a small group of re-enactors from Regia Anglorum who wished to re-create the period between 450 and 750 AD
Raven’s Warband a re-enactment society of the early Anglo-Saxon period (circa 500AD)
Dark Ages Society recreating a time of Viking Invasion and of Anglo-Saxon resistance led by Alfred the Great the late 9th c.
Ða Engliscan Gesiþas the society for people interested in all aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture
Regia Anglorum Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History. They have articles on nearly every aspect of daily life.
The Vikings Professional Viking-Age re-enactors. Their well researched authenticity guide is available on-line.
United States
Geforðian Strandi The North American branch of England’s Regia Anglorum
Baldurstrand is a group of historical re-enactors in western states of the U.S.: California, Nevada and Oregon.
Living History
Bede’s World Saxon Living History Museum in Jarrow
West Stow Reconstructed village and Living History Museum, near Bury St. Edmunds
Friends of West Stow The volunteers who keep it running
The Vikings Celtic, Norman and Viking, and Saxon Re-enactment
Research
On-Line Journals
The Heroic Age is a free online journal dedicated to the study of the Northwestern Europe from the Late Roman Empire to the advent of the Norman Empire
Old English
Old English Pages Learn Old English on-line, Fonts to download, learn to pronounce it, or just listen to the poetry readings.
Awritan on Englisc Learn to write in Old English
Historic Texts
Anglo Saxon Charms You never know when you might be elf-shot.
Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts Links to photos of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts around the world.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Be dubious of the dates in the earlier sections. Archaeological evidence sometimes differs.
Pope Gregory’s Correspondence Letters to Augustine and others regarding his trip to England to convert those heathen Saxons
The Electronic Sawyer Professor Sawyer’s Anglo-Saxon Charters: an Annotated List and Bibliography
The Labyrinth:Resources for Medieval Studies
Oaths of Fealty Dragonbear’s website
Miscellaneous
Angulsaxean Pages on History, Maps, Literature, Coins, Charters and Bibliographies
Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography by Simon Keynes This is the big one, maintained by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University
Medieval Names Archive – Old English
More Links
Ravensgard Anglo-Saxon Culture -Gerek and Chemine
NetSerf The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources