Classic
Lithuanian Literature Anthology
Let me be a patriot! This site has nothing with the Germanic or
Scandinavian Philology to do, and it is neither huge nor
user-friendly in comparison with most others, linked to on this page,
but IT IS LITHUANIAN!
The main drawback, to my mind, is that they only offer texts as PDF
files (neither HTML, DOC, RTF nor TXT are available). So you must
have the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader on your machine. But nevertheless it's better
than nothing!
http://anthology.lms.lt/texts/texts.html
On-Line
Medieval & Classical Literature
very good, provides many texts (translations into English) and useful links
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu./OMACL
Project
Runeberg - Nordic Literature on the Internet
Texts in Nordic languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish.
From the Poetic Edda to H. Ibsen, H. C. Andersen, A. Strindberg and
S. Lagerlöf - very impressive and useful!
http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/
Project Gutenberg
They say: "The Project Gutenberg Philosophy is to make
information, books and other materials available to the general
public in forms a vast majority of the computers, programs and people
can easily read, use, quote, and search." Sounds great,
doesn't it?
http://promo.net/pg/
Myths & Legends // Texts (Translations
into Russian)
Quite many texts, e. g. both Eddas, many Sagas, Beowulf, and even
more - translated into Russian. Their site is still under
development, .... but it seems that the development has stopped somewhere in the middle of the process. But the site is still very good, i love their design!
http://www.fbit.ru/free/myth/texty/home.htm
Norrœn dýrð - The Norse Glory
Yet another site providing many translations of Old Norse and Old Icelandic texts into Russian. They also have an on-line forum, for not to talk about a links page.
http://norse.narod.ru
Die Online-Edda
Übersetzung von Karl Simrock
A German translation of the Poetic, or Elder, Edda
http://www.amanita.de/home/edda/
The
Internet Classics Archive
Well, maybe this archive doesn't deal so much with Germanic or
Scandinavian Philology, but IMHO it still might be incredibly useful
for every and single philologist.
http://classics.mit.edu/index.html
The Perseus
Digital Library
The same as above: not specifically Germanic, but still of great use!
Very well organized and elaborated - a paradise for a classical philologist.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu
Edda
@ TITUS-texts
The text of the Elder Edda, based on Neckel & Kuhn's edition of
Codex Regius. Caution: ALL texts are here saved as a single file.
This means, of course, that the file is large, and it may take some
time to load.
http://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/germ/anord/edda/eddat.htm
Norrøne
tekstar
Old Norse texts: a) the Elder Edda, transcribed from the edition of Codex
Regius by Sophus Bugge of 1867, b) texts from other sources -
the Royal Mirror (Konungs skuggsjå) and some other texts.
Also provides links to other Old Norse-related pages. Their index is
in Norwegian (nynorsk), but the texts they provide correspond,
of course, to their sources, which in this case means the
non-normalised Old Norse orthography.
http://home.nvg.org/~gjerde/norn/
Norrøne
tekster @ Foreningen Forn Sed
Well, i don't know whether we should be so enthusiastic about ideas
to revive the Old Scandinavian Religion, but these guys do have put many
valuable Old Icelandic texts on the web - the both Eddas, some sagas from Heimskringla, many Heroic Sagas - all in original (Old Icelandic, normalised orthography). Thank you, Jón
Julíus and Magnús Þór!
http://www.forn-sed.org/n-text/index.htm
Völuspá
In original - both normalized orthography and transcription of Codex
Regius and Hauksbók! Fantastic, isn't it?
http://w1.2220.telia.com/~u222203993/norse-voluspa.htm
Netútgáfan
- Icelandic e-texts
Contains various Icelandic e-texts, e.g. pieces of Snorra Edda, whole
Heimskringla, many other Sagas, lays of the Poetic Edda, The Holy
Bible and much more. Some texts are in Old Icelandic, others - in
Modern or Modernized Icelandic.
http://www.snerpa.is/net/
Eirik
the Red's saga, or Eiríks saga rauða,
translated into English
at the National Library of Canada. The site is both in French and in
English, but this particular text only in English. Enjoy!
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/north/nor-i/thule/017e.htm
Gesta
Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus
at The Royal Library of Denmark
index in Danish, but the text itself in original, i.e. Latin
http://www.kb.dk/elib/lit/dan/saxo/lat/or.dsr/index.htm
The
Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus
English
http://w1.2220.telia.com/~u222203993/e-saxo_1.htm
Old
English at UVA
Old English at the University of Virginia.
On-line bibliographies, handouts, Old English pronunciation practice,
Old English fonts both for Windoze and Mac, Old English related
software, many links and much more.
http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/
Diplomatarium
Norvegicum
A searchable database of the medieval (AD 1050
- 1590) Norwegian diplomas. Both in English and in Norwegian.
http://www.dokpro.uio.no/dipl_norv/diplom_field_eng.html
Primary
Sources
A few more relevant links
http://w1.2220.telia.com/~u222203993/
Magic, Fate & History
An online book by Rosalie H. Wax - well, i haven't actually read it yet, but it looks very good!
http://pages.ancientsites.com/~Matheus_Witssen/wax/index.htm
Antique
maps of Iceland
I would like to quote what they say themselves: "All antique
maps of Iceland (older than 1900) that are in the collection of the
National and University Library of Iceland have been converted to a
digital format and are accessible here. The library does not have all
maps of Iceland before this date but would like to be able to display
them all. Therefore those who know of maps that are not shown here
are kindly asked to send a note to the library. A shorthistorical
description in Icelandic and English is available for every map."
http://egla.bok.hi.is/kort/english.html
Wow! And
i can add that they also have a separate page devoted to the Cartographic
History of Iceland!
http://egla.bok.hi.is/kort/history.html
Both in English and Icelandic.
Historical
Maps Web Sites
Links to many www sites where you will be able to find Historical
Maps of almost every country in the world.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/hist_sites.html
Cartographic
Images Home Page
Another page with many cool links.
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/carto.html
I guess that everyone knows both Encyclopaedia Britannica and Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia 2001, but - believe me - there are many more useful things on the net! Check out these:
The
Catholic Encyclopedia
Very useful when you have to find a biography of a Saint - but not
only, of course. In English.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
The ORB Encyclopedia
The ORB means: "The Online Reference Book for Medieval
Studies". Don't miss it!
http://orb.rhodes.edu/index.html
Lexikon
des Mittelalters
in German, of course. You can read the entries, but not the articles, on-line
http://www.unizh.ch/lexma/index.html
Edda-Wörterbuch
@ Mythen-lexikon
A German who-is-who of the Edda.
http://www.mythen-lexikon.de/Edda-Woerterbuch.htm
Columbia Encyclopedia
They say: "Not only is the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
the largest one-volume general encyclopedia available, its year 2000
publication date makes it the most timely and up-to-date encyclopedic
reference source available."
Now you might wish to check whether this is true - simply click the
link :-)
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
"Peritia",
Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland
Tables of Contents, abstracts of articles and contact information for authors
http://www.ucc.ie/peritia/index.html
Historisk
Tidsskrift - Historical Journal
This is a Danish web-page, but it contains summaries in English. Also
has links and an on-line forum. They say about themselves:
"Historisk Tidsskrift er blevet kaldt Danmarks førende
faghistoriske tidsskrift. Det er verdens ældste nulevende
nationale historiske tidsskrift, som holder læserne ajour med
udvikling og resultater inden for dansk og international historieforskning."
http://www.hum.ou.dk/projects/histtid/index.htm
"Viking
Pilgrimage" by Jessica A. Browner
an essay
http://etext.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH34/browne34.html
Anglo-Saxon
England
Lecture handouts and other papers by William Bakken at Mankato State
University. English only. Very good.
http://members.aol.com/bakken1/angsax/angsaxe.htm
The
Position of the Woman in the Poetic Edda
by Loone Ots
I woul like to quote some pieces of the Conclusion of this
essay: "The Poetic Edda seems to be the poetry of men. So women,
goddesses and noblewomen mostly, are introduced from their point of
view. Their appearance is not of importance; it is rather their
fidelity to their husband and/or their kin and their status as
mothers of the family that is emphasised. Wisdom is also respectable
[...]. Generally, women can reveal a stronger character than men
[...]. A mild and lovely woman, feminine in the contemporary sense,
does not succeed [...]. Effeminacy is most shameful for a man. Women,
however, are held in honour, they behave independent enough and have
an acceptable right to speak about all the things of life."
http://haldjas.folklore.ee/folklore/vol7/llone1.htm
"Edda",
an article from the notorious Encyclopaedia Britannica
An introduction to both Poetic (or the Elder) and Prose (or the
Younger) Edda.
http://britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/4/0,5716,32504+1+31961,00.html
"Saga",
an article from the same source
Tells about different genres of Saga Literature
http://britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/2/0,5716,119372+1,00.html
The
Sagas, Eddas and Subsequent Icelandic Literature
An overview of the Old Icelandic Literature in English
http://faqs.org/faqs/nordic-faq/part5_ICELAND/section-4.html
Icelandic
Literature
Something similar.
http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/i/i012000075f.html
Arild
Hauge's homepage
In my opinion, this guy is too much occupied of mysticism, but he
provides many useful links. Be careful, don't believe to what he
tells himself, but make use out of his links! Both English and Norwegian.
http://w1.2222.telia.com/~u222200871/eindex.htm
Þórsdrápa
by Eilífr Goðrúnarson translated into French
with original text, commentaries and links - by Nordic Magic Healing
// Lise Fontaine.
http://www.teaser.fr/~lfontaine/nmh/hymnathor.html
And a shorter
version of the same page in English
http://www.teaser.fr/~lfontaine/nmh/thoreng.html
By the way, the Nordic Magic Healing website contains pages devoted to Lithuanian Folklore, both in English and in French.
Þórsdrápa
by Eilífr Goðrúnarson again
Original text, translation into English, comentaries (you may simply
click the text in order to read comentaries on a particular verse),
presentations of dróttkvætt, kennings and even more.
This page is maintained by Eysteinn Björnsson & Hrafn
Óttarsson. Highly professional.
http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/thorsd00.html
Viking Answer Lady
Articles on different topics which have to do with the Viking Epoche - from magic to textiles.
http://www.vikinganswerlady.org
Sigríðr
in stórráða
Lot's of quotations that deal with Sigrid the Ambitious - from
various sources, in original, English and Polish. Very interesting!
http://main.amu.edu.pl/~bkpan/SIGRID/sigrid.htm
Sagaen
om Gunnlaug Ormstunge
... if you don't have time to read the saga, but need to know what it
is telling about. Norwegian only.
http://home.sol.no/~havistne/andre/gunnlaug2.html
'Helga'
by Anja B. Dahle
an illustration to Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu - those
schoolgirls know how to paint, i like it!
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/a/n/anja/helga.jpg.html
Early Manuscripts at
Oxford University
No comments.
http://image.ox.ac.uk/
Det
Arnamagnæanske Institut
Provides images of quite a few manuscripts
http://www.hum.ku.dk/ami/
The
Royal Library of Denmark - Det Kongelige Bibliotek
E-manuskripter give you a
possibility to examine various manuscripts which belong to the Royal
Library of Denmark. "Som et led i Det Kongelige Biblioteks
arbejde med at tilgængeliggøre udvalgte dele af dets
samlinger på Internettet, udgiver Håndskriftafdelingen
komplette digitale facsimileudgaver af manuskripter. [...] Alle
billeder tilhører Det Kongelige Bibliotek, men kan udprintes
eller downloades til private, videnskabelige eller uddannelsesformål."
http://www.kb.dk/elib/mss/index.htm
Redins Antikvariat
A Swedish bookstore, has many books on history and linguistics. Sells
on-line. Site in English.
http://www.svaf.se/redin/index.html
Peter Grosell
Antiquarian Bookseller
A very easy to use bookstore
http://www.grosell.dk/
Odense
Universitetsforlag
Buy books on history directly from the publisher!
http://www.sdu.dk/Press/lager/LAGHIST.HTM
Books
/ History / Europe / Denmark
at bookmag.com (they have of course books on various other topics as well)
http://bookmag.com/books/history/127.html
History
and War Books
at netstore.usa
http://www.netstoreusa.com/books/index/bkixhjk.html
Bibliomania.com
http://www.bibliomania.com
gnist.no
A Norwegian bookstore on-line. Site both in Norwegian and English.
Started functioning only a couple of days ago.
http://www.gnist.no
Norrøn
filologi
Old Norse Philology at the University of Oslo
http://www.hf.uio.no/studentinfo/fagsider/norron/index.html
Department of
Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
University of Cambridge
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk
The
Viking Age, a Fall-Semester-2000 course at Indiana University
http://php.iupui.edu/~kcutler/syl421.html
Trondenes
historiske senter
The Historical Centre of Trondenes, located in North-Norway. Site in
Norwegian only.
http://troms.kulturnett.no/museum/trondarnes/ths.htm
Central European
University (CEU)
http://www.ceu.hu
Department
of Medieval Studies
Provides useful links.
http://www.consulex.hu/ms/centers/links/index.html