BEOWULF
Anglo-Saxon culture
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
The Anglo-Saxons (YouTube 22:31)
Maps of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Map of the setting of Beowulf
Barbarians - The Saxons (YouTube 44:59)
Storyboard themes in Beowulf
Beowulf: Old English and Modern English
Beowulf read in original Old English
Kennings, Caesura, Alliteration
Wyrd
Wergild
Elements of the epic in Beowulf
Beowulf project sites
Building a hanger slingshot (YT 2:51)
Balearic hand sling (YT 8:15)
Hand slinging competition (YT 1:36)
Physics of an Alka-Seltzer rocket (clip)
Alka-Seltzer in action (YT 0:56)
Jimmy Fallon and Alka-Seltzer (YT 6:32)
ROBIN HOOD
Why is King John the classic villain?
Quick overview of the Battle of Hastings
A Young Person's Guide to the Battle of Hastings (YT 11:29)
Background on Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart (YT 3:29)
Comprehensive Robin Hood Website
FAQ on Robin Hood
Overview of Sherwood Forest and Nottingham
Map of Sherwood and Nottingham in the 13th century
The Robin Hood Trail in Sherwood Forest
Google map of Sherwood Forest/Robin Hood locations
Bad King John (YT 10:32)
King John - the Disney version in "Robin Hood" (YT 8:34)
Beginner's Guide to Robin Hood
The Search for a Real Robin Hood
The Real Robin Hood, History Channel (YT 15:49)
Forest Laws in the Middle Ages
Medieval Hunting History
Other Robin Hoods - Rob Roy MacGregor (Scotland)
Other Robin Hoods - Ned Kelly (Australia)
Other Robin Hoods - William Tell (Switzerland)
Other Robin Hoods - Zorro (Spanish California)
Other Robin Hoods - Water Margin (China)
Other Robin Hoods - Lampiao (Brazil)
Medieval death by hanging
How to Build a Medieval Gallows
Love and Marriage in medieval England
Medieval Marriage Banns
Robin Hood project sites
Longbows (YT 6:40)
Mail Call: Longbows vs. Crossbows (YT 8:21)
Lars Andersen: A New Level of Archery (YT 5:51)
Lars Andersen: Turning Arrows (YT 1:46)
WikiHow: Make a Model Castle
WikiHow: Make a Motte and Bailey Castle
WikiHow: Make a Castle out of Cardboard Boxes
WikiHow: Make a Wooden Norman Castle
Build Model Castles
Make a Paper and Cardboard Castle
How to Make a Foam Castle (YT 12:01)
How to Make a Foam Castle 2 (YT 9:05)
Real Medieval Archery (YT 7:03)
Quarterstaff class (YT 11:33)
Quarterstaff: A Short Introduction (YT 3:29)
Quarterstaff sparring (YT 3:04)
Quarterstaff: modern stage rehearsal (YT 3:05)
Quarterstaff: Robin Hood, Men in Tights scene (YT 2:20)
Onager Catapult Project (YT 3:16)
Backyard Onager (YT 2:12)
Physics Siege Engine Systems, the Onager (YT 1:58)
The Onager, Punkin Chunkin (YT 4:07)
How to Build a Trebuchet (1 m scale, with pictures)
How to Build a Strong Catapult
How to Build a Wyvern Catapult
THE CANTERBURY TALES
Background on Thomas Becket
Animated Murder in the Cathedral (YT 6:28)
Background on The Canterbury Tales
Frame story of the Tales
Opening of the Prologue in Middle English (YT 1:16)
Pilgrims' Way - Southwark (London) to Canterbury
Map of the Pilgrims' Way
Sample tourist walk of the Pilgrims Way
Pardoners and Indulgences
Canterbury Tales animated - The Knight's Tale (YT 8:35)
Canterbury Tales animated - Miller/Reeve's Tales (YT 9:44)
Canterbury Tales animated Episode 2 (YT 26:50) (The Merchant's Tale, the Pardoner's Tale, the Franklin's Tale)
Canterbury Tales animated - Canon's Yeoman's Tale (YT 4:50)
Canterbury Tales animated - Wife of Bath's Tale (YT 7:12)
Canterbury Tales animated - Nun's Priest Tale (YT 3:53)
King Arthur
Chivalry in the Middle Ages
Chivalry in the Middle Ages (YT 2:37)
Knight's Code of Chivalry
Medieval Courtly Love
8 Things You Didn't Know About King Arthur
Lancelot in Conflict with King Arthur
The Quest for the Holy Grail
Barbara Allen (medieval ballad) (YT 4:13)
Sir Patrick Spens (medieval ballad) (YT 2:32)
Another version of Sir Patrick Spens (YT 6:02)
Lord Randall (medieval ballad) (YT 5:57)
