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Celtic Studies Resources from a Digital Medievalist

Celtica in PDF

| June 20, 2002

Celtica, an excellent scholarly journal on Celtic Studies published by the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies has, for several years, made the more recent volumes available on the web as downloadable and printable .pdf files. Currently the last three volumes are available here. I can’t say enough good things about this endeavor, and the value [...]

In Dúil Bélrai

| June 15, 2002

Dennis King has created “In Dúil Bélrai“, an antique term for a glossary. In this case, a new English – Old Irish glossary in the form of a searchable database, with over 5,000 Old and Middle Irish words, with a little Early Modern Irish mixed in. Dennis King writes to the Old Irish List “We’re [...]

In Search of Ancient Ireland

| June 12, 2002

This three-part PBS series, filmed in Ireland, airs on three Wednesday nights, the 12, 19 and 26th of June. There’s a companion book, VHS tapes, and a web site. I’ve only seen the first episode, “Heroes,” to be followed in turn by “Saints” and “Warlords.” It’s been fun to see familiar faces of various Celticists, [...]

Sent from MetaFilter?

| June 11, 2002

If you’re coming from MetaFilter, or more specifically, MetaTalk, my main site, Celtic Studies Resources, emphasizes Celtic medieval studies. But there are a number of more general links on things medieval there, in the Resources section. There are also some good meta sites on things medieval. Labryinth is one. Orb is another. I’m rather fond [...]

Other Medieval Blogs

| June 6, 2002

Yes, that’s right, I’m not the only one. There’s Traveling Shoes from Dr. H. D. Miller, and Ideofact (though he claims he’s not a real medievalist, he thinks and writes like one), and the self-described “Cranky Professor, who, any crankiness aside, is well worth the reading.