The WorldWide Celtic/Arthurian Web

* Vortigern Aedui

The WorldWide Celtic/Arthurian Web

Following Thiu's excellent idea of Germanic history on the web, here is where I will showcase excellent Celtic and Arthurian websites.

October 4 , 2003

The Camelot Project

Posted at 02:55 EST

The Camelot Project is one of the best databases on the net for Arthurian texts and essays. It is put on by the University of Rochester by Alan and Barbara Tepa Lupack. A blurb from the site is as follows:

THE CAMELOT PROJECT is designed to make available in electronic format a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information.

August 21 , 2003

OGHAM Project

Posted at 15:35 EST

Since Thiu said Consult the Ogham was a load of crap;), I decided to link a real ogham site in my journal. OGHAM project No new age stuff here.

This is an interesting site put on by the University of Frankfurt, Germany. It is a satelite of the TITUS project which is an interesting site as well and can be linked form the OGHAM site.

Celtic Studies

Posted at 15:26 EST

Christopher Gwynn has an excellent site dedicated to Celtic Studies. One of the most impressive features on the site is his Gaulish inscription section, where he has many Gallic stone inscriptions in Gallo-Estruscan, Gallo-Greek, Gallo-Latin, etc. A quote from the introduction to the site is as follows:

"It is my goal to provide accurate and academically sound studies in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner so that students of the Ancient Celts of any level can easily access the ideas presented on this site."

Celtic Studies

August 20 , 2003

Vortigern Studies

Posted at 18:37 EST

Vortigern Studies

This is one of my favorite websites dedicated to Arthurian Britain.
According to the author and editor of the site, "Vortigern Studies has the internet's most comprehensive treatment of Britain's history from the end of the Roman era to Arthurian times. Edited by Robert M. Vermaat, this unique website focuses primarily on the person of Vortigern and the enigmatic earthwork called Wansdyke. It features narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, extensive bibliographies, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, maps, polls and more."

Not mentioned in the site abstract is the list of peer reviewed articles dedicated to Arthuriana and Roman Britain history.

Consult the Ogham

Posted at 18:20 EST

I thought this was a neat little website where one can submit a question and the Ogham will consult you with an answer of your past, present, and future. I think of it sort of as a novelty, much like the consult the magic 8 ball I used to play with as a kid. I think the website is both educational and entertaining, although the responses a person gets should only be taken with bit of saline. Some historical notes on Ogham: While the Celts didn't have a written languge, it was believed that the reason for this was because in spoken word, a curse could be incanted and undone through spoken word. Written curses, on the other hand, such as a character of Ogham written on a tree branch, was much more permanent and could not be undone.