My Links

A collection of nifty places to visit on the web


  • My Friends' Links
  • Puck Links
  • Robin Hood Links
  • Comics and Animation Links
  • Religion, Myths and Legends Links
  • Journalism Links
  • History Links
  • Science Links
  • SF and Fantasy Links
  • Music Links
  • Miscellaneous Links
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    My Friends

    (Wonderful people that I know)


  • Iron Crosses by Marija Kuncaitis (Mary's page is devoted to the history and folklore of Pagan Lithuania.)
  • Copperlily (Alison Carter's page of web design and more -- she did much of the design work on my site. Great graphic designer and an even better friend.)
  • Gisburne's NASTY Knight Page (A website dedicated to Sir Guy of Gisburne, Robin Hood's dastardly enemy, as played by the late Robert Addie in Robin of Sherwood Claire's a fellow Torontonian and member of the Greenwood Revellers of Toronto (GROT).)
  • The Legend of Robin Hood (A look at the Pagan themes in the Robin Hood legend, run by Hester, friend and a fellow GROTtie.)
  • Books, Glass, Robin & Marian by Sherron Lux (Sherron's a Maid Marian scholar and a dear friend from the Robin Hood conferences, currently she lives in Houston, Texas.)
  • Yuriy's Page of Writing (Former classmate, roommate and co-worker. Current friend. Writings about Ukrainain culture among other things.)
  • The Scholary by Sabina Becker  ("Essays, poetry and musings" from another former classmate and current friend.)
  • Crackers Arts Base (Wise and witty Hamilton musician, master of wethifl music. Inventor of the hubjo!)
  • Ghastly's Ghastly Comic (But in reality, Crackers has a secret identity - the twisted artist behind that even more twisted webcomic. Not for the faint of heart - but for the tentacle fetishist.)
  • L.A. Hutjens's Homepage (Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto and good friend.)
  • Amy Woodward (Amy has a wonderful "space page" that's worth checking out.)
  • Puck Links

    Visit my Puck website:
    Puck - That Shrewd and Knavish Sprite Called Robin Goodfellow

    Many more Robin Hood links can be found in my Puck Links section.

  • Puck - That Shrewd and Knavish Sprite Called Robin GoodfellowThis is my Puck site.
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Online, annotated version of Shakespeare's classic play.)
  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (You've read the best; now read the rest. Also features links to many other Shakespearean sites.)
  • Puck of Pook's Hill (Link to Project Gutenberg's online version of Kipling's tales.)
  • A Very Different Sort of Puck!
  • The Dreaming (dedicated to The Sandman comic book which featured Puck in some issues. This site is run by another user named Puck.)
  • Department H (dedicated to Alpha Flight, the Canadian superhero team with a member named Puck.)
  • Puck's Place (dedicated to the coolest member of Alpha Flight)
  • Gargoyles (Surprisingly intelligent Disney cartoon with a lot of history and myth. Some episodes featured Puck, voiced by Brent Spiner -- Star Trek's Data.)
  • Charles de Lint (The master of urban fantasy! This Ottawa-based writer has written stories about Puck and the Pook of Puxill.)
  • Gateway to Faerie (Aria Lusina's wondrous faerie website! There's lots of cool stuff here.)
  • William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Movie (Official Site for the 1999 Fox Searchlight motion picture.)


    Do you know of any other Puck sites that I should include?  If so, please e-mail me!

    Robin Hood Links

    Visit my Robin Hood website:
    Robin Hood - Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood

    Many more Robin Hood links can be found in my Legendary Links section.

  • Robin Hood - Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and SherwoodThis is my very large Robin Hood site.
  • Check out the Robin Hood WebRings I belong to.
  • The Robin Hood Project at the University of Rochester (A great online resource! They've got a large collection of  ballads, plays, poems and lots of Robin Hood artwork. More stuff coming all the time.)
  • Ben Turner's Robin Hood Page  (One fabulous Robin Hood webpage! Check it out!)
  • Francis J. Child Ballads (A lovely collection of the ballads and music collected by Francis Child. It includes several Robin Hood ballads.)
  • The Greenwood (A Yahoo Club dedicated to the Robin Hood legends. Post messages and chat.)
  • The Legend of Robin Hood (An exploration of the pagan themes in the Robin Hood legend.)
  • Legends -- The Robin Hood Pages (A good overview of the outlaw legend.)
  • Robin of Sherwood (Website about a fabulous British TV show from the 1980's, and home of the official fan club, Spirit of Sherwood.)
  • Gisburne's NASTY Knight Page (Come spend an entertaining day in a Nottingham dungeon, courtesy of Robin's enemy, Sir Guy and his secretary, Claire. And don't worry, I'm sure they've forgotten about that mass gaol break I led.)
  • Scarlet Inside (A superb website dedicated to Will Scarlet, particularly as played by Ray Winstone in Robin of Sherwood. The designer of this page redesigned my site.)
  • The Rocket Robin Hood Page (%%Band of brothers, marching together ...%% Remember this cartoon? This is a fantastic site about it.)
  • Clayton Emery (Official website of the writer of Robin and Marian mysteries, and a collection of Robin Hood comic book covers.)
  • The World Wide Robin Hood Society (A group dedicated to you-know-who.)
  • Do you know of any other Robin Hood sites that I should include?  If so, please e-mail me!
     
     

    Comics and Animation Links


  • Jonah Weiland's Comic Book Resources (All kinds of comic book goodies, including the themes to all those kooky comic book TV shows.)
  • The History of Superhero Comic Books Webpage (Pretty self-explanatory.)
  • DC Comics (Online home of Superman, Batman and more!)
  • Marvel Comics (Those other guys -- creators of Spider-Man and the X-Men)
  • The Dreaming (Great site devoted to Neil Gaiman and his wonderful Sandman series!)
  • Puck's Place (dedicated to the coolest member of Alpha Flight)
  • Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite (This site tells you everything you need to know about the urban superhero inspired by Robin Hood. From a history with as many twists as the Sherwood outlaw to his wondrous and silly trick arrows to his chili recipe. Originally Scott McCullar's Unofficial Green Arrow Compendium.)
  • The Shazam Page (Site dedicated to that Big Red Cheese, the original Captain Marvel!)
  • The Marvel Family Web (Another site dedicated to Captain Marvel and his family!)
  • Starman (Dedicated to Jack Knight and the other protectors of Opal City.)
  • Robotech (Wonderful Japanese animation show from the 1980's)
  • Battle of the Planets, Gatchaman, G-Force (This Japanese cartoon goes by many names, but it was the Power Rangers of my childhood!)
  • Yamato/StarBlazers Page (Great 1970's Japanese animation!)
  • Gargoyles (Sure, it's a Disney cartoon, but it's more intelligent than most live action shows.)
  • Scooby Doo Web O'RAMA (I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!)
  • Religion, Myths and Legends Links
  • Religious Studies Page (Links to sites on virtually every religion!)
  • Myths and Legends (A comphrensive list of links, courtesy of Christoper B. Siren.)
  • The Camelot Project (A fantastic collection of Arthurian lore by the University of Rochester.)
  • The Witches' Voice (A site covering virtually all aspects of paganism. Very informative and extremely tolerant.)
  • Iron Crosses by Marija Kuncaitis (Mary's page is devoted to the history and folklore of Pagan Lithuania.)

  • Journalism Links
  • CBC.ca (Online home of the best TV and radio news organization in Canada, and my former employers.)
  • FAIR -- Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (Great media watchdog group!)
  • Utne Reader (The best of the alternative press.)
  • The Globe and Mail ("Canada's National Newspaper")
  • The Toronto Star (Hey, it's where Clark Kent and Ernest Hemingway got their start.)
  • Toronto Life (A classy monthly magazine.)
  • NOW ("Toronto's weekly news and entertainment voice".)
  • Eye ("All the views that fit" -- another local weekly alternative paper.)

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    History Links


  • History at the Virtual Library (I turn to the crutch of the Virtual Library -- lots of history links)
  • ORB -- Online Reference Book For Medieval Studies (Essays, original sources and a whole lot more.)
  • The Medieval Technology Pages (Learn about everything from cannons to rattraps. Fascinating.)
  • Labyrinth (Medieval history studies.)
  • Ian's English Calendar (Calculate when Easter and Pentecost were in 1649. Learn what day of the week June 15, 1215 was. Convert between New Style and Old Style dates. And more cool stuff!)
  • Seventeenth Century England (The life and culture of the Parish of Rowner near Portsmouth in AD 1642. Wills, coinage, English Civil War history, maps, calendars and a whole lot more.)
  • The English Civil War Pages (Overview of the war between the King and Parliament.)
  • The 17th Century Reenacting and Living History Resources (Political and religious pamphlets from the English Civil War and the Thirty Years War, plus ballads. Great site!)
  • Canada History (The history of "my home and native land".)
  • Tir na nOg (Irish history, myth and culture.)
  • Encyclopedia Titanica (Biographies on over 2,000 passengers and crew on the ill-fated Titanic. It's about the real ship, not the movie.)
  • History Television (Canada's History cable channel. My Robin Hood page is one of their recommended sites.)

  • Science Links

  • The Why Files (The science behind the news -- written in *gasp* everyday English.)
  • Bad Science  (Alistair B. Fraser's page dedicated to science RE-education -- unlearn all those scientific misconceptions.)
  • Ontario Science Centre  (The online home of Toronto's wonderful centre of science and fun.)
  • Science at the Virtual Library (Links on medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics and more.)
  • Neartica: The Natural History of North America (Evolution, environment and lots more!)
  • Evolution FAQs at the Talk.Origins Archive (Detailed and very interesting studies and different aspects of evolution.)
  • Astronomy In Your Face (Downloads galore -- videos, pictures, links, glossaries, and an events calendar.)
  • Environmental Issues at Global Issues (From global warming to genetically modified food.)
  • Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame (Meet some great Canadians such as Alexander Graham Bell and Frederick Banting.)
  • The Medieval Technology Pages (Learn about everything from cannons to rattraps. Fascinating.)
  • Ask Dr. Science (Straight from his Fortress of Arrogance -- he'll answer your questions.)
  • SF and Fantasy Links

  • SFRT (Dueling Modems site dedicated to science fiction, fantasy and horror..)
  • TheOneRing.Net (TORn features great articles and news on JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels and the films by Peter Jackson.)
  • BuffyGuide.com (A Buffy the Vampire Slayer site. The show might have a silly name, but it also has damn fine writing and acting.)
  • The Star Trek Archive (Lots of cool Star Trek stuff.)
  • Doctor Who (The world's longest running science fiction TV show!)
  • Star Wars (The official Lucasfilm site about one of the defining films of my childhood.)
  • The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 (Superb site about this science fiction series.)
  • The Dreaming -- The Neil Gaiman site. (The official site of one of the best fantasy writers. Includes his daily journal.)
  • Charles de Lint (This Ottawa-based writer is the master of urban fantasy.)
  • Music Links

  • Clannad (This Irish band helped set the standard in Celtic music. They also composed the music to the Robin of Sherwood series.)
  • Enya (She's the sister of half of Clannad and the niece of the other half.)
  • Loreena McKennitt (Talented Canadian musician. Check it out!)
  • Sarah McLachlan (Very moving Canadian music.)
  • Tori Amos (Very popular and talented musician!)
  • Crackers (Master of wethifl music. Inventor of the hubjo!)

  • Miscellaneous Links


  • Ain't It Cool News! (Harry Jay Knowles, self-proclaimed geek, has all sorts of film news and rumours.)
  • The Internet Movie Database(Looking for information on your favourite film or TV show? Check here!)
  • Steve Jackson Games (Fnord! The Geeks' choice for role-playing games and card games, including GURPS and Illuminati.)

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