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Here are a few of my favorite research books and websites.  Please comment if you have any questions.

(NOTE: Will be updated as time goes on.)

Medieval: 

• Buildings

Books

-Castles – by David Macaulay

-Medieval Castles (Don Nardo)

-Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions for Historical Reproductions (Daniel Diehl and Mark Donnelly)

Wedsites

Room in a Medieval Castle

• Clothing

Websites

ArmStreet.com

• Food

Websites

Medieval Recipe Translations

•  Other

-Medieval Law and Punishments (Donna Trembinski)
-The Medieval World (Robert Snedden)

-Medieval Wordbook (Madeleine Pelner Cosman)

-Medieval Life (from Eyewitness books)

Weaponds:

• Swords

Books

-A Collectors Guide to Swords, Daggers, and Cutlasses – by Gerald Weland

-Swords: An Artist’s Devotion – by Ben Boos

-The Book of Swords – by Hank Rainherdt

Websites

Sword Terms

Steps and moves used in fencing

• Bow/Archery

-Bow Accessories – by Volkmar Hubschmann

-The Bow Builder’s Book: Bow Building from the Stone Age to Today – A Schiffer Book

-Traditional Bower’s Encyclopedia – Bertalan

Names:

Websites

Fantasy Name Generator

Behind the Name

Creatures:

Books

-Fantasy Encyclopedia – by Judy Allen

Anime and Manga Art:

Books

-Step by Step Manga – Ben Krefta

-How to Draw More Manga – by Katy Coope

-Anime Mania – By Christopher Hart

Robin Hood:

Websites

Robin Hood Outlaw Legend of Loxley

Grammar/Punctualtion Help:

Books

-Comma Sense: A fundamental guide to punctualtion by Richard Ledder and John Shore

Writing/Editing

-A Writer’s Coach – by Jack Hart

-Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft – by Janet Burroway