The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the more famous works of art in all of history. This site breaks the tapestry down into slices and describes the historical background behind each segment.
Ten Days That Shook The World – Free EBook
Available for free from Amazon, Ten Days That Shook The World is John Reed’s first hand account of the October 1917 Russian Revolution. It was the basis of the movie, Reds. Reed was a socialist American journalist who is buried at the Kremlin.
It is, as you might expect, politically explosive and the target of praise or criticism, depending upon which side of the spectrum you sit.
Aegir’s Fire
Aegir’s Fire is a set of rules for a Viking campaign. Author Jim Wallman writes:
In this game, you are a minor Viking village leader (think up a suitable name). You have managed to stretch the village�s resources to the point of building a longship, to the latest and most fashionable design. You will be able to equip and man the ship from your village initially, and dependent upon success or otherwise in your first voyages, you will be able to recruit more experienced fighters from outside the village. Success is measured in two ways, status and treasure.
Medieval Demographics For Fantasy Worlds
Creating a fantasy world? Running a medieval fantasy RPG? Here’s a great article on Medieval Demographics, based on the Paris tax lists of 1292 and other original sources.
Gothic Fantasy Adventure Generator
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque offers a Gothic Fantasy Adventure Generator, which produces sentences for adventure seeds.