The tag feature on this site is used to index the various web pages relating to the Middle Ages that we have linked to. The following tags have been used to describe the various pages which we have provided a link. Clicking on a tag will link you to other indexed websites which share the tag, or tags can be found via the search bar in any combination. The purpose of this page is to provide the user with a list of tags, and an explanation for how they have been used in the Index. Any suggestions for additions, or indexed pages which should feature a tag not provided, are warmly welcomed and appreciated.
8th Century: Site has content dating between 700 and 800 A.D.
9th Century: Site has content dating between 800 and 900 A.D.
10th Century: Site has content dating between 900 and 1000 A.D.
11th Century: Site has content dating between 1000 and 1100 A.D.
12th Century: Site has content dating between 1100 and 1200 A.D.
13th Century: Site has content dating between 1200 and 1300 A.D.
14th Century: Site has content dating between 1300 and 1400 A.D.
15th Century: Site has content dating between 1400 and 1500 A.D.
16th Century: Site has content dating between 1500 and 1600 A.D.
中文: Site can be read in Chinese
日本語で: Site can be read in Japanese
한국어로: Site can be read in Korean
По-русски: Site can be read in Russian
Ancient: Site has content dating from before 500 A.D.
Anglo-Norman: Site has content relating to the kingdom of England and the duchy of Normandy after the Norman conquest
Anglo-Saxon: Site has content relating to the kingdom of England after the Roman occupation and before the Norman conquest
Arabic Language: Site has content relating to the Arabic Language (but is not to be read in Arabic)
Archaeology: Site has content relating specifically to the discipline of archaeology
Architecture: Site has content relating to structures and buildings
Archives: Site has content which forms an archive or is relating to archives
Arthuriana: Site has content relating to King Arthur and related literature
Auf Deutsch: Site can be read in German
Bestiary: Site has content relating to medieval conceptualizations of animals
Bibliographies: Site has content collecting lists of books and/or articles on medieval topics
Black Death: Site has content relating to the Black Death, or plague in the mid fourteenth century
Blogs: Site contains a blog
Byzantium: Site has content relating to the Byzantine/Romaion Empire, from roughly 311 to 1453 A.D.
Carolingian: Site has content relating to the Carolingian Empire in modern France and Germany
Català: Site can be read in Catalan
Čeština: Site can be read in Czech
Codicology: Site has content related to the study of books and manuscripts
Conferences: Site represents or hosts a medieval conference
Crusades: Site has content relating to the Crusades
Daily Life: Site has content relating to the everyday activities of medieval people
Dansk: Site can be read in Danish
Database: Site has large amounts of data and information organized in an accessible way
Dictionary: Site has content defining terms relevant to the Middle Ages
Digital Exhibits: Site is a curated collection of artifacts and information about a specific aspect of the Middle Ages which is presented digitally
Digital Humanities: An admittedly vague term to describe specific projects or research initiatives which are recorded digitally or aid in the process of digitizing our past
Digital Manuscripts: Site contains manuscripts which have been digitized
Digital Texts: Site contains books, articles, or other modern scholarship which has been digitized or made available digitally
Digital Tools: Site contains or represents computer applications useful for research or engaging in digital humanities projects
Diplomatic: Site has content relating to the study of documents
Early Middle Ages: Site has content dating between roughly 325 and 1000 A.D.
Egypt: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Egypt
En Español: Site can be read in Spanish
En Français: Site can be read in French
England: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern England
English Language: Site can be read in English
France: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern France
French Language: Site has content relating to the French Language (but is not to be read in French)
Gaeilge: Site can be read in Irish
Genealogy: Site has content relating to the study of genealogy or lineage
German Manuscripts: Site has content relating to manuscripts written in German, or relating to the modern geographic area of Germany
Germany: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Germany
Great Britain: Site has content relating specifically to the region of the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain (but not exclusively England)
Greek: Site has content relating to the Greek Language (but is not to be read in Greek)
Greek Manuscripts: Site has content relating to manuscripts written in Greek, or relating to the modern geographic area of Greece
Hebrew Manuscripts: Site has content relating to manuscripts written in Hebrew
Hundred Years War: Site has content relating to the Hundred Years War between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries
Iberia: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Iberia, including Spain and Portugal
In Italiano: Site can be read in Italian
Ireland: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Ireland
Italian Language: Site has content relating to the Italian Language (but is not to be read in Italian)
Italy: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Italy
Journals: Site either sponsors or is the home site of an academic journal
Languages: Site has content relating to the study of languages or linguistics
Late Middle Ages: Site has content roughly dating between 1300 and 1500 A.D.
Latin: Site has content relating to the Latin Language (but is not to be read in Latin)
Latin East: Site has content relating specifically to the region of of the Crusader States in the modern Levant and nearby areas
Latin Manuscripts: Site has content relating to manuscripts written in Latin
Law: Site has content relating to medieval law
Library: Site is a Library website, or contains a curated collections of books and/or texts
Library Guides: Site has content useful for researching the Middle Ages at academic libraries or institutions
Literature: Site has content related to written works which have traditionally been considered of a high artistic merit
Liturgy: Site has content related to public christian worship
Low Countries: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Belgium and the Netherlands
Magyar: Site can be read in Hungarian
Manuscripts: Site has content relating to hand written materials, particularly those bound as books
Material Culture: Site has content relating to the physical objects utilized in the Middle Ages.
Medicine: Site has content relating to health and medicine
Medieval: Site has content dating roughly between 500 and 1500 A.D. These sites and generally about the Middle Ages with no specific time frame involved.
Middle English: Site has content relating to the English Language between the 12th and 15th centuries
Military: Site has content relating to the military and warfare
Modern: Site has content dating to after 1500 A.D.
Monasticism: Site has content relating monks, nuns, and monasteries
Museums: Site is a museum website
Music: Site has content relating to music
Nederlandse Taal: Site can be read in Dutch
Normans: Site has content relating to the Normans in Normandy, England, Southern Italy, and/or the Holy land
Numismatics: Site has content relating to coins and money
Occitan Language: Site has content relating to the Occitan Language (but is not to be read in Occitan)
Online Courses: Site contains academic courses on the Middle Ages
Open Access: Site contains peer reviewed academic content which has been made freely available
Ottonian: Site has content relating to the Ottonian dynasty in Germany
Palaeography: Site has content relating to the study of handwriting
På Norsk: Site can be read in Norwegian
Persian Manuscripts: Site has content relating to manuscripts written in Persian/Farsi, or relating to the traditional geographic area of Persia
Personal Page: Site has been created by an individual medievalist, with the focus on that individuals career or research specialty
Pilgrimage: Site has content relating to pilgrimage and religious journeys
Podcasts: Site hosts a podcast relating to the Middle Ages
Polskie: Site can be read in Polish
Prosopography: Site contains content relating to the study of large groups of related people
Publishers: Site belongs to an academic publisher
Reconstructed Library: Home page for a project to reconstruct a medieval library
Research Aids: A generic category for websites which provide advice or tools useful for researching the Middle Ages, or research in general
Research Institute: Home page for an institute dedicating a topic relating to the Middle Ages
Research Project: Home page for a research project relating to the Middle Ages
Saints: Site has content relating to medieval saints
Scandinavia: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Scandinavia, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland
Scotland: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Scotland
Scripture: Site has content relating to the writings in the Bible
Searchable: Site has a search function
Social Media: Site is hosted on a social media platform, or other medium which is often associated with social media
Societies: Home page for an academic society relating to the Middle Ages
Southern Italy/Sicily: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Sicily and Italy south of Beneventum, roughly inline with the Norman kingdom of Sicily
Subscription Required: Site has some or all content locked behind a pay wall
Suomalainen: Site can be read in Finnish
Switzerland: Site has content relating specifically to the region of modern Switzerland
Syriac: Site has content relating to the Syriac Language (but is not to be read in Syriac)
Travel: Site has content relating to secular travel and journeys in the Middle Ages
Vikings: Site has content relating to the Scandinavian attacks and migrations between the 8th and 11th centuries
Virtual Library: Site has a curated collection of digitized texts and/or manuscripts
Visigoths: Site has content relating to the Visigoths
Wars of the Roses: Site has content relating to the English civil wars of the late 15th century
Western Martial Arts: Site has content relating to the study and recreation of medieval sword play and western martial arts
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