This site has an array of great links that will give one an idea of what women were like at the time, and how they were depicted in literature. It also has some links to sites about famous women of the time, including some writers.

Women and Literature in Medieval Times

This web site displays a historical essay on the role of women in religious crusades in the medieval period. It also has some links to more information about some famous women that went on these crusades, such as Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine.

Women in the Crusades

This site gives a small glimpse of this work and its origins. Most importantly it demonstrates how women were portrayed in a piece of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, as loved by Gawain.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

This is a web page is simply an Internet version of a graduate student’s thesis. It does show the development of the Arthurian woman through the different chronological stages of literature.

The Changing Role of Women in the Arthurian Legend

This site has a great array of links to related sites about Heloise, her life and her works. She was a medieval nun whose work contributed to the modern ideal of marriage.

Heloise- Medieval Religious Writer and Philosopher

At this site one finds a list of links for each of the influential women in medieval times. A special emphasis on religion is given. A list of general sites on the topic is also available.

Women in Medieval History and Religion

This is a paper by a student at Western Michigan University that examines the role of women in Beowulf, especially those of hostess, peaceweavers, and monsters. It emphasizes that Beowulf shows women as being central in the poem itself and in society.

The Social Centrality of Women in Beowulf

This is an extensive site on the life and works of Julian of Norwich. It has a great array of links to different web sites and entries linking to articles about her history as well as sites where her work is shown.

Julian of Norwich