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     Some day I will stop complaining about the appalling lack of scholarly material treating Welsh-language sources for Arthurian legends, but it is not this day.  In the mean time, have some reference material! Alliterative Morte Arthure      Adler, Gillian. "'Ȝit þat traytour alls tite teris lete he fall': Arthur, Mordred, and Tragedy in the Alliterative Morte Arthure ." Arthuriana , Vol. 25, No. 3 (Fall 2015), pp. 3-21.      Benson, Larry D. ed. King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and the Alliterative Morte Arthure . Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications, 1994.      Crofts, Thomas H. "Perverse and Contrary Deeds: The Giant of Mont Saint Michel and the Alliterative Morte Arthure ." In The Erotic in the Literature of Medieval Britain , edited by Amanda Hopkins and Cory James Rushton. Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer, 2007, pp. 116-131.      Jefferson, Judith A. an...

     I wanted to assemble resources for those looking to learn about the inspirations behind H. P. Lovecraft's stories.  The vast majority are set partially or entirely in Essex County, Mass., with fictional towns like Kingsport and Innsmouth based on real ones familiar to Lovecraft.  He also took inspiration from other pulp and horror writers, particularly Edgar Allen Poe, as well as the history of the witchcraft trials in and around Salem.  Hopefully, this will provide a little assistance to LARPers, Call of Cthulhu players, and weird fiction writers! Edit 5/10/24: Added links for public domain works. At the Mountains of Madness      Burroughs, Edgar Rice. " At the Earth's Core ." All-Story Weekly , vol. 30, no. 1–4 (April 1914).      Lovecraft, H. P. "At the Mountains of Madness." Astounding Stories , vol. 16, no. 6–8 (1936).      Merritt, A. " The People of the Pit ." All-Story Weekly , vol. 79, no. 3 (Janu...

     For those wishing to know more about early D&D, its sources of inspiration, and the game's development over the years.  These are mostly online resources, some of which are accessible only via the Wayback Machine. Artwork and artists      Ahmed, Saladin. "Saladin's Sundrarium: Five Iconic 1st Edition AD&D Illustrations Proving David A. Trampier Is One of the Best Fantasy Artists of All Time." Tor.com . September 28, 2011. < https://www.tor.com/2011/09/28/saladins-sundrarium-five-iconic-1st-edition-adad-illustrations-proving-david-a-trampier-is-one-of-the-best-fantasy-artists-of-all-time/ >      Appelcline, Shannon. Designers & Dragons: The '70s . USA: Evil Hat Productions, 2014.      Bloch, Joseph. "Jeff Dee is Doing Something AWESOME." Greyhawk Grognard . November 9, 2011. < http://www.greyhawkgrognard.com/2011/11/09/jeff-dee-is-doing-something-awesome/ >      Maliszewski, Jame...