J.R.R. TOLKIEN,  British author, 1892-1973
Major works: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion

Links:

- the Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor, in Dutch and English
- some fine Tolkien music
- the Tolkien music list
- the worldwide Tolkien Web
- the Tolkien Sarcasm Page
- Tolkiens languages: Ardalambion
- The Tolkien Shop
- Silmarillion and HoMe fanfiction

RICHARD WAGNER, German composer, 1813-1883
Major works: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal

Links:

- the Klassik Online Wagner website, in English and German. A good starting point.
- Montsalvat, the ultimate Parsifal Page
- the Dutch Wagner genootschap
- Bayreuth onLINE, in German
- the Richard Wagner Archive, a comprehensive site with lots of pictures, in English
- A Dutch page with a host of Wagner links

WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH, German poet, appr. 1170-1217
Major works: Parzival, Willehalm, courtly poems

Links:

- a short biography, in German
- the Catholic Encyclopedia on Wolfram
- an article on the Grail in Dutch
- the Wolfram-page of Montsalvat (see also under Wagner links).
- a Parzival Bibliographie, in German

DANTE ALIGHIERI, Italian poet, 1265-1321 
Major works: La vita nuova, La Divina Commedia, De Monarchia

Links:

- a page with Dante links at ORB. With discussion lists and newsletters.
- the Catholic Encyclopedia on Dante
- the site of the Dutch Dante Foundation, in Dutch and Italian
- the text of the Divina Commedia, in Italian
- a picture of Paradise

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