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War Sword store

War Sword is a store specialising in swords and armour in the Brisbane suburb of Carina, Queensland. They sell various re-creations of medieval weapons, including axes, halberds, shields, spears, swords, and helmets and full suits of armour. There…

Tags: Armour, axe, Braveheart, Brisbane, Carina, costume, film, Game of Thrones, halberd, helmet, Kingdom of Heaven, living history, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, spear, sword, television, The Lord of the Rings, War Sword, website.

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.

Tags: "medieval club", "medieval re-enactment", "Society for Creative Anachronism", "West Australian Medieval Alliance", Armour, chainmail, chivalry, knight, knighthood

Harry Potter Birthday Parties With Owls

A hyperlink to a page the Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre website. It reads:

"With the increasing number of themed birthday partys, the Harry Potter theme is a fantastic way to have fun and relive the memorys of Harry Potter. The Western…

Tags: birds, birds of prey, birthday, children, eagle, eagles, falconry, flying display, flying displays, Harry Potter, hawk, hawks, owl, owls, parties, party, Perth, prey, raptor, raptors, recreation, rehabilitation, WA, Western Australia, Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre

'Viking ship spotted off remote NT island'

‘Viking ship spotted off remote NT island’ appeared on the online version of ABC News on September 18, 2012. The replica Viking ship was seen off the coast of ElchoIsland in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. The ship was sailed by a crew…

Tags: ABC, ABC News, Arnhem Land, article, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, dragon ship, Elcho Island, longship, news, Northern Territory, NT, replica, Russia, ship, Sydney, Tim Wethers., viking, website

Europa Re-enactment Association Inc.

Europa Re-Enactment Association Inc. are a living history group based at Springwood in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. The group focus on the period of Viking rule of the city of Jorvik (York) in northern England from 876-954. They re-enact such…

Tags: Archery, Armour, article, Blue Mountains, Celtic cross, combat, cooking, costume, craft, culture, England, Europa Re-enactment, Europa Re-enactment Association Inc., games, helmet, hut, Jorvik, living history, logo, map, Middleton Cross, New South Wales, Norse, NSW, OÃ°inr, Odin, oven, performance, re-enactment, ring-chain, shield, spear, Springwood, sword, viking, warrior, website, Wiccy, York.

"Serfs Hit Back" Online Article

An online article on June 18, 2011, by Jennifer Witham based on comments that AFL commentator Leigh Matthews made on-air at the Melbourne radio station 3AW. Matthews described the pay claims of the players against the AFL as the â€˜serfs fighting…

Tags: 3AW, AFL, Australian football, Australian Football League, Australian Rules, Australian rules football, feudal, football, Jennifer Witham, Leigh Matthews, Melbourne, online, pay dispute, radio, sport, Victoria, website

Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table Children's Cartoon series

Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table was an animated Australian cartoon series written by Melbourne playwright Alex Buzo with Rod Hull, Lyle Martin, John Palmer and M. Robinson. It was produced between 1966 and 1968. Based on Arthurian…

Tags: Animation, Armour, Arthur, Arthurian legend, Black Knight, cartoon, childrenâ€™s series, chivalry, damsel in distress, dragon, Excalibur, Guinevere, jousting, knight, Lancelot, maiden, Merlin, Morgan Le Fay, rescue, round table, song, sword, television, tv

â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Oneâ€™ & â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Twoâ€™, Perth Fringe Festival 2013

This production by theatre company KNUTS is a modern adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in two parts. Adapted by Stephen Quinn and directed by Stephen Lee, it transposes stories from Chaucer’s original text into a…

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