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His Last Wish
An article on page 5 of the Victorian newspaper The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times on June 20, 1902. The anonymous article is about the will of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in southern England. It mentions that…
Helmets and swords, Balingup Medieval Carnivale
A photograph of two helmets and two swords in the blacksmith’s workshop at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The helmets are based on designs known from excavations of migration age sites. In particular, the helmet in the foreground is similar…
Canterbury Cross, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria
Image of a copy of a ninth-century cross in St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria. The cross is on a stone plaque and is an enlarged copy of the Anglo-Saxon cross found at Canterbury in England in 1867. The original cross was on an…
Canterbury Cross, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
Image of a copy of an eighth-century cross in St George’s Cathedral, Perth. The cross was given to the Cathedral in 1935 by the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral. The cross is on a stone plaque and is a copy of the Anglo-Saxon cross from…