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Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947

Sir Kaark the Crow_Sydney Morning Herald_16 July 1947_p11.pdf

Sir Kaark the Crow is a children's comic strip that featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Set in a medieval land of dragons, knights, wizards and a bad baron, it combined common medieval themes such as chivalry and gallantry with animal characters…

Tags: Bad Baron, cartoon, children, chivalry, comic, damsel, dragon, duel, gallantry, knight, knighthood, knights, Lady in Distress, New South Wales, newspaper, NSW, popular culture, Prince Gallant, Sir Kaark, Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald

The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, Brisbane

The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, located in Brisbane, Queensland, aims to provide an understanding of the human past through dynamic interpretation and historical re-enactment. They provide displays and offer a diversity of events and…

The Ancient Order of Foresters' Billycart Float

Images of children belonging to the Ancient Order of Foresters riding billycart floats at a NSW parade. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first…

The History and Significance of Medieval Dance

Information for primary and high school students about the history of medieval dance.

The Medieval Classroom website is the result of a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Scheme grant awarded by the Australian Catholic University to the â€˜Arts…

The Last Viking

The childrenâ€™s picture book â€˜The Last Vikingâ€™ by Australian authors Norman Jorgensen and James Foley (illustrator) published by the Western Australian publisher Fremantle Press. The story is about a boy who connects with his inner…

Tags: child, children, Childrenâ€™s literature, fiction, Fremantle Press, illustration, James Foley, juvenile, literature, Norman Jorgensen, picture book, viking, WA, Western Australia, young adult

The Last Viking teaching blog

A blog for the childrenâ€™s picture book â€˜The Last Vikingâ€™ by Australian authors Norman Jorgensen and James Foley (illustrator) published by the Western Australian publisher Fremantle Press. The story is about a boy who connects…

The Medieval Classroom: Lesson Plans/Programmes

A list of lesson plans/teaching programmes for Australian primary and high school teachers in PDF format.

The Medieval Classroom website is the result of a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Scheme grant awarded by the Australian Catholic…

Theatre review: Emlyn Williams â€˜The Wind of Heavenâ€™

SMH Sat 26 April 1947 Wind of Heaven Medieval Saints.pdf

A.T. critiques three plays that have an angel or saint in them. Set in a Welsh village, â€˜The Wind of Heavenâ€™ is about a boy named Gwyn who works a miracle in a village devastated by cholera. He brings back to life a dead soldier and new…

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