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Medieval Weapons Demonstration by the PMRG Round Table, University of Western Australia

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords,…

Medieval Weapons Demonstration

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords,…

Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn

The variety of Buffalo Lawn known as Sir Walter was developed in 1996. The logo for the associated company features a medieval knight wearing a helmet and armour riding a horse. The knight carries a lance and a shield, and the appearance of the horse…

Tags: advertising, Armour, helmet, joust, jousting, knight, lance, lawn, logo, shield, Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn, tournament, website.

Stocatta School of Defence

Stocatta School of Defence was established in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1998. The school teaches swordsmanship based on historical texts written between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Weapons taught include Highland broadsword, English…

Tags: education, Highland broadsword, long sword, New South Wales, NSW, Quarterstaff, rapier, re-creation, school, shield, Stocatta School of Defence, sword, sword and buckler, sword and shield, Sydney, website.

Full Metal Jousting: Rod Walker

This online biography of Rod Walker appears on the History.com website for the television show Full Metal Jousting. Rod, a founding member of the International Jousting Association, is one of the coaches on the show. The show is a televised jousting…

Tags: Armour, Bathurst, combat, Full Metal Jousting, helmet, History.com, International Jousting Association, jousting, knight, lance, New South Wales, NSW, Rod Walker, shield, television

The Kingâ€™s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., Ballarat, Victoria

The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc. are a living history group based in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The group were formed in 2007 to focus on the equestrian aspects of the medieval period, especially the 13th century. The…

Advertisement for the Medieval Shoppe Australia

An advertisement for The Medieval Shoppe, a store in NSW which produces and sells replicas of swords, shields, armour, and other historical weapons. The advertisement is shot in black and white and features The Medieval Shoppe crest and five men clad…

Tags: advertisement, advertising, Armour, arrow, chain mail, crest, halberd, helmet, infantry, knight, Medieval Shoppe, New South Wales, NSW, plate armour, re-creation, re-enactment, recreation, replica, replicas, shield, shop, Switzerland, sword, warrior, weapon, weaponry, weapons

'Close Combat'

This is one of several â€˜battleâ€™ images from the NEMAS Easter Gathering in Armidale, NSW, in 2008. A number of medieval re-creation enthusiasts are engaged in close combat. They are armed with swords and what look to be mostly kite…

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