1 8 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website. <a href="http://www.rognvaldslith.com/">http://www.rognvaldslith.com/</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rognvald’s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society Subject The topic of the resource Anglo-Saxon, archery, art, axe, Byzantine Empire, chain mail, combat, costume, education, gripping-beast, helmet, javelin, Lismore, living history, New South Wales, Norman, NSW, performance, re-enactment, Rognvald Ingvarson, Rognvald’s Lith, Rognvald’s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society, rune, runestone, Rus, school, serpent, shield, spear, stave, Sweden, sword, Uppsala, Varangian Guard, Viking, website. Description An account of the resource <p>Rognvald&rsquo;s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society is a re-enactment group founded in 2003 and based in Lismore, New South Wales. The group concentrate on the period 700-1200 and such peoples as Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Rus, and Vikings. Combat and weapon training with swords, spears, axes, staves, shields, javelins, archery, chain mail, and helmets is carried out. Rognvald&rsquo;s Lith (Rognvald&rsquo;s troop) do public performances, including educational performances for schools.</p> <p>The group is named after Rognvald Ingvarson, a commander of the Varangian Guard (who fought for the Byzantine Empire) from Sweden. The club&rsquo;s banner is based on the serpent design of a eleventh-century runic inscription in Uppsala that Rognvald had made. Their website includes photographs of the runestone, as well as other designs based on Viking Art, including the &lsquo;gripping-beast&rsquo; motif.</p> <p>For their website see <a href="http://www.rognvaldslith.com/">http://www.rognvaldslith.com/</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rognvald’s Lith Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Rognvald's Lith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Website Anglo-Saxon Archery art axe Byzantine Empire chain mail combat costume education gripping-beast helmet javelin Lismore living history New South Wales Norman NSW performance re-enactment Rognvald Ingvarson Rognvald’s Lith Rognvald’s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society rune runestone Rus school serpent shield spear stave Sweden sword Uppsala Varangian Guard viking website.