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Medievalism on the Streets
Description
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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.
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34094515@N00/5854993304/in/set-72157626676456279">http://www.flickr.com/photos/34094515@N00/5854993304/in/set-72157626676456279</a><strong> </strong></p>
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‘Soldier at a Medieval Faire’
Subject
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Arms, armor, armour, aventail, Blacktown, Blacktown Medieval Fayre, camail, chain mail, chainmail, combat, entertainment, helmet, honour, medieval costume, medieval fair, New South Wales, Norman style helmet, NSW, Nurragingy Reserve, re-enactment, reenactment, Richard Taylor, Sydney, war, warfare, Western Sydney
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This is a ‘frozen’ combat image taken at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre by photographer Richard Taylor in 2011. It depicts a participant dressed in a Norman style helmet complete with a chainmail collar known as an avential or camal, and engaged in combat. The participants and combatants in medieval re-enactment groups generally pay considerable attention to detail. Their clothing and war gear is researched and often handcrafted, and when it comes to re-enacting ‘combat’ all bouts are marshalled. However, the combat is also based on an honour system, in which “every fighter must decide which blows hit hard enough for him to yield or fall dead†(For more on this, see Patrick O’Donnell, The Knights Next Door: Everyday People Living Middle Ages Dreams, Lincoln, iUniverse Inc., 2004). Re-enacted combat combines medieval fighting techniques and entertainment. In Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages (Lanham, The Scarecrow Press, 2010), Michael Cramer observes that participation in creative anachronistic events is largely performance-driven (p.xii). That is to say, historical re-enactment is essentially theatre, and this is a significant part of the appeal.
The Blacktown Medieval Fayre is billed as “a world of medieval magic,†and is part of the annual Blacktown Fiesta, an eight day extravaganza hosted by Blacktown City Council. It is just one of several interesting medieval events held throughout the country at different times of the year.
Creator
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Taylor, Richard
Date
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21 May 2011
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© Richard Taylor. Some rights reserved dicktay2000
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Armor
Armour
Arms
aventail
Blacktown
Blacktown Medieval Fayre
camail
chain mail
chainmail
combat
entertainment
helmet
honour
medieval costume
medieval fair
New South Wales
Norman style helmet
NSW
Nurragingy Reserve
re-enactment
reenactment
Richard Taylor
Sydney
war
warfare
Western Sydney
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Dublin Core
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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.
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34094515@N00/5762793457/in/set-72157626676456279">http://www.flickr.com/photos/34094515@N00/5762793457/in/set-72157626676456279</a><strong> </strong></p>
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Title
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‘The Black Knight’
Subject
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armor, armour, Blacktown, Blacktown Medieval Fayre, chivalric, chivalry, gallantry, horse, jousting, knight, lance, medieval fair, New South Wales, NSW, Nurragingy Reserve, plate armour, re-enactment, reenactment, Richard Taylor, Sir Walter Scott, Sydney, tournaments, Western Sydney
Description
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This detailed action photograph of two knights jousting was taken at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre by Richard Taylor in 2011. Considerable attention to detail is evidenced by quality gear and trappings. Note the blunt headed lance and knightly accoutrements. The combatants shown here are members of Full Tilt, “a world renowned quality jousting outfit,†that could have been extracted from the pages of a novel by Sir Walter Scott. The knights in this photograph wear plate armour, which fits with the rising popularity of jousting tournaments in the fifteenth century. By this time plate armour had largely replaced chain mail as the protective garment of choice for knights. The black colouring of the armour adds to the theatricality of the event.
The Blacktown Medieval Fayre is billed as “a world of medieval magic,†and is part of the annual Blacktown Fiesta, an eight day extravaganza hosted by Blacktown City Council. It is just one of several interesting medieval events held throughout the country at different times of the year.
Creator
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Taylor, Richard
Date
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21 May 2011
Rights
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© Richard Taylor. Some rights reserved dicktay2000
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Armor
Armour
Blacktown
Blacktown Medieval Fayre
chivalric
chivalry
gallantry
horse
jousting
knight
lance
medieval fair
New South Wales
NSW
Nurragingy Reserve
plate armour
re-enactment
reenactment
Richard Taylor
Sir Walter Scott
Sydney
tournaments
Western Sydney