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Falconry Display at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale

An image of the falconry display at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale.

Tags: Balingup, Balingup Medieval Carnivale, bird, birds, birds of prey, carnival, ceremony, display, dragon, falconry, flying display, leisure, re-creation, recreation, Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, South-West WA, WA, Western Australia

Statue of St. George, Kryal Castle, Ballarat

An image of the large statue of St. George located inside Kryal Castle, a tourist attraction near Ballarat in Victoria. The figure is atop a horse in full metal armour. At the foot of the statue are plaques describing the legend of 'St. George and…

Tags: Armour, Ballarat, battlements, castle, chivalric, chivalric tradition, chivalry, Christian, Christianity, crenelation, dragon, dragons, drawbridge, entertainment, figure, figures, functions, gate, horse, Keith Ryall, knight, knights, Kryal Castle, legend, leisure, Melbourne, moat, myth, mythology, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, religion, religious, saint, Saint George, saints, St George, St. George, statue, statues, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria

Flying Car, Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows the Ford Anglia that was enchanted so that it could fly. The car appeared in…

Tags: alchemy, basilisk, car, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, Ford Anglia, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, hippogriff, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, pixie, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, troll, unicorn, witch, wizard

"Balingup festival a medieval sensation"

An online article by The West Australian with fourteen images of the 2011 Balingup Medieval Festival. The caption reads: "The Balingup Medieval Festival was a knock-out success at the weekend with people travelling from Perth and further afield to…

Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows a poster advertising the exhibition. Although set in a magical version of the…

Tags: alchemy, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, unicorn, witch, wizard

Dragon, Perth, Tasmania

One of four photographs of a castle-like building on the Midland Highway in Perth, Tasmania. This one shows a dragon looking over the roof of the castle/house. The house features extensive crenellation and is made of brick.

Tags: architecture, battlements, castle, castles, crenellation, domestic, dragon, house, Perth, residence, Tas, Tasmania

â€˜St Georgeâ€™ Stained Glass Window, Tolarno Hotel, St Kilda

This elaborate staircase window in a converted St Kilda mansion is probably by Ferguson & Urie and dated c.1884. The window depicts a red-cloaked and fully armoured St George standing on the head of a dragon. Images of St George and the Dragon were…

Tags: Armor, Armour, border, dragon, Ferguson & Urie, knight, Melbourne, rose, saint, Saint George, saints, St George, St Kilda, St. George, St. Kilda, stained glass, staircase, Tolarno Hotel, Tudor Rose, Union Jack, valour, Vic, Victoria

Domestic Castle, Perth, Tasmania

One of four photographs of a castle-like building on the Midland Highway in Perth, Tasmania. This one shows the castle/house, which inexplicably also has a windmill coming out of its centre. The domestic brick house features extensive crenellation,…

Tags: battlements, castle, crenellation, domestic, dragon, house, Perth, residence, Tas, Tasmania, windmill

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