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One-Man Tank, â€˜Medieval Knightâ€™

Argus 1926 Thurs 1 April One-Man Tank Medieval Knight.pdf

Royal Engineer, Maj. Martel, invented a one-man tank that replicates the medieval knight in armour, with the addition of â€˜caterpillar track legsâ€™ and a â€˜petrol engined heartâ€™. The contraption is fashioned from car parts…

Tags: agricultural equipment, knight, knights, Martel Tank, medieval knight, medieval warfare, modern warfare, new weaponry, one-man tanks, war, warfare, weapon, weaponry

Medieval Motif on Trade Mark for Hennessy Liquor

Image of a trade mark designed by William Wolfen & Co. for James Hennessy & Company Liquor. Depiction of an armoured knight's arm wielding a battleaxe.

Tags: alcohol, Armour, armoured, axe, battle, battleaxe, Hennessy, Hennessy Liquor, knight, knights, liquor, mark, marketing, motif, symbol, trade, trademark

Kryal Tapestry

An image depicting the hand embroidered 'Kyral Tapestry', which is displayed at Kryal Castle, a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. The tapestry was designed and executed by Gloria Rose Armstrong, and depicts Kryal Castle and…

Tags: attraction, Australia, Ballarat, castle, castles, craft, entertainment, functions, Gloria Rose Armstrong, jousting, Keith Ryall, knight, knights, Kryal Castle, leisure, medieval, medieval craft, medieval scene, Melbourne, re-creation, recreation, tapestries, tapestry, tourism, tourist, Vic, Victoria, weaving

Knights Templar jump from Dan Brown to Down Under

An article by Dylan Welch in The Sydney Morning Herald about the Knights Templar in Australia. The article briefly outlines the origins of the order in the early twelfth century as protectors of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem, and its disbandment in…

Tags: Christian, Christianity, Crusades, Dan Brown, fiction, knighthood, knights, Knights Templar, literature, Military Orders, New South Wales, NSW, religion, religious, Sydney, The Da Vinci Code, The Sydney Morning Herald, war

Knights Fighting at the SCA College Challenge, 2010

This image depicts two members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting at the SCA 'College Challenge.' A handmade banner depicting two black swans, the state emblem for Western Australia, is billowing nearby. The College Challenge…

Knightqueste Myspace Profile

A hyperlink to the Myspace music profile for Australian metal band, Knightqueste. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Knightqueste have utilised elements of a typically 'masculinised' medieval past. In particular, there is a strong focus on…

Knight Statue at Kryal Castle

An image of an English knight statue at Kryal Castle in Ballarat.

About Kryal Castle:
Kryal Castle is a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. Described as â€˜Australiaâ€™s unique medieval castleâ€™, Kryal Castle…

Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, figure, functions, gate, Keith Ryall, knight, knighthood, knights, Kryal Castle, leisure, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, statue, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria

Knight Statue - Kryal Castle

An image of an English knight statue at Kryal Castle in Ballarat.

About Kryal Castle:
Kryal Castle is a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. Described as â€˜Australiaâ€™s unique medieval castleâ€™, Kryal Castle…

Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, figure, functions, gate, Keith Ryall, knight, knighthood, knights, Kryal Castle, leisure, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, statue, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria

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