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Preparing for Battle at the SCA College Challenge Tournament, 2010
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) clad in armour in preperation for the SCA 'College Challenge' tournament. In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St.…
Preparing for Battle: Members of the SCA at the 'College Challenge' Tournament between St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) putting on armour in preperation for the SCA 'College Challenge' tournament. In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St.…
Rothenburg
In this article, John T. McMahon discusses a visit to Rothenburg in 1936, which he describes as “the finest surviving example of a medieval city with its walls, gates and towersâ€. After giving a brief history of Rothenburg’s…
SCA Members Battling at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting in a tournament known as 'the College Challenge.' In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St. Lazarus (Murdoch…
The Perth Medieval Fayre: Making Chain Mail
A photograph of chain mail being hand-crafted according to the traditional medieval method at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Chain mail is made by interlocking a number of metal rings to form small sections. Each ring is linked through four others and…
The Walled City of Nuremburg – The Cradle of Nazism.
In this article, John T. McMahon describes a visit to the city of Nuremburg in 1936. Arriving only days after one of the Nazi’s infamous Nuremburg rallies, he notes the swastika’s still lining the streets and parade ground. For most of…
Trying on Chainmail at the Perth Medieval Fayre
Images of a chainmail shirt (a haubergeon) and hood (a byrnie) made by members of The Grey Company and displayed for the public to try on at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Chain mail was used extensively in the middle ages to fashion protective garments…
Viking Runes at the Perth Medieval Fayre
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Image of person in costume stamping initials into leather using the Viking alphabet, or Fuþark. Runic inscriptions are attested from c. 150 CE and were used by a number of ‘Germanic’ peoples. During the Viking Age (c. 800-1100) the…