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Pilgrim Badge: St James of Compostella

An advertisement for a scallop shell badge distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. The scallop shell badge signifies that the wearer has completed the lengthy overland pilgrimage…

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Replica Thirteenth-Century Devotional Candleholder

An advertisement for a replica thirteenth-century devotional candleholder distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. In purified Christianised logic, the candle is a symbol of…

Mainly Medieval replica spoon

An advertisement for a replica medieval eating spoon distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. The spoon is made from food grade pewter. It is described by the catalogue as…

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Mainly Medieval

â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™ is an online store that provides a range of products for medieval enthusiasts. The catalogue lists for sale reference books about aspects of the medieval period, magazines related to re-enactor activities such as…

Tags: â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, artefacts, consumption, material culture, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, reenactment, replica, reproduction

Images of Ironfest

Billed as â€˜An Arts Festival with a Metal Edgeâ€™ Ironfest is an annual festival held in the New South Wales city of Lithgow. The festival involves artists and blacksmith working with metal, as well as historical re-enactors, musicians, and…

Tags: Armour, art, arts, arts festival, blacksmith, costume, festival, helmet, jousting, Kingdom of Ironfest, knight, Lithgow, living history, New South Wales, NSW, performance, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, website

Ironfest

Billed as ‘An Arts Festival with a Metal Edge’ Ironfest is an annual festival held in the New South Wales city of Lithgow. The festival involves artists and blacksmith working with metal, as well as historical re-enactors, musicians, and…

Tags: Armour, arts festival, blacksmith, costume, festival, helmet, jousting, Kingdom of Ironfest, knight, Lithgow, living history, New South Wales, NSW, performance, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, website.

Viking Ship

Image of a recreation Viking ship built by Royce Carrig of Perth. The wooden ship was built from plans of an excavated Viking ship, and can usually be found anchored in the Swan River at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group base in Crawley. It is…

Tags: AEMA, Australian Early Medieval Association, boat, boats, Denmark, medieval craft, Norse, Perth, recreation, replica, Roskilde, Royce Carrig, ship, ships, Skuldelev, Swan River, viking, WA, watercraft, Western Australia

Battle of Nations 2013

The Battle of Nations Festival is a full contact medieval tournament held in Europe which began in 2009. Australia will field a team for the first time in 2013 and will be captained by Kit Houston. The event features various combat categories, from…

Tags: Archery, Armour, axe, Battle of Nations, Battle of Nations Festival, bow, combat, crossbow, Europe, festival, helmet, heraldry, Kit Houston, knight, longsword, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, sword and buckler, television, tournament, tv, website.

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