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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.

Viking Dragon Ship

A newspaper article about a Viking Dragon Ship on page 29 of the Brisbane newspaper The Queenslander on 18 July, 1908. The recreation ship filled up most of St Paul’s Hall and included shields with emblems along its sides, a prow consisting of…

Tags: Brisbane, brooch, Christiana, dragon, Ivar, Lady Chelmsford, Norway, Qld, Queensland, recreation, shield, ship, The Queenslander, viking, vikings

C. E. W. Bean Oxford University heraldic shield

Entry on Australian War Memorial website: Black painted curved metal shield designed as a wall plaque, with the heraldic crest of Oxford University. The crest features an open book bearing the motto 'Dominus illuminatio mea' , with two crowns above…

C. E. W. Bean Oxford University heraldic shield 2nd

Entry on Australian War Memorial website: Flat wooden shield designed as a wall plaque, painted with the heraldic crest of Oxford University. The crest features an open book bearing the motto 'Dominus illuminatio mea' , with two crowns above the book…

Universityâ€™s Coat of Arms

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Following a request from the University of Melbourne for a coloured copy of its coat of arms to incorporate into a stained glass window, this article informs readers that the University of Western Australia had commissioned George Kruger Gray, an…

Tags: Animals, Australian universities, black swan, blazon, books, coat of arms, crest, emblem, George Kruger Gray, heraldic symbols, heraldry, Melbourne University, motto, shield, stained glass, universities, University of Western Australia, Wilson Hall

â€˜The Questâ€™ Range Wine Labels, Chalice Bridge Estate

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‘The Quest’ is a wine range produced by Chalice Bridge Estate winery in Margaret River, Western Australia. The name evokes the Arthurian legend of the Quest for the Holy Grail, and this medieval association is enhanced by the elaborately…

Tags: â€˜The Questâ€™, Arthurian legend, beverage, chainmail, Chalice Bridge Estate, Holy Grail, knight, label, Margaret River, medieval imagery, Military Order, Order of the Temple, shield, St George cross, sword, templar knights, WA, Western Australia, wine

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