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Medieval Weapons Demonstration by the PMRG Round Table

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords, shields…

Medieval Weapons Demonstration, PMRG Round Table, UWA

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords, shields…

Medieval Weapons Demonstration by the PMRG Round Table, University of Western Australia

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords,…

Medieval Weapons Demonstration

This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords,…

New Procession ushers in Slipper era

This article from the online edition of ABC News reports on a change in Australian parliamentary procedure. A longer and more formal procession from the lobby of Parliament House to the Chamber of the House of Representatives has been introduced by…

Tags: Australian Parliament, Canberra, ceremonial robes, Chamber, House of Representatives, lobby, mace, medieval ritual, parliament, Parliament House, procession, public display, ritual, serjeant-at-arms, Speaker, weapon

Black Ravens Medieval Re-enactment Group

The Black Ravens are a steel weapons Medieval Re-enactment Group based in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the fourteenth century and make their own combat and feasting gear. Their website includes a useful section on tunics and…

Tags: ACT, Armour, Australian Capital Territory, Black Ravens, Black Ravens Medieval Re-enactment Group, Canberra, living history, re-enactment, steel weapons, tunic, weapon, website

Kryal Castle Jousting Display

An image of a person jousting at Kryal Castle in Ballarat. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

About Kryal Castle:

Located 8km from Ballarat in…

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Chainmail for Sale at Kryal Castle

A photograph of a stall at Kryal Castle in Ballarat, which sells chain mail that has been hand-crafted according to the traditional medieval method. Some of the objects that can be bought are chainmail keyrings and chainmail jewellery.

About Kryal…

Tags: Apparel, armament, Armour, Ballarat, battle, body armour, byrnie, castle, chain, chain mail, chain-mail, chainmail, chin-guard, coif, craft, crossbow, defensive armament, entertainment, functions, garment, glove, handcrafted, handmade armour, hood, Keith Ryal, knight, Kryal Castle, leisure, longbow, mail, mail armour, mail shirt, medieval armour, medieval craft, Melbourne, metal rings, metalwork, mitons, protective clothing, re-creation, recreation, regal, riveting, royal, royalty, tourism, tourist, Vic, Victoria, weapon, weaponry, weapons

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