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Launceston Aldermen

While most local government councils in Australia are presided over by a mayor and councillors, Launceston City Council in Tasmania has a mayor and aldermen. This has been the case since the first election of alderman to the council in 1853, which…

Tags: Aldermen, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf, Byrhtnoth, council, councillors, county, ealdorman, government, Launceston, Lindisfarne Gospels, local government, Old English, shire, Tas, Tasmania, website.

Rusland NGV Garrison

Rusland NGV Garrison are a Viking re-enactment group which formed in 1991. They are part of the larger New Varangian Guard group. Rusland recreate the Varangian Guard, the bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors and their cultural and military lifestyle…

Tags: axe, bodyguard, Byzantium, combat, New Varangian Guard, NGV Garrison, Norse, re-enactment, Rusland, saex, spear, sword, Varangian, viking, website.

Ulveflokk

Ulveflokk are a Viking re-enactment group based in Maleny, Queensland. It was established by Elizabeth (Hlif) of The Happy Viking store and Ulf. The group concentrate on the period 800-1100 and the interaction between Norse/Viking and Scottish Celtic…

Tags: Celtic, clan, combat, cooking, craft, Elizabeth (Hlif), Gall-GhÃ idheil, Galloway Bay, games, Hiberno-Norse, logo, Maleny, Norse, Qld, Queensland, re-enactment, ring-knot, Scotland, The Happy Viking, trade, Ulf, Ulveflokk, viking, website.

The Happy Viking: Leatherwork and craft of the Viking and Medieval Age

The Happy Viking: Leatherwork and craft of the Viking and Medieval Age is an online store which opened in 2012. It is owned by Elizabeth (Hlif), a re-enactor from Maleny, Queensland. The hand-made Australian products include leatherwork, pottery,…

Tags: Braid, Celtic, craft, Elizabeth (Hlif), jewellery, leatherwork, Maleny, pottery, Qld, Queensland, re-enactment, store, Sweden, The Happy Viking, The Happy Viking: Leatherwork and craft of the Viking and Medieval Age, ValsgÃ¤rde, viking, weaving, website.

Stocatta School of Defence

Stocatta School of Defence was established in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1998. The school teaches swordsmanship based on historical texts written between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Weapons taught include Highland broadsword, English…

Tags: education, Highland broadsword, long sword, New South Wales, NSW, Quarterstaff, rapier, re-creation, school, shield, Stocatta School of Defence, sword, sword and buckler, sword and shield, Sydney, website.

â€˜Living by the swordâ€™

The anonymous online article ‘Living by the sword’ appears in volume 4 of the Leatherwood Online – Tasmania’s Journal of Discovery website and was posted in June/July 2007. It is about professional swordsman Stephen Hand of…

Tags: â€˜Living by the swordâ€™, Adult education, education, Elizabethan, George Silver, Hobart, Leatherwood Online, performance, rapier, re-creation, Stephen Hand, Stocatta School of Defence, sword, swordsman, Tas, Tasmania, Tasmaniaâ€™s Journal of Discovery, Vincentio Saviolo, website.

â€˜Home-made medieval war machine goes off with a bangâ€™

This online article by Carol Raabus was posted in 2009 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Hobart page. It is about local man Doug Pattison and his re-creation of siege engines. He has built a trebuchet, first used in the twelfth…

Tags: ABC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ballista, Carol Raabus, counterweight trebuchet, crossbow, Doug Pattison, Hobart, performance, re-creation, siege, siege engine, Tas, Tasmania, trebuchet, war, website.

Camelot Cottage, Launceston, Tasmania

Alice’s Cottages offer romantic B&B accommodation in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. One of the cottages is called ‘Camelot Cottage’ (named after the castle and court of KingArthur), and it features ‘Merlin’s…

Tags: â€˜medieval experienceâ€™, Aliceâ€™s Cottages, Camelot, cottage, helmet, King Arthur, Launceston, Merlin, Merlinâ€™s spa, sword, tapestry, Tas, Tasmania, website.

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