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Viking Runes Display at the Perth Medieval Fayre
![Viking-Runes-II_PMF 19 March 2011[1].JPG](https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/dad3f2c66443e43d446b8caab7c7998a.jpg "Viking-Runes-II_PMF 19 March 2011[1].JPG")
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…
Voice and Violin
This article from The West Australian details a performance, by Miss Lorna McKean and Mr Vaughan Hanly, of Gustav Hoist’s four songs for voice and solo violin at the Kylie Club. The performance was unusual, it suggests, because modern…
Great Helms at the Perth Medieval Fayre
Image of a recreationist knight wearing a ‘Great Helm’ style helmet at the Perth Medieval Fayre. The Great Helm is a cylindrical helmet that encloses the entire head, with a flat top and eye slits for vision. It was adopted as the…
Great Helms at the Perth Medieval Fayre
Images of recreationist knights wearing ‘Great Helm’ style helmets at the Perth Medieval Fayre. The Great Helm is a cylindrical helmet that encloses the entire head, with a flat top and eye slits for vision. It was adopted as the…