Browse Items · Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory

Full Tilt jousting

Full Tilt is a jousting entertainment company run by Rod Walker based in the New South Wales city of Bathurst. They can be hired for events wherein performers dressed as medieval knights perform feats of swordplay before they put on a jousting…

Tags: Armour, Bathurst, costume, Full Tilt, Full Tilt Knight Riders, jousting, knight, lance, motorcycle, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, Rod Walker, sport, sword, tournament, video, website.

St George Bank

St George Bank was formed in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1937 and is now a subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation. Despite its name, the logo of the bank fails to depict St George himself, but instead has a stylised head of a fire-breathing…

Tags: bank, Crusade, dragon, logo, New South Wales, NSW, St George, St George Bank, Sydney, Westpac.

Swordcraft

Swordcraft is a live medieval re-enactment roleplaying game in which players wear realistic costumes and fight with realistic-looking weapons made of rubber and foam, and padded arrows. For photographs see the Gallery on their website. The group is…

Tags: Archery, Armour, arrow, battle, costume, fantasy, game, J.R.R. Tolkien, Melbourne, Orc, performance, re-enactment, roleplay, Swordcraft, The Lord of the Rings, Vic, Victoria, Warhammer, weapons, World of War

Maypole dancing around Australia

Maypoles and the folk dance associated with them are a popular event, often involving children, at festivals throughout Australia. The origins, and possible symbolism, of Maypole dancing are uncertain but they can be traced back at least as far as…

Tags: ACT, Australian Capital Territory, dance, festival, folk, folk dance, maypole, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory, NSW, NT, Qld, Queensland, SA, South Australia, Tas, Tasmania, Vic, Victoria, WA, Wales, Western Australia

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

The Quest Chalice Bridge wine labels.jpg

‘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

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

The Chalice_Chalice Bridge_wine labels.jpg

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

Crossroads Medieval Village

A link to the website for the Crossroads Medieval Village Project. The project is aimed at building "an ecologically sustainable community, with excellent facilities for medieval activities." Located on a property in Yass, New South Wales, the aim of…

Tags: artisan, artisans, blacksmith, blacksmithing, co-operative, craft, crafts, Crossroads Medieval Village, ecologically sustainable, embroidery, Medieval activities, New South Wales, NSW, pre-industrial, sustainability, village, Yass

Jousting Display, Kryal Castle, Ballarat

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

About…

Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, functions, games, gate, horse, joust, jouster, jousting, Keith Ryall, knight, knights, Kryal Castle, lance, leisure, lists, medieval sport, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, sport, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria

Browse Items (324 total)