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Replica Thirteenth-Century Devotional Candleholder

An advertisement for a replica thirteenth-century devotional candleholder distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. In purified Christianised logic, the candle is a symbol of…

Pilgrim Badge: St James of Compostella

An advertisement for a scallop shell badge distributed by â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. The scallop shell badge signifies that the wearer has completed the lengthy overland pilgrimage…

Tags: â€˜Mainly Medievalâ€™, Badge, Compostella, material culture, medieval pilgrimage, New South Wales, NSW, pilgrim, pilgrimage, replica, reproduction, Saint James, scallop shell, shrine, Spain, St James, symbolism, Way of St James

Maxwell Mead

The McLaren Vale, South Australia, company Maxwell Wines produce three varieties of Maxwell Mead. Their website explains that although mead was first drunk much earlier than the medieval period, it has a particularly strong association with…

Tags: Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, beverage, honey wine, honeymoon, king, label, Maxwell Mead, Maxwell Wines, McLaren Vale, mead, poetry, SA, Scandinavia, South Australia, stained glass, sword, Viking.

MCC Website - Medieval Combat

The website for MCC - Medieval Combat, a group of martial enthusiasts and historians who are students and practitioners of both European and Middle Eastern martial arts. They are based in Cowra, New South Wales.

Tags: battle, battles, combat, Cowra, European, martial arts, medieval combat, medieval sport, Middle Eastern, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, recreation, sport, sports, training

Warrior and dragon sign, Cascade Brewery, Hobart, Tasmania

This photograph of a sign was taken at the rear of the Cascade Brewery. The sign features a warrior on horseback killing a dragon with a lance. The similarity of the sign to the original St George logo used by the Launceston brewery Boag’s,…

Tags: Boagâ€™s Brewery, Cascade Brewery, dragon, Hobart, knight, lance, Launceston, sign, St George, Tas, Tasmania, warrior.

Finger Braiding at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

A girl in a sixteenth century inspired dress and cap demonstrating the art of finger braiding at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge tournament. The event was held at the University of Western Australia and featured participants…

Tags: art, craft, fashion, finger braiding, medieval craft, medieval style, medieval women, Murdoch University, re-creation, recreation, Saint Basil, Saint Lazarus, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, tournament, tourney, University of Western Australia, UWA

Cord-making at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

Two girls in twelfth and thirteenth century dress making cord on lucets at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge between St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch University). The event was held on the UWA campus on the 19th…

SCA Members Battling at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting in a tournament known as 'the College Challenge.' In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St. Lazarus (Murdoch…

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