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Evandale Village Singers present Henry Purcellâ€™s â€˜King Arthurâ€™

This poster advertises two performances of Henry Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’ by the Evandale Village Singers in late October 2012 at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Evandale. Henry Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’ is a…

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€˜Tasmanian Gothicâ€™, Compass, ABC TV

‘Tasmanian Gothic’ was an episode of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Compass television programme presented by Geraldine Doogue. The story was researched by Wendy Boynton and aired on June 24, 2012 to celebrate the 200th…

Burnie-Wynyard Medieval Festival

This advertisement for the Burnie-Wynyard Medieval Festival appears on the Discover Tasmania website.The festival was presented by The Order of the Dragon’s Realm Inc and was the first open combat swordsmanship and jousting competition held in…

Dance Review: Romeo and Juliet

Nina Levy’s review of Graeme Murphy’s production of Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet by the Australian Ballet appeared in the online version of The West Australian newspaper on October 12, 2012. It includes a photograph by Jeff…

Tags: Australian Ballet, ballet, dance, Dance Review: Romeo and Juliet, Gothic, Graeme Murphy, Jeff Busby, Nina Levy, Perth, Romeo and Juliet, Sergei Prokofiev, set design, The West Australian, vaulted ceiling, WA, website, Western Australia.

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.

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.

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.

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