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Gandalf at the Perth Medieval Fayre
A member of the public dressed as the iconic wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Like the Merlin figure in Arthurian legend, the character of Gandalf is a sage. He harbours power through wisdom…
Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood: The Fantastic Imagination in European Culture (UWA)
One of two posters for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course includes European folk and fairy tales, and examines their place …
Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood: The Fantastic Imagination in European Culture
One of two posters for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course includes European folk and fairy tales, and examines their place …
St George and the Dragon Altar, St George’s Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia.
Image of the jarrah nave altar at St George’s Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia. The altar features a hand-carved knight and dragon against a St George shield to portray the St George legend. It was carved by Robin McArthur and installed in…
Mythistory: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Medieval Imagination
Aposter for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Mythistory’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course examines popular science fiction and fantasy films and literature of the twentieth and twenty-first…
Extracts from the Melbourne Newspaper, The Argus
A series of extracts from The Argus ranging from 1878 to 1880. They tell of the Kelly Gang's exploits and their encounters with colonial Victorian law enforcement. A few of the extracts towards the end of the list include descriptions of the…
Gog and Magog, Royal Arcade, Melbourne
Close-up images of the statutes of Gog and Magog, who strike the time hourly on Gaunt’s Clock in Melbourne’s Royal Arcade. According to the legend cited in the description under the clock, the mythological giants Gog and Magog were…
Gaunt's Clock, Royal Arcade, Melbourne
A view of Gaunt’s Clock in Royal Arcade, Melbourne. Royal Arcade was designed by architect Charles Webb and was completed in 1870. Gaunt’s Clock was added in 1892. On either side of the clock is a statute of the mythical giants Gog and…