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Greek Orthodox Church, West Perth

An image of the Greek Orthodox Church located on the corner of Charles and Carr Streets in West Perth. The church possesses typical Orthodox/Byzantine architectural features, including a dome (symbolising the heavens) on top of a square church…

Tags: Byzantine, Byzantium, Carr Street, Community of The Annunciation Of Our Lady, Greek, Greek Orthodox, Orthodox, Parish, WA, West Perth, Western Australia

Viking Statue at Miss Maud's

An image of the giant Viking head statue located outside Miss Maud's Swedish restaurant and bakehouse on Fitzgerald Street in Perth, WA.

The figure has a long, bushy beard and is wearing a horned helmet. It appears to be made of limestone.

Tags: bakehouse, bakery, dining, eating, figure, figures, Fitzgerald Street, food, helmet, helmets, hotel, limestone, Miss Maud, Perth, restaurant, sculpture, statue, statues, Sweden, Swedish, viking, vikings, WA, Western Australia

â€˜Vikings Visited Cairnsâ€™, Rex Gilroy, Psychic Australia

This article from ‘Psychic Australia’ in March 1977 by Rex Gilroy claims that Norse/Scandinavian sailors visited the South Pacific and northern Australia. The article, ‘Vikings Visited Cairns’’, is now freely available…

Tags: BifrÃ¶st, Cairns, horned helmet, Mysterious Australia, Norse, Odin, opera, Psychic Australia, Qld, Queensland, Rex Gilroy, Richard Wagner, Ring Cycle, Scandinavia, ship, swastika, Thor, Valkyrie, viking, Vikings Visited Cairns, website.

The Kingâ€™s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., Ballarat, Victoria

The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc. are a living history group based in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The group were formed in 2007 to focus on the equestrian aspects of the medieval period, especially the 13th century. The…

Gerni Weekend Warriors advertisement

‘Gerni Weekend Warriors’ is a marketing campaign created by Sydney ad agency MJW to promote Gerni high pressure water cleaners. The television advert features three men dressed as warriors from the past using a Gerni to clean their cars…

Tags: Advert, advertisement, Armour, centurion, costume, Gerni, Gerni Weekend Warriors, helmet, MJW, Mongol, New South Wales, NSW, retail, Roman, Sydney, television, tv, viking, warrior, weapon, website, YouTube.

The Dragonâ€™s Realm re-enactment group and store, Burnie, Tas

The Dragon’s Realm are both a re-enactment group and a retail store based in the northern Tasmanian city of Burnie. The store opened in 2006 and is located in the CBD in a former church built in the Gothic Revival style with buttresses and…

Ascomanni Medieval Re-enactment Society

Ascomanni Medieval Re-enactment Society is a living history group based in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The group focus on Anglo-Saxons, Normans, and Vikings during the later Viking Age, specifically the period 966-1066 ending with the Norwegian…

Tags: Anglo-Saxons, Ascomanni Medieval Re-enactment Society, Battle of Hastings, Battle of Stamford Bridge, combat, costume, Launceston, living history, Normans, Oseberg Ship Burial, Oseberg Tapestry, re-creation, re-enactment, Saxons, Tas, Tasmania, Viking Age, vikings, website.

â€˜Inferno, canto XIII: The Forest of Suicidesâ€™ by Fiona Hall

This photographic artwork by Australian artist Fiona Hall belongs to a series titled ‘Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy’. It is held by The National Gallery of Australia and depicts a scene from canto XIII of Dante…

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