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The New Varangian Guard Inc
The New Varangian Guard are an Australian historical re-enactment group with fifteen branches throughout Australia. The group concentrate on the Byzantine (or Eastern Roman) Empire, particularly between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. During most…
Sword World Australasia
Sword World Australasia is a Perth-based company which specialises in creating high quality military swords and accessories. A large number of period swords are available, including many from the medieval period, such as those associated with the…
Tags: battle, battles, combat, display, Perth, re-creation, sword, Sword World, WA, Western Australia
Canberra Raiders Viking logo
The logo for the Australian National Rugby League team the Canberra Raiders is the head of a Viking warrior wearing a horned helmet. The hair and beard of the Viking has a green tinge to match the colour of the team’s jumpers. The helmet…
Lego Viking Shop Display
This strangely weapon-less Lego Viking warrior was used as an in-store display piece. The warrior is approximately one metre high and is wearing helmet with the horns associated with the Vikings in popular portrayals. His shield features two…
Hieronymus Bosch, The Haywain Triptych Tableau vivant
A photograph recreating a scene in The Haywain Triptych panel painting by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch. The recreated scene occurs in the centre of the central panel of the work that was probably painted in the early sixteenth century. The central…
Hieronymus Bosch, The Haywain Triptych Tableau vivant - the Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group
Photographs recreating a scene in The Haywain Triptych panel painting by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch. The recreated scene occurs in the centre of the central panel of the work that was probably painted in the early sixteenth century. The central…
Medievalism and Youth Culture Masterclass
An invitation to postgraduate students and early career researchers to attend the ARC Masterclass ‘Medievalism and Youth Culture’. The Masterclass is to be held at The University of Western Australia on December 6, 2011, and is led by…
Tags: Chantal Bourgault du Coudray, Children’s literature, cinema, Clare Bradford, computer gaming, fandom, fantasy, graphic arts, masterclass, medievalism, Perth, re-enactment, Robin Hood, role-playing games, Stephen Knight, television, The University of Western Australia, theatre, UWA, WA, Western Australia, youth culture
Salvation Army Headquarters, Perth
A photograph of the former Salvation Army headquarters building in Pier Street in the Perth CBD. The Flemish bond brick and stucco building in Federation Free style was built in 1899, eight years after the Salvation Army began to operate in the…