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Crunch time: making money from a medieval extreme sport

This online newspaper article by David Wilson appeared in the My Small Business section of The Sydney Morning Herald. The article features an interview with Rod Walker about his business Full Tilt. The Bathurst-based business run fully costumed…

Tags: Armour, Bathurst, battle, David Wilson, entertainment, Full Tilt, helmet, jousting, knights, lance, My Small Business, New South Wales, NSW, Rod Walker, shield, sport, sword, The Sydney Morning Herald, tournament, war

Coat of arms, Government House, Sydney

These photographs show a coat of arms on the exterior of Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. They feature a male and female knight/warrior, both with a sword and wearing armour. The female, possibly Joan of Arc, is also wearing an…

Tags: Armour, castle, crenellation, Edward Blore, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Government House, Greenway Building, helmet, knight, Latin, Mortimer Lewis, motto, New South Wales, NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, sans mal, sculpture, stained glass, sword, Sydney, tower, tracery, turret, warrior

Citadel Medieval Society

Citadel Medieval Society is a living history group based in Queensland. The group were founded seventeen years ago and focus on two time periods and locations: the port of La Rochelle, France, in c. 1370 during the Hundred Years War; and the German…

Camelot Cottage, Launceston, Tasmania

Alice’s Cottages offer romantic B&B accommodation in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. One of the cottages is called ‘Camelot Cottage’ (named after the castle and court of KingArthur), and it features ‘Merlin’s…

Tags: â€˜medieval experienceâ€™, Aliceâ€™s Cottages, Camelot, cottage, helmet, King Arthur, Launceston, Merlin, Merlinâ€™s spa, sword, tapestry, Tas, Tasmania, website.

Burdiken Medieval Knights

Burdiken Medieval Knights are a living history/re-enactment group based in the Queensland town of Home Hill on the Burdekin River. The group have a channel on YouTube that features a series of films, including broadsword lessons and demonstrations,…

Black Wolf re-enactment group

Black Wolf is a living history/re-enactment group based in the Queensland town of Allora. They are focus on the Crusades and Crusader experiences in the Middle East during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Their leader is ‘Duke Robert…

Tags: Allora, Armour, Black Wolf, blog, caravan, chain mail, costume, Crusader, Crusades, Duke Robert, helmet, Holy Land, Ibn Battuta, knight, living history, Marco Polo, merchant, Middle East, multicultural, outremer, Qld, Queensland, re-enactment, shield, Silk Road, sword, trade, website.

Bismarck Metalcraft

Bismarck Metalcraft was established in 1988 by Ken Bradford in the northern Tasmanian town of Deloraine. They use modern steel to create armour, helmets, knives, and swords, including many recreations of items from medieval Britain and Europe, and…

Tags: Armour, Bismarck Metalcraft, Deloraine, helmet, Ken Bradford, knife, knight, Old English font, re-creation, sword, Tas, Tasmania, website.

Battle of Nations 2013

The Battle of Nations Festival is a full contact medieval tournament held in Europe which began in 2009. Australia will field a team for the first time in 2013 and will be captained by Kit Houston. The event features various combat categories, from…

Tags: Archery, Armour, axe, Battle of Nations, Battle of Nations Festival, bow, combat, crossbow, Europe, festival, helmet, heraldry, Kit Houston, knight, longsword, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, sword and buckler, television, tournament, tv, website.

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