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War Sword store

War Sword is a store specialising in swords and armour in the Brisbane suburb of Carina, Queensland. They sell various re-creations of medieval weapons, including axes, halberds, shields, spears, swords, and helmets and full suits of armour. There…

Tags: Armour, axe, Braveheart, Brisbane, Carina, costume, film, Game of Thrones, halberd, helmet, Kingdom of Heaven, living history, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, spear, sword, television, The Lord of the Rings, War Sword, website.

Vikingism Lecture

This photograph was taken during the final lecture of the 3rd year undergraduate unit The Vikings at The University of Western Australia. Although the unit focuses on the history of the Viking Age (c. 790-1100), the final lecture dealt with popular…

Tags: costume, Denmark, horned helmet, lecture, Lego, Legoland, myth, Richard Wagner, Ring Cycle, Shane McLeod, shield, sword, University of Western Australia, UWA, viking, Vikingism, warrior

This is What Women Wore in Bygone Times

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This article features a photograph of costume head-dresses from the stage production of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” performed in Perth in 1952 as part of a national tour by the John Alden Shakespearean Company.…

The Kingdom of Lochac

The Kingdom of Lochac is the name used by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) for a fictional kingdom comprising Australia, New Zealand and their Antarctic territories. Lochac is one of nineteen kingdoms worldwide. Australia itself…

Tags: Archery, calligraphy, cooking, costume, dance, heraldry, illumination, Kingdom of Lochac, Lochac, martial arts, metalwork, music, re-creation, re-enactment, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism

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…

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…

The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, Brisbane

The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, located in Brisbane, Queensland, aims to provide an understanding of the human past through dynamic interpretation and historical re-enactment. They provide displays and offer a diversity of events and…

Swordcraft

Swordcraft is a live medieval re-enactment roleplaying game in which players wear realistic costumes and fight with realistic-looking weapons made of rubber and foam, and padded arrows. For photographs see the Gallery on their website. The group is…

Tags: Archery, Armour, arrow, battle, costume, fantasy, game, J.R.R. Tolkien, Melbourne, Orc, performance, re-enactment, roleplay, Swordcraft, The Lord of the Rings, Vic, Victoria, Warhammer, weapons, World of War

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