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'Romancing the Medieval' Unit

Level 3 undergraduate unit â€˜Romancing the Medievalâ€™ coordinated by Stephanie Trigg at the University of Melbourne. The unit covers a variety of genres of medieval literature, as well as post-16th century works that re-create or revive…

'The Anglo-Saxon World' Unit

Second year undergraduate unit â€˜The Anglo-Saxon Worldâ€™ coordinated by G.J. Tulloch at Flinders University. Although the unit focuses on Anglo-Saxon literature of the eighth to eleventh centuries, including an introduction to the Old…

Tags: Adelaide, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxons, England, fantasy, Flinders University, Graham Tulloch, J.R.R. Tolkien, pop culture, popular culture, South Australia, The Hobbit, Tolkien, universities, university

â€˜Game of Thronesâ€™ inspired chalk board

This chalk board drawing advertises The Burger Bistro in Shafto Lane in central Perth. The drawing is based on posters and the dvd cover for Season One of the television series â€˜Game of Thronesâ€™, based on the fantasy book series A Song…

Tags: advertising, chalk board, chalk drawing, drawing, fantasy, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Perth, sign, sword, television, The Burger Bistro, throne, tv, WA, warrior, Western Australia.

â€˜Golfreise durchâ€™s Outbackâ€™ article

An article in the German edition of Golf Digest magazine about Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling. As well as highlighting the features of the luxury boutique hotel the article provides information on nearby golf courses. The Kenneth Lehmann building…

Tags: accommodation, Adelaide Hills, castle, fantasy, Golf Digest magazine, Gothic, hotel, Kenneth Lehmann, recreation, SA, South Australia, Stirling, Thorngrove, Thorngrove Manor Hotel, tourism, towers, turrets, Victorian Gothic

â€˜The Madness of King Kennethâ€™ Article

An article by Max Anderson in the Adelaide Hills Magazine about Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling. The building functions as a luxury boutique hotel and the article includes an interview with the architect and builder, owner Kenneth Lehmann. The…

Tags: Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills Magazine, castle, fantasy, Gothic, Kenneth Lehmann, Max Anderson, recreation, SA, South Australia, Stirling, Thorngrove, Thorngrove Manner Hotel, towers, turrets, Victorian Gothic

Alana Bennett - Essay on the Society for Creative Anachronism

A student essay on the Society for Creative Anachronism submitted by Alana Bennett as part of her assessment for â€˜ENGL2238: The Medieval in the Modern Worldâ€™, a second year English unit delivered by Professor Andrew Lynch at The…

Castle Shop Fitting

This photograph shows a shop fitting in a popular department store. The ends of the aisles are made to look like part of a medieval castle or wall, complete with crenellation and mock windows and stonework. The choice of red as the colour suggests a…

Tags: battlements, castle, crenellation, fantasy, re-creation, retail, shop, shop display, shop fitting, shopping, shops

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 …

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