For their online store see http://warsword.com.au/index.php
]]>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 are also weapons based on such medievalism film and television series as The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, as well as films set in the medieval era such as Braveheart and Kingdom of Heaven.
For their online store see http://warsword.com.au/index.php
For their YouTube channel see http://www.youtube.com/user/burdikenknight/videos
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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, and a Warhammer game. The re-enactor is dressed in a medieval-style sleeveless tunic in some of the films, and the banner for the channel features a knight in armour and a helmet looking at a castle. Burdiken Medieval Knights perform a demonstration each month at the Home Hill Crown Hotel Markets.
For their YouTube channel see http://www.youtube.com/user/burdikenknight/videos
For the performance see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcqd9j3EhZY&feature=relmfu
An English translation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Eugene Mason is available at http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/aucassin_mason.pdf
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This performance of an excerpt from Aucassin et Nicolette was performed by Alana Bennett on November 1, 2012 as part of her MEMS (Medieval and Early Modern Studies) Honours dissertation at the University of Western Australia. The four minute film made by Belinda Bennett was uploaded to YouTube on November 1, 2012. Alana (a member of the medieval band Minerva’s Tower) plays a hurdy gurdy and wears medieval clothing. Aucassin et Nicolette is an anonymous twelfth or thirteenth century French chantefable (sung story) which combines prose and verse.
For the performance see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcqd9j3EhZY&feature=relmfu
An English translation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Eugene Mason is available at http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/aucassin_mason.pdf
Minerva’s Tower are a Perth-based band who performs medieval and neo-medieval folk music, including some original compositions. The band consists of two multi-instrumentalists, Alana Bennett and Dylan Kerr.
For the film see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLvfAJChL4
For the band see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1051
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This 11 minute film on YouTube shows has been pieced together from separate performances by Minerva’s Tower at the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The event was held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August 25-26. The film was made by Belinda Bennett. The film shows the band perform a six pieces comprised of traditional folk music, a Renaissance tune, and a thirteenth century trouvère (northern French version of troubadour) song.
Minerva’s Tower are a Perth-based band who performs medieval and neo-medieval folk music, including some original compositions. The band consists of two multi-instrumentalists, Alana Bennett and Dylan Kerr.
For the film see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLvfAJChL4
For the band see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1051