For their website see http://kingshorses.ballarat.vic.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
]]>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 King’s Horses re-enact jousting at tournaments, where knights riding horses would do battle. The knights and horses are clad in appropriate costume, including helmets, armour, swords, lances, and shields. The group perform at medieval fairs, schools, and corporate functions.
For their website see http://kingshorses.ballarat.vic.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
For the advertisement see http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q-DD0yQovRw
For an article on the marketing campaign see http://www.bandt.com.au/breaking-campaigns/mjw-puts-the-pressure-on-for-gerni
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‘Gerni Weekend Warriors’ is a marketing campaign created by Sydney ad agency MJW to promote Gerni high pressure water cleaners. The television advert features three men dressed as warriors from the past using a Gerni to clean their cars and houses, with the Gerni clearly taking the place of a weapon. The men are dressed as a Roman centurion with cape, helmet and breastplate; a Viking (c. 800-1000) wearing a horned helmet and animal skin; and a thirteenth century Mongol wearing a fur-lined conical helmet, fur boots, and upper-body armour.
For the advertisement see http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q-DD0yQovRw
For an article on the marketing campaign see http://www.bandt.com.au/breaking-campaigns/mjw-puts-the-pressure-on-for-gerni
For their website see http://citadel-medieval-society.webs.com/Index.html
]]>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 warrior-monks the Livonian Brothers of the Sword (also known as the Sword Brethren or Schwertzbruder) who took part in the Livonian Crusade and operated in modern-day Estonia from 1202-1236, when they became the Livonian Order within the Teutonic Order. The group focus on combat (although other activities such as music and craft are practiced) and appear in full costume, and with weapons and tents, at various events. They are also available for hire.
For their website see http://citadel-medieval-society.webs.com/Index.html
The logo for the group is a heraldic lion rampant on a shield, and their website features images from medieval illuminated manuscripts.
For their website see http://www.knightsorderlionrampant.com/index.html
]]>Knights Order of Lion Rampant is a living history group based in the Brisbane suburb of Lutwyche. The group were founded in 1991 and focus on the culture of chivalry, especially that surrounding tournaments, that existed in western and central Europe at the end of the fourteenth century. Although there is a focus on the clothes, weapons, and combat associated with tournaments, the group also engage in other activities and have staged a Latin Mass and conducted research into medieval cosmetics. They have also collaborated with the Queensland Museum and The Abbey Museum on a museum exhibition. Knights Order of Lion Rampant performs at various Queensland events.
The logo for the group is a heraldic lion rampant on a shield, and their website features images from medieval illuminated manuscripts.
For their website see http://www.knightsorderlionrampant.com/index.html