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Jousting at Kryal Castle

An image of a person jousting at Kryal Castle in Ballarat. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

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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…

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Jousting Display, Kryal Castle, Ballarat

An image of Kryal Castle knights preparing for a Jousting display at Kryal Castle in Ballarat, Victoria. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

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Blacktown Medieval Fayre

This online newspaper article by Ben McClellan appeared in the Blacktown Advocate on May 21, 2012. It reports on the recent Blacktown (western Sydney) Medieval Fayre. According to the article, the Fayre featured medieval-themed stalls, demonstrations…

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Full Tilt jousting

Full Tilt is a jousting entertainment company run by Rod Walker based in the New South Wales city of Bathurst. They can be hired for events wherein performers dressed as medieval knights perform feats of swordplay before they put on a jousting…

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Full Metal Jousting: Rod Walker

This online biography of Rod Walker appears on the History.com website for the television show Full Metal Jousting. Rod, a founding member of the International Jousting Association, is one of the coaches on the show. The show is a televised jousting…

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Jousting Display, Kryal Castle, Ballarat

An image of a Kryal Castle knight preparing for a Jousting display at Kryal Castle in Ballarat, Victoria. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

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Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, functions, games, gate, horse, joust, jouster, jousting, Keith Ryall, knight, knights, Kryal Castle, lance, leisure, lists, medieval sport, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, sport, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria

Kryal Castle Jousting Display

An image of a person jousting at Kryal Castle in Ballarat. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

About Kryal Castle:

Located 8km from Ballarat in…

Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, functions, games, gate, horse, joust, jouster, jousting, Keith Ryall, Kryal Castle, lance, leisure, lists, medieval sport, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, sport, tourism, tournament, tower, Vic, Victoria, weapon, weapons

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