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St George Illawarra Dragons

The St George Illawarra Dragons are a professional rugby league club based in Sydney, New South Wales. They were formed in 1998 from the merger of two previous clubs: St George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers. The club’s logo is in the shape…

Tags: Armour, dragon, helmet, knight, logo, New South Wales, NSW, rugby, rugby league, shield, St George, St George Bank, St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney.

â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Oneâ€™ & â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Twoâ€™, Perth Fringe Festival 2013

This production by theatre company KNUTS is a modern adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in two parts. Adapted by Stephen Quinn and directed by Stephen Lee, it transposes stories from Chaucer’s original text into a…

Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table Children's Cartoon series

Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table was an animated Australian cartoon series written by Melbourne playwright Alex Buzo with Rod Hull, Lyle Martin, John Palmer and M. Robinson. It was produced between 1966 and 1968. Based on Arthurian…

Tags: Animation, Armour, Arthur, Arthurian legend, Black Knight, cartoon, childrenâ€™s series, chivalry, damsel in distress, dragon, Excalibur, Guinevere, jousting, knight, Lancelot, maiden, Merlin, Morgan Le Fay, rescue, round table, song, sword, television, tv

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.

Tags: "medieval club", "medieval re-enactment", "Society for Creative Anachronism", "West Australian Medieval Alliance", Armour, chainmail, chivalry, knight, knighthood

Morgan Le Fay

This watercolour by Australian artist Christian Waller was gifted to the Art Gallery of Ballarat in 1933 by the Women’s Association. It depicts a woman in medieval dress whom the title identifies as Morgan Le Fay. Morgan Le Fay is a…

The Procession

This article from The Argus newspaper provides a report of an Eight Hours procession through the streets of Melbourne in 1887, during which at least 50 different trades were represented. It makes note of the increasing size and elaborateness of the…

His Majesty King George V congratulating Lieutenant General Sir John Monash KCB VD after his investiture as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Sir John Monash knighted by King George V in France

General Sir John Monash being congratulated by King George V after his investiture as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 12 August 1918; the ceremony is held on steps outside a large building and is being observed by a small group of other…

Tags: chivalry, King George V, knight, knighthood, Knighthood Ceremony, knights, Military Costume, Military Honours, Order of the Bath, Orders of Knighthood, Sir John Monash, World War 1

Sir John Monash knighted by King George V in France

General Sir John Monash was created Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 Jan 1918, and Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George on 1 Jan 1919. He is seen receiving his knighthood as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 12…

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