Novaro’s Italian Restaurant sign, Launceston, Tasmania
Coat of arms, flag, halo, Italy, Latin, Launceston, lion, Lion of St Mark, logo, Novaro’s Italian Restaurant, Republic of Venice, Restaurant, sign, St Mark, Tas, Tasmania, Venice, winged lion.
<p>Novaro’s Italian Restaurant is in Brisbane Street in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The photograph shows the sign for the restaurant, which features a Lion of St Mark. This particular version is, with the addition of a halo, essentially the same as the one that appeared on the flag and coat of arms of the medieval Republic of Venice and still continues to be associated with Venice today, including its film festival. The logo features a winged lion holding an open book with one paw. The Latin text on the book reads ‘Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus’ (Peace be with you, Mark my evangelist), which comes from an early medieval Venetian legend about an angel appearing to St Mark at a lagoon at Venice.</p>
<p>For their website, which features a silhouette of the Lion of St Mark, see <a href="http://www.novaros.com/site/index.html">http://www.novaros.com/site/index.html</a></p>
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McLeod, Shane
November 26, 2012
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Digital Photograph
Europa Re-enactment Association Inc.
Archery, armour, article, Blue Mountains, Celtic cross, combat, cooking, costume, craft, culture, England, Europa Re-enactment, Europa Re-enactment Association Inc., games, helmet, hut, Jorvik, living history, logo, map, Middleton Cross, New South Wales, Norse, NSW, Odin, oven, Oðinr, performance, re-enactment, ring-chain, shield, spear, Springwood, sword, Viking, warrior, website, Wiccy, York.
<p>Europa Re-Enactment Association Inc. are a living history group based at Springwood in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. The group focus on the period of Viking rule of the city of Jorvik (York) in northern England from 876-954. They re-enact such cultural activities as craft, cooking, clothing, combat, building construction, and weapon making. Combat includes archery, swords, shields, armour, and helmets. The group also performs for school groups and at re-enactment events. Their website, made by Wiccy, includes basic maps on Viking settlement in England, a gallery, and useful articles on making such things as Viking ovens, huts, and shields, a Bibliography for those wanting more information about Viking life, and a comprehensive 'Links' page.</p>
<p>The groups logo features the early tenth-century Viking cross from Middleton, North Yorkshire. The ring-headed Celtic cross features a Scandinavian ring-chain pattern and a warrior sitting on a throne with two swords and a spear. A raven, a bird commonly associated with the Norse war god Oðinr (Odin) flies from the cross.</p>
<p>For their website see <a href="http://europa-reenactment.org/">http://europa-reenactment.org/</a></p>
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Wiccy
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Ulveflokk
Celtic, clan, combat, cooking, craft, Elizabeth (Hlif), Gall-Ghà idheil, Galloway Bay, games, The Happy Viking, Hiberno-Norse, logo, Maleny, Norse, Qld, Queensland, re-enactment, ring-knot, Scotland, trade, Viking, Ulf, Ulveflokk, website.
Ulveflokk are a Viking re-enactment group based in Maleny, Queensland. It was established by Elizabeth (Hlif) of The Happy Viking store and Ulf. The group concentrate on the period 800-1100 and the interaction between Norse/Viking and Scottish Celtic culture in Galloway Bay (Galloway derives its name from the Gall-Ghàidheil or foreign(Norse)-Gaels) which led to a hybrid culture often referred to as Hiberno-Norse. The group, or clan, re-create all aspects of daily life, including craft, cooking, trade, combat, and games. Ulveflokk is Norwegian for ‘wolf-pack’. Their logo features the heads of two wolfs joined by a Norse-style ring-knot. Information is available at http://ulveflokkvikings.webs.com and http://thehappyviking.com.au/2012/07/19/viking-re-enactment-ulveflokk/
Ulveflokk
2012
Image used by permission of Ulveflokk
<a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1161">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1161</a>
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Newcastle Knights rugby league club
Blackletter, Gothic script, Helmet, knight, logo, National Rugby League, New South Wales, Newcastle, Newcastle Knights, NRL, NSW, plume, rugby, rugby league, visor.
<p>The Newcastle Knights are a team in Australasia’s National Rugby League based in the New South Wales city of Newcastle. They joined the competition in 1988. The logo for the club is a side profile of the helmet of a medieval knight. The helmet includes a visor and a red plume (feather). The link to the medieval period is also evoked by the word ‘Knight’ being written in Blackletter, or Gothic, script.</p>
<p>The logo can be found on the club’s website: <a href="http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/">http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
September 7, 2012
Newcastle Knights
Website
Fortress Risk Insurance Services, Launceston, Tasmania
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<p>Fortress Risk Insurance Services are based in the Tasmanian city of Launceston and were established in 2011. The logo for the company, as seen in the photograph, is the outline of part of a medieval fortress. It gives the appearance of a castle tower with a crenelated parapet.</p>
<p>For their website see <a href="http://www.fortressrisk.com.au/" target="_self">http://www.fortressrisk.com.au/</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
September 3, 2012
No Copyright
Digital Photograph
Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn
Advertising, armour, helmet, joust, jousting, knight, lance, lawn, logo, shield, Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn, tournament, website.
<p>The variety of Buffalo Lawn known as Sir Walter was developed in 1996. The logo for the associated company features a medieval knight wearing a helmet and armour riding a horse. The knight carries a lance and a shield, and the appearance of the horse and rider suggests that they are taking part in a jousting tournament. The shield is divided into four squares and carries the title ‘SIR W’ in two of the squares, whilst the remaining two squares have patterns suggesting grass.</p>
<p>For the website see<a href="http://www.sirwalter.com.au/"> http://www.sirwalter.com.au/</a>.</p>
Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn
1996
Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn
Website
James Boag’s Draught
Ad, advert, advertisement, alcohol, armour, beer, billboard, James Boag, Boag’s Brewery, James Boag’s Draught, dragon, helmet, knight, label, Launceston, logo, spear, St George, Tas, Tasmania.
This billboard in Launceston advertises James Boag’s Draught beer. The logo for the beer features an armoured knight wearing a helmet and thrusting downwards with a spear. Behind him lies a dragon. The inclusion of a dragon suggests that the knight may be St George, who was the subject of another beer by Boag’s Brewery. The brewery is based in the city of Launceston in northern Tasmania.
Boag’s Brewery
August 3, 2012
Boag’s Brewery
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Valhalla Icecream
Advertisement, helmet, Hobart, horned helmet, icecream, logo, mythology, Norse, Odin, Old Norse mythology, shield, sign, Tas, Tasmania, Valhalla, Valhalla Icecream, Valkyrie, Viking, warrior, winged helmet.
<p>Valhalla Icecream is made in the Hobart suburb of Moonah. As seen on this advertising sign, the company’s logo features the side profile of the head of a Viking warrior on a red shield. The warrior wears a helmet with wings, a notion popular in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century before Vikings with horned helmets became more popular. In Old Norse (Viking) mythology Valhalla was a giant hall where chosen warriors who had died in battle went to join the Norse god Odin. The warriors were led to Valhalla by Valkyries.</p>
<p>For their website see <a href="http://valhallaicecream.com.au">http://valhallaicecream.com.au</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
August 26, 2012
No copyright
Digital Photograph