Roaming Tiger, <em>The West Australian</em>, 12 December 1953
Aesop, Androcles, animals, anthropomorphism, coat of arms, circus, courage, emblem, fables, folklore, gratitude, honour, lion, loyalty, medieval romance, Narrandera, New South Wales, NSW, popular culture, Reynard the Fox, Red Riding Hood, Remus, she-wolf, stories, story-tellers, symbolism, tiger, wolf.
This interest piece from <em>The West Australian</em> in 1953 discusses the symbolic use of animals in roman legends and medieval fables, and their anthropomorphic investment with human characteristics. Using an incident in New South Wales where a circus tiger wandered into a neighbouring house and licked a sleeping child as their impetus, the author claims that animal stories have been popular since the days of Aesop. Amongst other examples, they note that in medieval stories about Reynard the Fox, he was usually depicted as a genial, roguish hero, and that the writers of medieval romances regularly employed the lion to symbolise courage and honour.
C. R. Collins
National library of Australia: <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49605228" target="_self">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49605228</a>
<em>The West Australian</em>
12 December 1953, p.33
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Newspaper Article
Knightqueste Myspace Profile
Myspace, Wollongong, NSW, New South Wales, Australia, Australian music, Australian metal, music, metal, local music, fantasy, pop culture, popular culture, leisure, chivalry, knighthood, knight, knights, band, bands, Australian band, metal scene, masculinity, masculine, band page, social network
A hyperlink to the Myspace music profile for Australian metal band, Knightqueste. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Knightqueste have utilised elements of a typically 'masculinised' medieval past. In particular, there is a strong focus on elements of knighthood, battles and medieval weaponry.
The Knightqueste band page also includes a banner featuring the band's name in elaborate font, and the phrase "Majestic metal rocking into the Renaissance."
Knightqueste
Myspace
Accessed 13/02/2012
Knightqueste
Hyperlink
English
"Camelot": The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
record, records, music, orchestra, orchestral, Alan Jay Lerner, Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Camelot, chivalric, chivalry, cinema, entertainment, film, Franco Nero, Guinevere, Hoyts Century Theatre, York, King Arthur, knight, knighthood, Lancelot, movie, New South Wales, NSW, popular culture, Richard Harris, Round Table, Sydney, theatre, theatres, Vanessa Redgrave
An image of a record found in a York secondhand store featuring the soundtrack to the popular 1967 film "Camelot." An example of the popularity, commerciality and timelessness of Arthurian legends, the film was a box office hit in the West. The film was a screen adaptation of the 1960 musical of the same name by Alan Jay Lerner. It starred Richard Harris as King Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guinevere and Franco Nero as Lancelot. For more information about the film, consult <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061439/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061439/. </a><br />
Carter, Bree
27 November 2011
No Copyright
“Crowd outside the Hoyts Century Theatre at the Preview of Camelot, Sydney,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed November 28, 2011, <a href="../../../items/show/26">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/26 </a>
Digital Photograph; JPEG
'Romancing the Medieval' Unit
university, universities, Alfred Tennyson, Edmund Spenser, fairy tales, fantasy, fiction, film, literature, Melbourne, Peter Jackson, poetry, pop culture, popular culture, Stephanie Trigg, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, hobbit, hobbits, Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Victoria
Level 3 undergraduate unit ‘Romancing the Medieval’ coordinated by Stephanie Trigg at the University of Melbourne. The unit covers a variety of genres of medieval literature, as well as post-16th century works that re-create or revive medieval culture, including those by Edmund Spenser, Alfred Tennyson, J.R.R. Tolkien, fairy tales, and the film versions of Tolkien’s work by Peter Jackson.
Trigg, Stephanie
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
17 June 2011
University of Melbourne
Weblink
English
'The Anglo-Saxon World' Unit
Adelaide, Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon, England, fantasy, Flinders University, Graham Tulloch, pop culture, popular culture, South Australia, The Hobbit, Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, universities, university
Second year undergraduate unit ‘The Anglo-Saxon World’ coordinated by G.J. Tulloch at Flinders University. Although the unit focuses on Anglo-Saxon literature of the eighth to eleventh centuries, including an introduction to the Old English language, an aspect of medievalism is apparent by the inclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ on the reading list, along with selections from some of his other works. A number of Tolkien’s works present a world similar to that of Anglo-Saxon England.
Tulloch, Graham
Flinders University
Flinders University
17 June 2011
Graham Tulloch, Flinders University
Weblink
English
Gandalf at the Perth Medieval Fayre
Arthurian legend, legend, Arthur, Arthurian, Costume, fantasy fiction, Gandalf, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, medievalism, Merlin, Norse mythology, Norse, mythology, myth, Perth, Perth Medieval Fayre, Peter Jackson, power, re-creation, recreation, popular culture, sage, Sir Ian McKellen, Western Australia, wisdom, wizard, wizards, wizardry
A member of the public dressed as the iconic wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Like the Merlin figure in Arthurian legend, the character of Gandalf is a sage. He harbours power through wisdom and knowledge. The name ‘Gandalf’ was taken from Norse mythology. In Peter Jackson’s 2001-2003 screen adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gandalf was played by Sir Ian McKellen.
The Perth Medieval Fayre is organised and run by the Western Australian Medieval Alliance. In 2011 it was held at Supreme Court Gardens on 19 March. Enthusiasts and vendors showcased a range of medieval arts and crafts, from dancing, calligraphy and lace-making to demonstrations of the techniques, weaponry and apparel of medieval combat.
McEwan, Joanne
19 March 2011
No Copyright
Digital Photograph;
JPEG
Saltbush Bill, Knight of the Stockwhip gives performance to Royal Family at Buckingham Palace.
Popular culture, Saltbush Bill, Knight of the Stockwhip, Buckingham Palace Performance, Buckingham Palace, Royal family, boomerang, stockwhip, William Mills, stockwhip king, knight, knighthood, bush, Australian bush
Born in Victoria, Saltbush Bill was dubbed ‘Knight of the Stockwhip’ and travelled throughout Australia performing feats with the stockwhip. The royal family invited him to perform for them in London at Buckingham Palace, which he did. He was presented with a jewelled tie pin for his efforts. As Knight of bush skills, Bill displayed talents with the indigenous hunting tool, the boomerang as well.
Unknown
National Library of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
27 March 1912
National Library of Australia
Newspaper article; PDF
English
Medieval Precedent for Women Playing Bowls
women, women in sport, medieval women, bowls, bowling, Pepys, unfeminine, feminine, femininity, medieval precedents, medieval precedent, sport, sports, recreation, leisure, popular culture, exercise
The ‘new phenomenon’ of women participating in sport post World War I is discussed at length. The writer argues that women are physically capable of participating in some sports. The counterpoints to this argument are that they could suffer a loss of femininity from over-developed muscles, that women are
not as competitive as men, and that women are invading the traditional and non-negotiable spaces of men’s sport. The precedent for women’s involvement in sport is cited as the medieval fashion of aristocratic women playing bowls, as quoted from Shakespeare’s Richard II. Samuel Pepys also was supposed to have ‘played at bowls’ with his wife.
Unknown
National Library of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
27 September 1934
National Library of Australia