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Gandalf at the Perth Medieval Fayre
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…
Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood: The Fantastic Imagination in European Culture (UWA)
One of two posters for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course includes European folk and fairy tales, and examines their place …
Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood: The Fantastic Imagination in European Culture
One of two posters for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Fantasy, Fairy Tale and Childhood’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course includes European folk and fairy tales, and examines their place …
Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947
Sir Kaark the Crow is a children's comic strip that featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Set in a medieval land of dragons, knights, wizards and a bad baron, it combined common medieval themes such as chivalry and gallantry with animal characters…
Sir Kaark the Crow Comic
In this children's comic strip from the Sydney Morning Herald in 1947, Sir Kaark the crow escapes from the clutches of a hungry dragon by donning the armour of a knight who is bathing in a pool nearby. He is then asked to rescue the 'Lady in…
"Camelot": The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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…