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Knightqueste Myspace Profile

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…

History of the Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli - A Timeline

The Sunshine Castle is a popular tourist destination on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Influenced by a Norman architectural style, and complete with medieval additions such as a moat, turrets and a drawbridge, the castle hosts markets and…

Tags: Bli Bli, castle, entertainment, function venue, Norman, Norman style, popular culture, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, recreation, Sunshine Coast, tourism, tourist, venue

Gandalf at the Perth Medieval Fayre

A member of the public dressed as the iconic wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkienâ€™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 …

Crowd outside the Hoyts Century Theatre at the Preview of Camelot, Sydney

In this black and white photograph by J. A. Mulligan, a crowd gathers outside the Hoyts Century Theatre in Sydney on 20 December 1967 to attend a preview of the film Camelot. The film was a screen adaptation of the 1960 musical of the same name by…

"Le Forgeron Marionettes, Knight, 1930-1956"

Part of the Le Forgeron Marionette collection held at Museum Victoria, this marionette is of a medieval knight dressed in full body armour and wearing a helmet. It was manufactured and performed in Melbourne by Alex and Murray Smith some time between…

Tags: Armour, entertainment, knight, knights, marionette, marionettes, popular culture, popular entertainment, puppet, puppets

"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…

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