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Window of Roman-era Saints, St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania
The Window of Roman-era Saints is in the south wall of St David’s Anglican Cathedral, Hobart. The large pointed arch window with stonework tracery is made up of three lancet windows with stained glass. Each lancet window features a Saint…
Window of Old Testament Kings, St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania
The Window of Old Testament is in St David’s Anglican Cathedral, Hobart. It was created by the firm Burlison and Grylls in London and installed in 1872. The window is made up of three lancet windows with a figure in each: King David, King…
Wilmot Arms sign, Kempton, Tasmania
The Wilmot Arms Inn is a B&B in a former coaching inn built in 1844 in the small Tasmanian town of Kempton. The business uses the Wilmot coat of arms, or family crest, in their advertising. The family crest consists of a late medieval helmet with…
Tags: advertising, coat of arms, crest, eagle, family crest, helmet, heraldry, Kempton, shield, sign, Tas, Tasmania, website, Wilmot Arms.
War Sword store
War Sword is a store specialising in swords and armour in the Brisbane suburb of Carina, Queensland. They sell various re-creations of medieval weapons, including axes, halberds, shields, spears, swords, and helmets and full suits of armour. There…
Vikingism Lecture
This photograph was taken during the final lecture of the 3rd year undergraduate unit The Vikings at The University of Western Australia. Although the unit focuses on the history of the Viking Age (c. 790-1100), the final lecture dealt with popular…
Viking Ship Shop Sign, South Australia
This photograph shows a sign above the Viking Furniture shop in Mount Compass in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The sign depicts a Viking dragon ship, or longship, made of wood, featuring a dragon head and tail, mast, and shields along…
Tags: Adelaide Hills, Artis Zalups, Cape Jervis, dragon, dragon ship, longship, Mount Compass, SA, shield, ship, shop, sign, signage, South Australia, viking, Viking Furniture
Viking Dragon Ship
A newspaper article about a Viking Dragon Ship on page 29 of the Brisbane newspaper The Queenslander on 18 July, 1908. The recreation ship filled up most of St Paul’s Hall and included shields with emblems along its sides, a prow consisting of…
Tags: Brisbane, brooch, Christiana, dragon, Ivar, Lady Chelmsford, Norway, Qld, Queensland, recreation, shield, ship, The Queenslander, viking, vikings
Viking Brand label
This pear case label for Viking Brand Fancy Grade Pears is approximately A4-size. It probably dates from 1938 or 1939 (see link below). Viking Brand were exported by W.H. Ikin & Son in Hobart and the produce was from Tasmania. The advert depicts…