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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…

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Suncorp Home Loan Hero advertisement

A 2012 television advertisement for Suncorp Banking features a bank lender briefly appearing to a couple as their hero, a medieval knight wearing plate armour. He is literally a knight in shining armour as a halo appears around his upper body, and…

Tags: Advert, advertisement, Armour, bank, chivalry, hero, knight, plate armour, Suncorp, Suncorp Banking, Suncorp Home Loan Hero, television, tv.

Shakespeare Unit

Level 2 undergraduate unit â€˜Shakespeareâ€™ coordinated by Peter Eckersall at the University of Melbourne. In part the unit investigates film and television adaptations of Shakespeareâ€™s plays, and two plays set in the medieval period…

Tags: adaption, drama, dramatic, film, films, Hamlet, MacBeth, Melbourne, Peter Eckersall, Shakespeare, television, universities, university, University of Melbourne, Victoria, William Shakespeare

Medievalism and Youth Culture Masterclass

This photograph was taken during the Medievalism and Youth Culture Masterclass held at The University of Western Australia on December 6, 2011. The masterclass followed directly after the International Medievalism and Popular Culture Symposium. The…

Medievalism and Youth Culture Masterclass

An invitation to postgraduate students and early career researchers to attend the ARC Masterclass â€˜Medievalism and Youth Cultureâ€™. The Masterclass is to be held at The University of Western Australia on December 6, 2011, and is led by…

Medieval Instruments

The ABC TV programme Stateline Tasmania featured a report in 2009 titled ‘Medieval Instruments’. Reporter Rowan Dix interviewed Harry Wass and Graeme McCormack, two instrument makers based in the southern Tasmanian region of Pelverata.…

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Hungry Jacks Legendary Whopper advertisement

The Hungry Jacks television advertisement for their Whopper burger features a segment in which a man in armour is made a knight (or is ‘knighted’ according to the advert). The segment shows the accolade, also known as dubbing, during…

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Hungry Jacks Chicken Minis advertisement

The Hungry Jacks television advertisement for their Chicken Minis burger opens with a jousting tournament on the ‘Isle of Shetland’, Scotland. A knight in full armour and helmet with visor rides a Shetland pony and carries a lance. The…

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