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Battle of Nations 2013

The Battle of Nations Festival is a full contact medieval tournament held in Europe which began in 2009. Australia will field a team for the first time in 2013 and will be captained by Kit Houston. The event features various combat categories, from…

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Combat Demonstration at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale

A photograph of a medieval-style combat demonstration at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2010.

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Combat Demonstration, Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012

A photograph of a medieval-style combat demonstration at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012.

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Cord-making at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

Two girls in twelfth and thirteenth century dress making cord on lucets at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge between St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch University). The event was held on the UWA campus on the 19th…

Costumes at SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

Costumes displayed at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge, December 2010 between St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch). About the Society for Creative Anachronism and the Kingdom of Lochac (the Australian and New Zealand…

Crunch time: making money from a medieval extreme sport

This online newspaper article by David Wilson appeared in the My Small Business section of The Sydney Morning Herald. The article features an interview with Rod Walker about his business Full Tilt. The Bathurst-based business run fully costumed…

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Danelaw Medieval Fighting Society, New South Wales

Danelaw Medieval Fighting Society are a New South Wales re-enactment group who own The Danelaw, a 120 acre property in a pine forest between Sydney and Canberra that is used by re-enactment groups. The property includes a fort, axe- and…

Dressed for Battle at the SCA College Challenge Tournament, 2010

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) dressed in armour in preperation for the SCA 'College Challenge' tournament. In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St.…

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