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Svensk Viking

A letter to the Pen Name Competition of the Western Mail newspaper, Perth, by Svensk Viking. The letter describes how the author chose their pen name as they grew up in Sweden (Svensk translates to â€˜Swedishâ€™) listening to older children…

Tags: pen name, Perth, saga, sagas, Sweden, viking, vikings, WA, Western Australia, Western Mail

Morgan Le Fay

This watercolour by Australian artist Christian Waller was gifted to the Art Gallery of Ballarat in 1933 by the Women’s Association. It depicts a woman in medieval dress whom the title identifies as Morgan Le Fay. Morgan Le Fay is a…

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…

Tags: Armour, axe, Braveheart, Brisbane, Carina, costume, film, Game of Thrones, halberd, helmet, Kingdom of Heaven, living history, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, spear, sword, television, The Lord of the Rings, War Sword, website.

Knights Templar jump from Dan Brown to Down Under

An article by Dylan Welch in The Sydney Morning Herald about the Knights Templar in Australia. The article briefly outlines the origins of the order in the early twelfth century as protectors of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem, and its disbandment in…

Tags: Christian, Christianity, Crusades, Dan Brown, fiction, knighthood, knights, Knights Templar, literature, Military Orders, New South Wales, NSW, religion, religious, Sydney, The Da Vinci Code, The Sydney Morning Herald, war

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.

Tags: "medieval club", "medieval re-enactment", "Society for Creative Anachronism", "West Australian Medieval Alliance", Armour, chainmail, chivalry, knight, knighthood

Harry Potter Birthday Parties With Owls

A hyperlink to a page the Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre website. It reads:

"With the increasing number of themed birthday partys, the Harry Potter theme is a fantastic way to have fun and relive the memorys of Harry Potter. The Western…

Tags: birds, birds of prey, birthday, children, eagle, eagles, falconry, flying display, flying displays, Harry Potter, hawk, hawks, owl, owls, parties, party, Perth, prey, raptor, raptors, recreation, rehabilitation, WA, Western Australia, Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre

Extraordinary Stories from the British Museum Activity Sheet

These two photographs show one of three activity packs aimed at children which were available at the Extraordinary Stories from the British Museum exhibition held at the Western Australian Museum â€“ Perth. The exhibition included various items…

Tags: activity sheet, Asante ewer, British Museum, Byzantine, chess, children, Commonwealth, Cyprus treasure, education, Extraordinary Stories from the British Museum, Lewis Island chess set, Perth, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth Museum, Richard II, WA, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum

Camelot Castle for sale, Adelaide hills

Real estate listing for â€˜Camelot Castleâ€™ at Lot 52 Lobethal Road, Basket Range in the Adelaide Hills. The building has functioned as a hotel and wedding venue since 1972. The 3000 square metre building is named after the fictitious…

Tags: Adelaide Hills, arcading, arches, Arthurian, battlements, Camelot, castellation, castle, chapel, crenellation, real estate, recreation, SA, South Australia, towers

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