Dublin Core
Title
‘The bride wore… a sword’
Subject
Celtic, costume, Hobart, Hannah Martin, Medievalist wedding, The Mercury, newspaper, Port Arthur, re-enactment, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, sword, Tas, Tasmania, The bride wore… a sword, torc, wedding.
Description
The article ‘The bride wore… a sword’ by reporter Hannah Martin appeared in the online version of the Tasmanian newspaper The Mercury. The article reports on a medieval ‘Celtic’-style wedding of two members of the Society of Creative Anachronism. The Hobart couple were married at Port Arthur wearing specially made medieval costumes and brandishing a sword each. The also wore torcs, or neck-rings, an item occasionally found in the medieval period but more common earlier. Many of the guests also wore medieval costumes.
For the article, including photographs, see http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/06/17/337741_tasmania-news.html
Creator
Martin, Hannah
Source
The Mercury
Publisher
The Mercury
Date
June 17, 2012
Rights
The Mercury, Hannah Martin