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â€˜The Rule of the Manyâ€™, The Bulletin, 15 November 1890.

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This poem provides a vigorous denunciation of â€œthe English caste systemâ€ and â€œcelebrates the decay of feudalism,â€ at least in the Australian rural locale (Louise D'Arcens, Old Songs in the Timeless Land: Medievalism in…

Tags: democracy, feudalism, inequality, merit, natural law, poem, privilege, wealth, workers rights

â€˜The Questâ€™ Range Wine Labels, Chalice Bridge Estate

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‘The Quest’ is a wine range produced by Chalice Bridge Estate winery in Margaret River, Western Australia. The name evokes the Arthurian legend of the Quest for the Holy Grail, and this medieval association is enhanced by the elaborately…

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â€˜The old soldierâ€™ at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre

This is one of a series of pre-action photographs taken by photographer Richard Taylor at Nurragingy Reserve in 2011. It shows an â€˜old warriorâ€™ displaying steely determination to survive a potentially dangerous encounter. The subject of…

Tags: Armor, Armour, Arms, Blacktown Medieval Fayre, byrnie, chain mail, chainmail, coif, combat, fair, haubergeon, hauberk, helmet, medieval costume, New South Wales, Norman style helmet, NSW, Nurragingy Reserve, re-enactment, soldier, Sydney, war, warfare

â€˜The Marriage of the Arnolfini â€“ After Jan van Eyckâ€™ by Fiona Hall

This photographic artwork by Australian artist Fiona Hall was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1984. In the photograph Hall has reconstructed her own version of the scene from medieval Dutch painter Jan van Eyckâ€™s famous 1434…

Tags: art, artwork, Bruges, Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini, insert, Jan van Eyck, marriage, merchant, modern art, New South Wales, NSW, photograph, portrait, The Arnolfini Portrait, The National Gallery, wedding

â€˜The Madness of King Kennethâ€™ Article

An article by Max Anderson in the Adelaide Hills Magazine about Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling. The building functions as a luxury boutique hotel and the article includes an interview with the architect and builder, owner Kenneth Lehmann. The…

Tags: Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills Magazine, castle, fantasy, Gothic, Kenneth Lehmann, Max Anderson, recreation, SA, South Australia, Stirling, Thorngrove, Thorngrove Manner Hotel, towers, turrets, Victorian Gothic

â€˜The Fight: St George Kills the Dragon VIâ€™ by Edward Burne-Jones

This oil on canvas painting by well-known nineteenth-century artist Edward Burne-Jones was gifted to the Art Gallery of New South Wales by Arthur Moon. It is one of seven paintings from a â€˜St George and the Dragonâ€™ narrative cycle that…

Tags: Aesthetic Pre-Raphaelitism, Armor, Armour, art, artwork, chivalric tradition, chivalry, damsel, dragon, gallantry, George, knight, legend, Myles Birket Foster, myth, New South Wales, NSW, Pre-Raphaelite, Princess Sabra, St George, sword, The Hill, Witley

â€˜The Chaliceâ€™ Range Wine Labels, Chalice Bridge Estate

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‘The Chalice’ is a limited release, reserve wine range produced by Chalice Bridge Estate winery in Margaret River, Western Australia. The name evokes the legends of the Quest for the Holy Grail, and this medieval association is enhanced…

â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Oneâ€™ & â€˜The Canterbury Tales: Part Twoâ€™, Perth Fringe Festival 2013

This production by theatre company KNUTS is a modern adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in two parts. Adapted by Stephen Quinn and directed by Stephen Lee, it transposes stories from Chaucer’s original text into a…

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