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A photograph of the King and Queen of the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The royal couple, accompanied by members of their court and guards, took part in the parade each day and then sat in state in the royal tent in the combat arena.

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A photograph of a raven banner at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. A raven banner is mentioned in a (late) version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reporting on a battle in 878 between an invading Viking group and the men of Devon. The latter defeated…

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A photograph of the winged straw dragon in the combat arena of the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The dragon was set on fire in the Burning the Dragon ceremony which marked the end of the carnivale’s first day.

The Grey Company are an historical re-enactment group based in Perth. They concentrate on the ‘Dark Ages’ or early medieval period and its various peoples, especially Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Normans, Saracens, and Vikings, but they also…

Skipton Church Side View.pdf
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Skipton, was designed by architects Davidson and Henderson of Geelong and built in 1871-2. The bluestone building is in the Gothic Revival style and features pointed arch windows and a square bell tower with a…

Skipton Church Tower.pdf
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Skipton, was designed by architects Davidson and Henderson of Geelong and built in 1871-2. The bluestone building is in the Gothic Revival style and features pointed arch windows and a square bell tower with a…

Skipton Church Interior.pdf
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Skipton, was designed by architects Davidson and Henderson of Geelong and built in 1871-2. The bluestone building is in the Gothic Revival style and features pointed arch windows and a square bell tower with a…

Viking Dragon Ship Brisbane Courier 12808.pdf
A short article on page 2 of Queensland’s ‘The Brisbane Courier’ newspaper on August 12, 1908. The uncredited article reports on a Viking ‘Dragon Ship’, probably a replica or recreation of a Viking-Age ship with a carved…
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