Medieval Living History

Recent Work

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  Scale Armour by Mark Smith RPA

  Brass Roman scale Armour (Armor) as used by historical re-enactors

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  Aere perennius by TerraChild

  Aere perennius, it Latin for more durable than brass a friend thought it up and i liked it more than sword

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  Jousting Knights by TerraChild

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  Сonfidence by Kseniya Nelasova

  Classical double portrait inspired by early Renaissance frescos. For me making of this picture was a individual developmental work of such eternal topic as a generations conflict. / I used water-emulsion color as well as pastel.

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  Blaise Castle's Knight by dawndavies

  messed in psp9 : nearly forgot how to do it laura / / /

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  The Singleton's Giant by dawndavies

  This was wandering around tewksbury medieval weekend. / well i did brinbg you knights so i thought i hgad better show a giant too, hehe / !I would like to introduce to you Flora – The Singleton Giant. She is the beautiful Giant made especially for the community of Singleton, in Ashford, Kent. Her life started when Strange Cargo were enlisted to develop a Giant for chosen areas. / / Flora, a woodland maiden, was awakened on Saturday 22nd April 2006. The sun shone, on Flora, on her happy day and the background of the woodland set the scene. She stands a striking 12 ft high and has joined a family of giants in East Kent, which have been developed with communities across East Kent. Flora is a treasure and we as members of the community hope that you will enjoy seeing her at events all over the district. / !

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  Giant No, its Micheal Jackson maybe by dawndavies

  hee hee lol / / /

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  Elephant Series #12 Statues Made for Ceremonies by Keith Richardson

  Details of the complete series are here. / Elephant Series #12 Statues Made for Ceremonies / Held in high esteem for many centuries, the Asian elephant is represented in sculptures and reliefs throughout Asia. / Asian Elephants / Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus and Species: Elephas maximus / Giant herbivores, Asian elephants can tear down huge tree limbs or pick up small objects with their muscular trunks. / Physical Description: Asian elephants are huge gray animals inhabiting Asian tropical forests. Their gray coloration conceals them in their shady habitat. Elephants’ trunks, unique among living mammals, are versatile, enabling them to reach the ground, manipulate tiny objects or tear down huge tree limbs, squirt water over their backs or into their mouths, or blow dirt onto their backs during dust baths. Female Asian elephants usually lack visible tusks as do males in some populations, such as those in northeast India. Wide, padded feet enable them to walk quietly. Large, flappable ears help these huge animals cool off, although elephants often must retreat to the shade or water during the hottest part of the day. / Domesticated Asian elephants—strong, social, and intelligent—have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. / Wild Asian elephants inhabit a variety of tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 10,000 feet. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas. Their varied diet enables them to live in disturbed forests as long as they have plenty of space to move around and exploit different foods without coming into conflict with people. / Reference: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/factasianelephant.cfm CARD: / FRAMED:

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  Elephant Series #15 Sculpture Eyes Left by Keith Richardson

  Details of the complete series are here. / Elephant Series #15 Sculpture Eyes Left / These stone and metal sculptures reveal the esteem in which elephants have been held for centuries throughout Asia. / Asian Elephants / Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus and Species: Elephas maximus / Giant herbivores, Asian elephants can tear down huge tree limbs or pick up small objects with their muscular trunks. / Physical Description: Asian elephants are huge gray animals inhabiting Asian tropical forests. Their gray coloration conceals them in their shady habitat. Elephants’ trunks, unique among living mammals, are versatile, enabling them to reach the ground, manipulate tiny objects or tear down huge tree limbs, squirt water over their backs or into their mouths, or blow dirt onto their backs during dust baths. Female Asian elephants usually lack visible tusks as do males in some populations, such as those in northeast India. Wide, padded feet enable them to walk quietly. Large, flappable ears help these huge animals cool off, although elephants often must retreat to the shade or water during the hottest part of the day. / Domesticated Asian elephants—strong, social, and intelligent—have been trained for thousands of years for use in transportation, labor, and ritual. / Wild Asian elephants inhabit a variety of tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 10,000 feet. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas. Their varied diet enables them to live in disturbed forests as long as they have plenty of space to move around and exploit different foods without coming into conflict with people. / Reference: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/factasianelephant.cfm CARD: / FRAMED:

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  Montefalco Series #15 – The archway is so typical of old stone buildings. by Keith Richardson

  The most effective way to span a wide opening when building in stone is to use an archway. This is because with this design, the stone is compressed as the weight of the arch pushes down. Here are some examples of archways in Montefalco. / Montefalco / Located between Rome to the south and Florence to the north, is a small walled hill-town called Montefalco. / “A little piece of heaven” some have called it, Montefalco (pop. 5600) is situated high in the Colli Martani, with a 360 degree view of the surrounding countryside. On a clear day, you may not be able to see forever, but you can see across the gorgeous Vale de Umbria to Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Trevi, Bevagna, Foligno, Bettano, Pissignano and a collection of other small towns and villages. Below the town lies the flood plain of the Clitunno River. / Montefalco, the birthplace of no less than eight saints, is in the middle of Umbria’s most important grape growing and wine producing country. / We lived here for a month, and my photography followed a number of themes, evidenced by the images in this series. / Links to the other photos in this series are in this journal article / CARD: / FRAMED: