{"id":117267,"date":"2015-08-11T00:30:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T14:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=117267"},"modified":"2020-11-19T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:34:50","slug":"olde-worlde-comes-to-nanango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/08\/11\/olde-worlde-comes-to-nanango\/","title":{"rendered":"Olde Worlde Comes To Nanango"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Hilliard, from Nanango, was getting into the swing of the Medieval Fayre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Adam Brinsley and Graham Law, from Rockhampton, put on a display of fighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 11, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

After last year’s weather forced Nanango’s Medieval Fayre to take cover in the Cultural Centre, Saturday’s sunshine had everyone smiling.<\/p>\n

Mary Okely, from the Winds of Change Art Gallery which hosts the festival, said it had been a beautiful day with “lots of people, lots of sunshine”.<\/p>\n

There were lots of stalls dotted around the gallery’s grounds in George Street, as well as displays of traditional arts and crafts.<\/p>\n

In the evening, a medieval feast attracted a good crowd at the Nanango Cultural Centre.<\/p>\n

This is the third year that the Gallery has put on the festival, which attracts knights, damsels, vikings and peasants from all over south-east Queensland.<\/p>\n

Most are members of the Society For Creative Anachronism, an international group dedicated to recreating the arts and skills of pre-17th Century Europe.<\/p>\n

Australia is part of SCA’s “Kingdom of Lochac” which has a King and Queen as well as Baronies and Shires. The House Merewyke group in Nanango is associated with the Barony of River Haven (Brisbane).<\/p>\n

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Before they took up arms … Adam Brinsley and Graham Law in 12-13th Century attire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jane Erkens, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Christine Maree, from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Jess Wicks, from Brisbane, was greeting visitors and selling items created by the Nanango Art Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ben Jager, from the Nanango Men’s Shed, with some fretwork that he had carved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Nanango artist Anthony Donas demonstrating some traditional Aboriginal skills<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Kerri King and her daughter Gypsy, 14, from the Society For Creative Anachronism’s House Merewyke in Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winds of Change members Mary Okely and Nola Spring were looking after the gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Alison Carr, from Brisbane, was selling long bows and traditional arrows<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Catherine Dougherty, from Wattle Camp (Viking), and David Williams, Nanango (15th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Raw video of “Jabadaw” performing at the Medieval Fayre<\/strong><\/h3>\n