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Medieval News Archive02-Feb-2007
My favorite is definitely that of Elizabeth of Sevorc, who is unusually shown on horseback, sitting tall and proud on her fine steed. Unusually there's no mention of her male... Baltimore, Md., is closely associated with filmmakers John Waters ("Hairspray") and Barry Levinson ("Diner"). But "Darkon" might add a new... Until a dreary day about this time last year, the people who put on the Ringling Medieval Faire didn't realize how strong their local following was. By Dennis Fallon, for the CDT Founded at King's College in Cambridge in 1968, the King's Singers bring together six a-cappella singing Englishmen and an eclectic array of music from around the world, running the gamut from medieval chants to The Beatles. Trained in the English cathedral choir tradition and combining wit, comedy and technical proficiency. We like to think of branding as a modern invention -- a part of our sophisticated media age, something you might even have to study to understand -- but back in what we used to call the "Dark Ages", they were just as aware of the usefulness of creating images of themselves for others to absorb. The technology to do it was a little more basic. All it required was a suitable carving or cast and a ... FOR THOSE who don't participate in the phenomenon, video games are a world apart. Dragons, Medieval warriors and robots flickering on a computer screen are all as alien as the arcane art painted on the bottom of skateboards.
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