Royal Ontario Museum March Break March 16 - 20, 2009

AEMMA presented their medieval paraphernalia for the ROM's March Break week, which included a "tree of arms" bearing the coats of arms of many of AEMMA's students, weapons rack, heraldic standards and banners displaying students' coats of arms, and the usual presentation of arms and armour available for visitors to try on or handle. This is the fifth year that AEMMA's been involved with a display and presentation at the ROM's annual March Break week.

The AEMMA display and presentation included a daily unarmoured broadsword fencing demonstration scheduled at 3pm. Visitors learned about some swordsmanship techniques, and a little bit about Fiore dei Liberi as well as witnessing free-fencing play. The fencing demonstration followed with a Q&A period which sometimes lasted for more than a 1/2 hour!

Dr. Robert Mason (ROM) and his daughter Carolina lead the dance entourage displaying medieval dancing to the spectators during the week. - photo David M. Cvet	AEMMA volunteers manning the table, L-R: Pamphile and Clovis Kari, Elaine (Annette's daughter) and Annette. - photo David M. Cvet	Another shot of the visitors cramming around the AEMMA display, manned by the same individuals in the earlier photo. - photo David M. Cvet	A view of our partner presentation, the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, with a table whereby kids can draw their own coats of arms. - photo David M. Cvet

One of the visitors who decided to try on the hounskul helmet. - photo Sean Winslow	Another visitor who had a desire to try on the great helm. - photo Sean Winslow	Another pair of visitors trying on "squinty" and the great helm. - photo Sean Winslow	A shot of the gallery of AEMMA volunteers and others working the floor (Terry DeCoste in the background describing the finer details of a longsword to curious onlookers). - photo David M. Cvet	AEMMA's Ralph Siferd posing with a visitor trying on the hounskul helm. - photo David M. Cvet