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March 11 - 14th, 2003 |
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March 11 - 14th, 2003 |
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The AEMMA presentation area, located on the 3rd floor in their medieval display area, offered visitors and students to actually try on some period armour such as helms, gauntlets and chain mail. The presenters comprised of AEMMA students and staff fielded the many questions the visitors had, and offered a unique perspective on the medieval period from a martial or military view. This presentation along with other presentations on the 3rd floor including medieval brass rubbings, caligraphy and medieval dancing provided a medieval atmosphere enjoyed by all those who visited.
A summary and videos of the 5 day presentations are provided below for viewing. The video file sizes range from 1.2MB - 5.3MB. The files will require QuickTime (download the free player) and are compatible with most Windows and Mac systems. Click on the video camera icon to view the videos.
| No. | Segment | Description | Video |
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ROM's 3rd Floor: A view of AEMMA's display area located on the same floor of the museum's medieval and renaissance collections. It is clear from the video that the display area was extremely popular with the kids as well as parents. Free scholler David Murphy and videographer Peter Yu manning the display area. |  (2.6MB) |
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Trying stuff on: Kids were particularily interested in trying on the various pieces of armour made available in the display area. Armour included great helm, steel gauntlets and chain mail. Free scholler David Murphy attempting to keep some sanity in place while the kids swarmed the display area. | (1.2MB) |
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Pollaxe armoured bout: On the Thursday of the March Break week, scholler Anton Cvet from the OMSG group in Ottawa was in town to help participate in the presentation and demonstration bouts. Standing against him was free scholler Brian McIlmoyle. The armoured bout took place on the main floor of the museum in front of approximately 300 spectators. | (2.0MB) |
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More armoured pollaxe: Another round of armoured fighting with pollaxe, this time with free scholler David Murphy and scholler Anton Cvet. An attempt at hooking the opponent's pollaxe in order to wrench from his hands is evident in this video clip. | (1.8MB) |
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The stairs to the lists: An interesting perspective as free scholler David Cvet, dressed in full 14th century harness, takes the stairs from the 3rd floor to the main floor of the museum just prior to the armoured fight demonstration. The walk created a stir amongst the visitors of the museum thinking that the museum's collection had come alive. | (3.7MB) |
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"TKO": Free schollers David Cvet and Brian McIlmoyle put on a demonstration of longsword against sword & buckler. In this clip, Brian got a bit too close to David, and was pushed clear just a little too much force causing Brian to crash to the floor and slide about 2m towards the spectators. | (2.5MB) |
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Taking the spears: Free scholler Brian McIlmoyle describes how ordinary military men may have been able to "take down" a fully armoured knight, who in today's terms, would be equivalent to a tank. Using 3 men wielding spears, the knight would be pinned between 2 spears and a third to "conclude" the arrangement. | (5.3MB) |
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The dance: Twice daily, the medieval staff of the museum would hold a medieval dance, and recruit visitors to partake in the dance. In this case, David after having removed his armour after the demonstration duel, except for the leg harness, participated in the dance. | (2.3MB) |