| Sometimes when things are quiet in the WMA world, trying to find sword-related press is akin to banging your head against a stone wall … a very tall, thick stone … hey, wait a minute! …
Taking a Castle – the Hard Way THE PROVINCE (Vancouver, BC) 08 March 12 Fresh take on medieval castles - Series explores historical sites and how they stood up in times of war Fresh on the heels (spurs?) of the two jousting programs offered on television, comes this six-part documentary educating us on things medieval – Battle Castle! Filmed on location at various castle sites around the world, the castle descriptions are further augmented with computer-graphics and cow-friendly ‘battle shots’ taken in the Academie Duello’s own Abbotsford-area back yard. "We think of castles as being old-fashioned but in their time they were state of the art technology, dynamic and cutting edge." http://www.theprovince.com/Fresh+take+medieval+castles/6269635/story.html Taking a Castle – the Bad Way TV NOVINY (Bratislava, Slovak Republic) 11 March 12 Požiar hradu Krásna Hôrka spôsobili chlapci, ktorí si chceli zapáliť The 14th C castle ‘Krásna Hôrka’ suffered significant fire damage this week, however most of its historical collections were saved – including a valuable, period armoury (http://sedmak.blog.sme.sk/c/104370/Hrad-Krasna-horka.html).> First mentioned in history about 1333, the historic site was only open to the public for less than a year before the conflagration. http://tvnoviny.sk/sekcia/spravy/krimi-a-nehody/hori-hrad-krasna-horka.html http://spravy.pravda.sk/vstupte-do-vyhorenej-krasnej-horky-a-zadrzte-slzy-fwb... Taking a Castle – the Modern Way EURASIA REVIEW (Washington, DC) February 12 Privatizing Albanian Castles Worries Heritage Experts Albanian historical authorities are worried about the preservation of medieval sites and artefacts after a recent declaration by their government that they intend to lease medieval castles to local businessmen to covert into bars and restaurants. It’s a sad trend that every time there is a museum theft, library fire or historical-site sale and ‘development’; we as a community loose one more irrecoverable jewel from history. http://www.eurasiareview.com/19022012-privatizing-albanian-castles-worries-he... Bad Sword – Bad! WIRED NEWS (San Francisco, CA) 06 March 12 Sorry, That’s Not Really Saddam’s Sword You’re Buying Back in January, we posted that the late Saddam Hussein’s sword was up for auction (http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/945524-196/saddam-hussein-sword-to-be-auctioned-off.html). Well, apparently not. For a whole bunch of excellent reasons, the authenticity of the sold-for $17K blade is open to question. |