Medieval History comes alive!

Expert living historians bring the daily life of peasants, tradesfolk, nobles & knights to your school, fete, festival or business. From the daily grind of breadmaking to knights vying for honorable victory, Australia's leading medieval education company, Days of Knights, transports you to the Middle Ages in an exciting, engaging and entertaining set of presentations, or we can tailor a presentation to fit you or your clients' needs.

Days of Knights has been described as "Australia's premier Medieval Education company" by our clients. Days of Knights has been invited to be a part of academic conferences, medieval fairs & festivals, community events, the Melbourne International Food & Wine Festival and school programs in Victoria and interstate.

Days of Knights has accumulated over 5 decades of involvement in Living History groups and medieval education. Our people each have up to 22+ years of experience in Medieval educational, promotional and film work for schools, businesses, festivals, fetes and film/television. We can provide knights fighting ferociously, a noble lady in her court, or teach dances, games and the crafts of days long gone, and provide colour for any event you plan. We can advise on how to create a spectacular fight scene , or create the appearance of a sumptuous medieval court. We're not actors. We're living historians who actually create our own equipment, clothing and accoutrements, often by painstakingly researching and recreating the methods used by real people in the real Middle Ages. Take a look at the lengths we go to to understand and research our work, as can be seen in these short videos about one of our many projects, making a quern to grind grain into flour and "The Daily Grind". We have part of the demonstration of tourney combat we take into schools captured on video.

Latest News:
2008 appearances, Working with Children & 2008 Australian of the Year recognition

Days of Knights has just returned from a fantastic tour of South Australia. Over 6500 people attended the Gumeracha Medieval Fair, and again our unique, interactive presentation was considered a highlight. Also breath-taking was our displays of 14th century tournament combat with its unmatched realism, speed, power and ferocity. Many South Australians schools saw us visit them for incursions, and enough others have expressed interest in one of our incursions that we will likely do another South Australian tour in Novemeber. Contact us if you're school would like a Days of Knights Medieval Day! We're also looking into a Tasmanian tour in late August.

We'll be at the Melbourne Medieval Fair and Tourney (MMFAT) Novemeber 15th and 16th.

We were special presenters when State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia presented The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated Manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand on April 20th. Peter was caught on video explaining techniques of medieval armoring, and that video can be see on YouTube - Medieval Imagination . What a day it was! Over 10,000 members of the public came through the library's forecourt, and in excess of 2200 saw the most important exhibition of medieval manuscripts to come to the southern hemisphere. It really is a must see.

Days of Knights staff have all received their Working With Children cards. The card serves as photographic id, and confirms that the bearer has passed a police check. Our staff carry their cards at all times.

Days of Knights is often asked if we hold Public Liability Insurance. The answer is, of course, we do. As per standard industry practice, we have $10m cover. Our current policy is good through to May, 2009.

Finally, Peter Ryan has been offficially recognised for his service to cultural and community groups with a nomination for the 2008 Australian of the Year Awards. This nomination is a result of years of service to medieval history groups and education, as well as his active participation in sustainable living, local government and other recreational organisations. Congratulations, Peter!

Recreating the lives of people in the Middle Ages is our job and our hobby (some would say obsession). We have brought the Middle Ages to life for Primary Schools and academic conferences, for television and festivals. We've launched products, educated, entertained and provided colour for scores of clients, and for tens of thousands of people. Our attention to detail, historic accuracy and creating engaging, interactive sessions and displays has led to our being called "the premier Medieval Education company in Australia", bringing the Middle Ages alive for people in an astonishing array of ways. The Days of Knights staff are full time, professional medievalists. We don't have "casual" staff or "occasional guest presenters". We don't have rote learned sessions that anyone can present.

Every presentation is different, as we direct each session according to the questions we are asked and interests of the group, whether it be in the classroom, at a festival or at a corporate function. Our combat is full speed, full power and unchoreographed recreation of the 14th century tournament. This is only possible because of the combined over 4 decades of martial arts (eastern and western) experience of Peter and Jason, and means that the excitement is unable to be rivaled.

Last updated on 23 May, 2008

Days of Knights Pty Ltd

Medieval Education, Entertainment and Consulting
History comes alive!

ABN - 3112 224 503