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St Georges day event at Nottingham Castle

Karl | 25.04.2006 11:30 | Culture

Some pictures of the castles event to mark St Georges day.

st george 1
st george 1

st george 2
st george 2

dragon 1
dragon 1

dragons breath
dragons breath

hurdy gurdy player
hurdy gurdy player

morris dancing
morris dancing

morris dancing
morris dancing

morris dancing
morris dancing

traditional medieval foods
traditional medieval foods

cooking medieval style
cooking medieval style

one way to sort out those pesky kids
one way to sort out those pesky kids

food medieval style
food medieval style

knight in armour
knight in armour

the local law enforcer
the local law enforcer

traditional game of nine mens morris
traditional game of nine mens morris


Nottingham castle was host to a medieval celebration of St Georges day. It was also the day they re-opened the terrace at the castle which collapsed ten years ago.
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/panoramas/nottingham_castle_south_terrace_360.shtml)

Here are some pictures of the event.

For an explanation of what St Georges day is all about check out  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George's_Day#St._George.27s_Day_in_England

Karl