Members and Associates



Dale Gienow

Director, President
Founding Member, Founding Director
Level 4 Joust Instructor

Dale Gienow

Biography

Dale's interest in the Middle Ages goes back well over 20 years and his pursuits include the study of literature, art and martial activities of the romantic period. He is a member of the IJA-Canada, the International Jousting League, the Mounted Archery Association of the Americas and is a mounted instructor for the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts, in Toronto. Dale is also an avid archer with traditional longbow and has practised the ancient art of falconry for many years. He co-founded and operates "Chivalric Productions" a medieval entertainment/education company and also owns and operates the Muskoka Wildlife Centre , a wildlife education park in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Dale received a hereditary armorial Grant of Arms from the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 2010 and was inducted into the Knightly Order of St. George in 2011.

Dale and Druid

Mount

Dale and North are carried in competition by their trusty mounts Druid and Magdalene, who reside with them on their acreage in Bracebridge, Ontario.
Dale's registered Coat of Arms

Heraldic Display

Contact Information

dgienow@yahoo.ca
Bio Last Updated: Jan 2012


North Gienow

Founding Member Level 1 Rider and Footman

North Gienow

Biography

Born in 1997, North has been involved with the jousting community since the tender age of seven. Not only is he an experienced and invaluable member of any Ground Crew, but he is also an accomplished Mounted Archer and Games competitor. North's tertiary interests include traditional archery, falconry and membership in St. Hubert's Rangers, an antiquarian hunting society.

Mount

Dale and North are carried in competition by their trusty mounts Druid and Magdalene, who reside with them on their acreage in Bracebridge, Ontario.
Bio Last Updated: Jan 2012


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