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<DIV>In a message dated 3/3/2008 6:30:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
piotr.adamczyk@muzeum.elblag.pl writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>I am searching for any kind of
information about early medieval outdoor games: played by children, warriors,
womens etc. I am esp. interrested in Viking and hanzeatic
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<DIV>If I may be so bold, my book <EM>Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures</EM>
includes a number of outdoor games from Northern Europe. Part of the difficulty
in planning for a festival or other event is that many of these games are still
played today, so that they don't feel exotic: tag, hopscotch (which Roman
soldiers reportedly played with the hopper carrying a fellow on his
back), prisoner's base, boules, quilles, quoits, drop the handkerchief,
round the village, arch-and-trap ("London Bridge"), salt posts, shuttlecock -
all period, and all still seen in every school play yard. Less common today
would be tilting, hoop-rolling, and top races. Many modern children (and their
parents) have never played at marbles. Hoodman's blind would feel "period" but
may not pass modern queasiness around encouraging children to buffet one
another.</DIV>
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<DIV>If any of the above are obscure, feel free to write and I'll send along
more details off-list.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sally Wilkins</DIV>
<DIV><EM>Sports and Games in Medieval Cultures</EM></DIV>
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