Medievalists.net » Sports History http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Golf on the Rhine: On the Origins of Golf, with Sidelights on Polo http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/golf-on-the-rhine-on-the-origins-of-golf-with-sidelights-on-polo/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/golf-on-the-rhine-on-the-origins-of-golf-with-sidelights-on-polo/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:35:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59882 The purpose of this article is to show that this claim of Scottish origin is unsubstantiated and to bring to the attention of golf historians new source material which proves the continental origins of Scotland's national game. A

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/13/mathematical-games-in-europe-around-the-year-1000/feed/ 0 The Importance of Parks in Fifteenth-Century Society http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/21/importance-parks-fifteenth-century-society/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/21/importance-parks-fifteenth-century-society/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:23:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53486 In this paper, my aim is to consider the role of parks in the fifteenth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/21/importance-parks-fifteenth-century-society/feed/ 0 Gambling and Gaming in the Holy Land: Chess, Dice and Other Games in the Sources of the Crusades http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 02:57:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52283 The article demonstrates that, for the Latin chroniclers, the most serious problem of gambling in the context of the crusades was its tendency to distract from the war effort.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/feed/ 0 Physical Education in the Early Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/physical-education-early-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/physical-education-early-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:44:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51389 The foundation of our modern gymnastics, including medical gymnastics, was established during the period from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, although the ideas upon which it was based had been in general use since Antiquity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/24/women-in-the-medieval-and-renaissance-period-spectators-only/feed/ 0 Snow Castles and Horse Racing on Ice: Winter Fun in the Medieval North http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/23/snow-castles-and-horse-racing-on-ice-winter-fun-in-the-medieval-north/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/23/snow-castles-and-horse-racing-on-ice-winter-fun-in-the-medieval-north/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:03:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45152 Although the winters could be long and harsh in medieval Sweden, the people still found time to have fun and games.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/23/snow-castles-and-horse-racing-on-ice-winter-fun-in-the-medieval-north/feed/ 0 The Study of Medieval Sports, Games, and Pastimes: A Fifteen-Year Reflection, 1988-2003 http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/18/the-study-of-medieval-sports-games-and-pastimes-a-fifteen-year-reflection-1988-2003/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/18/the-study-of-medieval-sports-games-and-pastimes-a-fifteen-year-reflection-1988-2003/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:07:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44968 Although some noteworthy studies by trained medievalists appeared in the 1980s, 90s, and the beginning of the new century, especially from scholars working in medieval literature, they were only a beginning.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/18/the-study-of-medieval-sports-games-and-pastimes-a-fifteen-year-reflection-1988-2003/feed/ 0 An ancient art, a long absence http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/15/an-ancient-art-a-long-absence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/15/an-ancient-art-a-long-absence/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:54:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42880 Boxing was well known in the ancient era, and it has been popular in Europe since the 1700s, so why does it seem to have gone missing in the Middle Ages?

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