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− | The '''annual broom race''' is held in Sweden and has been contested |
+ | The '''annual broom race''' is held in [[Sweden]] and has been contested since the [[First millennium A.D.|tenth century]]. Entrants race a course of 437 miles from [[Kopparberg]] to [[Arjeplog]]. The course runs through a Swedish Short-Snout [[dragon]] reservation, and the enormous silver trophy is in the shape of [[Swedish Short-Snout]]. Currently, it is an international event, with [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] from all over the world attending, seeing off the competitors at Kopparberg, then [[apparition|apparating]] to Arjeplog to welcome the survivors. |
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+ | *It might be a reference to the famous Swedish ski-race, the [[wikipedia:Vasaloppet|Vasalopp]]. |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' |
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' |
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+ | [[fr:Course annuelle de balais de Kopparberg à Arjeplog]] |
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+ | [[ru:Гонки на мётлах]] |
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+ | [[pl:Doroczny wyścig na miotłach]] |
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Revision as of 08:55, 13 January 2014
The annual broom race is held in Sweden and has been contested since the tenth century. Entrants race a course of 437 miles from Kopparberg to Arjeplog. The course runs through a Swedish Short-Snout dragon reservation, and the enormous silver trophy is in the shape of Swedish Short-Snout. Currently, it is an international event, with wizards and witches from all over the world attending, seeing off the competitors at Kopparberg, then apparating to Arjeplog to welcome the survivors.
Behind the scenes
- It might be a reference to the famous Swedish ski-race, the Vasalopp.