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'''Creaothceann''' originated in [[Scotland]], and is regarded as the most dangerous of all broom games. Creaothceann players were equipped with a [[broomstick]] and wore a [[cauldron]] strapped to their head. At the start of the game, a hundred rocks that had been charmed to float a hundred feet above the ground began to fall to the ground. The players then zoomed around the field, trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldrons as possible. |
'''Creaothceann''' originated in [[Scotland]], and is regarded as the most dangerous of all broom games. Creaothceann players were equipped with a [[broomstick]] and wore a [[cauldron]] strapped to their head. At the start of the game, a hundred rocks that had been charmed to float a hundred feet above the ground began to fall to the ground. The players then zoomed around the field, trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldrons as possible. |
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| + | The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic words creoth ceann, which translate as Wounded Head. |
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| ⚫ | The game was considered to be a test of manliness and courage for Scottish [[wizards|wizards and witches]], and enjoyed popularity in the middle ages despite the many fatalities that resulted from playing the game (according to a contemporary ballad, it was considered standard for only two out of the twelve players to survive a game). The game was eventually made illegal in [[1760s|1762]], although [[Magnus Macdonald|Magnus |
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*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' |
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Revision as of 02:17, 3 February 2011
Creaothceann originated in Scotland, and is regarded as the most dangerous of all broom games. Creaothceann players were equipped with a broomstick and wore a cauldron strapped to their head. At the start of the game, a hundred rocks that had been charmed to float a hundred feet above the ground began to fall to the ground. The players then zoomed around the field, trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldrons as possible.
The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic words creoth ceann, which translate as Wounded Head.
The game was considered to be a test of manliness and courage for Scottish wizards and witches, and enjoyed popularity in the middle ages despite the many fatalities that resulted from playing the game (according to a contemporary ballad, it was considered standard for only two out of the twelve players to survive a game). The game was eventually made illegal in 1762, although Magnus "Dent-Head" Macdonald did spearhead a campaign to reintroduce the game in the 1960s. The Ministry of Magic refused to lift the ban.
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