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| − | '''Swivenhodge''' is a broom game that began in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]]. Players would sit backwards on their [[broomstick]]s and bat an inflated pig's bladder across a hedge using the brush end of the broom. The player to miss the bladder gave their opponent a point, and the first player to reach fifty points was the winner. Swivenhodge is still played in England, but never achieved widespread popularity. |
+ | '''Swivenhodge''' is a broom game that began in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]]. Players would sit backwards on their [[broomstick]]s and bat an inflated [[pig]]'s bladder across a hedge using the brush end of the broom. The player to miss the bladder gave their opponent a point, and the first player to reach fifty points was the winner. Swivenhodge is still played in England, but never achieved widespread popularity.<ref name="qta">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 2 (''Ancient Broom Games'')</ref> |
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[[fr:Sautebuisson]] |
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Revision as of 14:39, 11 September 2013
Swivenhodge is a broom game that began in Herefordshire, England. Players would sit backwards on their broomsticks and bat an inflated pig's bladder across a hedge using the brush end of the broom. The player to miss the bladder gave their opponent a point, and the first player to reach fifty points was the winner. Swivenhodge is still played in England, but never achieved widespread popularity.[1]
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Notes and references
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 2 (Ancient Broom Games)