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  2. Medieval football - Wikipedia

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    Medieval football is a modern term used for a wide variety of the localised informal football games which were invented and played in England during the Middle Ages. Alternative names include folk football , mob football and Shrovetide football .

  3. 1001 to 1600 in sports - Wikipedia

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    Medieval England — huge rise in popularity of annual Shrovetide football matches, sometimes referred to as "mob football", ... 1001 to 1600 in sports.

  4. History of sport - Wikipedia

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    Swimming, wrestling, and racing were common among all ages and both genders, while organized ball games of various types can be found in every medieval society and culture. [27] The participation of sports (ball games to be exact) at the time loosened control the ruling class had over the peasants; this is not a rare trend throughout history.

  5. Category:Medieval sports - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Medieval sports" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. Sports before 1001;

  6. Calcio storico fiorentino - Wikipedia

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    Calcio match in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, in Florence, Italy.Painting by Jan Van der Straet.. Calcio storico fiorentino, also known as calcio storico, calcio in livrea or calcio in costume, is an early form of football that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. [1]

  7. Jousting - Wikipedia

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    The medieval joust has its origins in the military tactics of heavy cavalry during the High Middle Ages. By the 14th century, many members of the nobility, including kings, had taken up jousting to showcase their own courage, skill and talents, and the sport proved just as dangerous for a king as a knight, and from the 15th century on, jousting ...

  8. International Medieval Combat Federation - Wikipedia

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    As with all combat or full-contact sports, preparation and training is a crucial part of a team's approach to competition. Despite the importance of physical training for the sport, no single training regime tailored for the physical demands of fighting in armor survives from the medieval period, and subsequently, competitors often combine ...

  9. Tournament (medieval) - Wikipedia

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    Medieval equestrian warfare and equestrian practices hark back to Roman antiquity, just as the notion of chivalry goes back to the rank of equites in Roman times. [4] There may be an element of continuity connecting the medieval tournament to the hippika gymnasia of the Roman cavalry, but due to the sparsity of written records during the 5th to 8th centuries this is difficult to establish.