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Irish swords were copied from these models, which had unique furnishings. Many, for example, often featured open rings on the pommel. On any locally designed Irish sword in the Middle Ages, this meant you could see the end of the tang go through the pommel and cap the end. These swords were often of very fine construction and quality.
Royal Military College of Canada Scottish highland dance, piper, drummers. Highland dancing is a competitive and technical dance form requiring technique, stamina, and strength, and is recognised as a sport by the Sport Council of Scotland. In Highland dancing, the dancers dance on the balls of the feet. [ 3]
Scottish sword dances. The Sword Dance by David Cunliffe, 1853, depicting men of the 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) and 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) The Sword dance is one of the best known of all Highland dances, an ancient dance of war. Performance of sword dances in the folklore of Scotland is recorded from as early as the 15th century.
Irish dance refers to the traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, including both solo and group dance forms, for social, competitive, and performance purposes. . Irish dance in its current form developed from various influences such as earlier native Irish dance, English country dancing and later possibly French quadrilles, as it became popular in Britain and Ireland during the 19th ...
Morris dance. Morris dancers with handkerchiefs in York. Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume, usually wearing bell pads on their shins and/or shoes. A band or single musician, also costumed, will accompany them.
The most documented form of secular dance during the Middle Ages is the carol also called the "carole" or "carola" and known from the 12th and 13th centuries in Western Europe in rural and court settings. [ 2] It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while ...
Cèilidh. A cèilidh dance in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. A cèilidh ( / ˈkeɪli / KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí ( Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing ...
A claymore ( / ˈkleɪmɔːr /; from Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh - mòr, "great sword") [ 1] is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sloping quillons with quatrefoil terminations and was in use from the ...