Rangeln

Japanese: Rangeln
Rangeln


[Europe]
Europe tends to have the impression that it is dominated by international sports, but ethnic sports are also popular in various regions. For example, there is Austrian wrestling (Rangeln) in Salzburg, Schwingen in Switzerland, Cumberland wrestling in Scotland, and glima in Iceland. Other examples related to medieval jousting include the boat joust held in Bavaria, Germany (in which two boats stand on the bow of a ship and compete to stab the other with a long spear as they pass each other, knocking him into the river), and the Austrian barrel-bashing (in which two horses ride and compete to smash barrels with a 40cm iron bar).

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[ヨーロッパ]
 ヨーロッパは国際スポーツ一色という印象をもたれがちだが,各地に民族スポーツが盛行している。相撲ひとつとってみても,ザルツブルクにはオーストリア相撲(ランゲルンRangeln),スイスにシュビンゲンSchwingen,スコットランドにカンバーランドCumberland相撲,アイスランドにギリーマ(グリマ)glimaといった有様である。このほか,中世の馬上槍試合につらなるものに,ドイツのバイエルン地方で行われる船上槍試合(船首に立った者どうしがすれちがいざまに,手にした長槍で相手を突き,川へ落とすのを競う),オーストリアの樽叩き(馬を走らせ,手にした40cmほどの鉄棒で樽を叩き割るのを競う)がある。…

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