Hornussen

Japanese: Hornussen
Hornussen

…Other medieval jousting games include the Bavaria-style ship jousting (in which two boats compete to stab their opponents with a long spear as they pass each other and knock them into the river) and the Austrian barrel-bashing (in which horses compete to smash barrels with a 40cm iron bar). Famous ball games include calcio in Florence, Italy, pelota in the Basque Country of Spain, and Hornussen in Switzerland. A show of strength is the Basque stone-pulling. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hornussen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。ボールゲームではイタリアのフィレンツェで行われるカルチョcalcio,スペイン・バスク地方のペロタ,スイスのホルヌッセンHornussenが有名である。力自慢ではバスク地方の石引き。…

※「Hornussen」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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