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9 - UK case study - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Still an event in the Cotswold Olympik Games
        
        Sporting fair, founded 1612
    - - This was done through a horses collar
      - it is now a global phenomenon, though it has stopped on Copper's hill
- - - - First documented case in 1176 at Cardigan Castle under patronage of Prince Rhys ap Gruffudd of the House of
        Dinefwr.
  - - - the poetry follows a strict metre form, known as cynghanedd
      - If there aren't any entries of high enough standard, the chair can be withheld
      - The Archdruid presides over the ceremony with a representative panel of judges
      - they submit under a nomme de plume; only upon winning is their identity revealed.
  - - - This was headed by Iolo Morganwg (Antiquarian Edward William's bardic name)
      - Inspiration and beliefs drawn from Christianity, philosophy, druidism and mysticism
  - - - Upon the announcement of his win, the Archdruid announced that he had died in service 6 weeks earlier
        
        The chair was draped in a black sheet for the ceremony
- - - - Attracts 3,500 competitors and 23,000 spectators from worldwide
  - - - Involves throwing a large log in such a way that it lands facing away from the thrower. Closest to the ideal 12:00 position (in terms of a clock) is the winner
    - - Sometimes specialised, bladed shoes will be worn to resist the centrifugal force caused.
      - Involves whirling a hammer about their head and throwing the furthest over the shoulder.
      - The hammer is made up of a metal ball weighing 12-22kg, depending on sex and stregnth. It is fixed on a 4ft shaft tat can vary in material.
    - - Braemar Stone
        
        9-12kg stone for men, 6-8kg for women
        
        Doesn't allow and run up to the toeboard - a standing put to deliver the stone.
      - Open stone
        
        7-10kg stone for men, 3.5-5.5kg for women
        
        Any technique can be used - only rules for this is that it is put with one hand and cradled at the neck until release.
  - - - By the time of the repeal, kilts and highland dress had gone out of fashion.
        
        Highland aristocrats established clubs in order to probote general use and wear.
        
        Some resurgence under Queen Victoria.
- - - - challenge of the Spanish Armada
      - St. George
      - The fight of St. Michael and the Devil