Hoop Ovningar, Hoop Exercises, 16th
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Hoop Ovningar, Hoop Exercises, 16th
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Woodcut from Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (History of the Northern Peoples) depicting hoop exercises. Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an implement wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time or to do various tricks. Hoop rolling has been documented since antiquity in Africa, Asia and Europe. Played as a target game it is an ancient tradition among widely dispersed aboriginal societies. In Asia, the earliest records date from Ancient China, and in Europe from Ancient Greece.
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