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Thread #53336 Message #822848
Posted By: Dead Horse
10-Nov-02 - 04:03 PM
Thread Name: The origins of Morris Dancing
Subject: RE: The origins of Morris Dancing
The sweat scrapers were the (supposed) origins of the rapper sword(load of baloney, IMHO)The magic of metal being made from mother earth, by means of fire, is surely more impressive than a bit of old timber. I can't see stone age man dancing galleys, or waving strips of beaten hide/cloth. I can see him doing a linked circle dance with sword shaped iron ingots. Go and talk to him about fertility and bean setting and he will laugh his head off. The earth god is all about fire and magic, not pretty flowers and bloody cornflakes!!!
And who the bloody hell invented those 'orrible little bells?
Some right bastard with a wicked sense of humour, I bet.