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Ringridning

Also known as Danish ring tilting

Ringridning: photograph by Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen
Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Gallop a lance towards a hanging ring; each round the ring shrinks until only the steadiest hand catches the smallest one.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Denmark.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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