Romans and Egyptians played handball?
It is likely that the origins of handball lie in ancient Greece and Rome. The ancient Greeks played a similar game called urania, from which handball may have been derived. In Homer's Odyssey, urania involved the use of a purple wool ball. In Rome, they played Harpastum, a game that consisted of throwing a ball on a line. Historical evidence indicates that games similar to handball were also
played by the Inuit in Greenland and also in ancient Africa, especially
in Egypt. There
are drawings of Egyptians playing handball in 5,000-year-old
tombs in Saqqara, Egypt, depicting girls in pairs playing the game. The balls of Egyptian handball were made of a leather skin stuffed
with plant fibers, which allowed them to remain light and durable.
Origins of European handball:
Ball games were equally popular in Europe. The history of European handball is well documented. In medieval Germany there was a sport, known as fussballspiel, which translates as "game of catching the ball". During the Middle Ages in France, a game known as "jeux de paume" was popular among the rich and poor alike. The
ball was made of pieces of tightly wound material that were sewn, and
as the game changed over time, and gloves were used to protect the
hands. This
sport was probably a precursor to tennis - competitors began to wear
larger and larger gloves, which later became the primitive tennis
rackets.
Hello, my name is Gabriel and I’m going to speak about this article:
ResponderEliminarI choose this article because I had curiosity of knowing the origin of this sport. As lots of things, in Rome and Egypt some sport like these was already played. We think that many of the sports are new, but most of them had their beginnings in the past. The handball has its origins in Europe, but it extended all over the world. Many sports come from other sports, for example, tennis could come from handball because tennis rackets come from gloves that in the middle ages were used in this sport.
Hello Gabriel!
ResponderEliminarYour post is really interesting and it's a different kind of post which is atypical to see in the blog. Handball is not my favorite sport but since we practiced it on classes I think it's a great sport.
I don't know that handball was such an old sport. It surprised me that romans and greeks played handball in their ancient times!!
For me, the most rare thing I read in the article in that handball was probably a precursor to tennis! It surprised me because I think they are two really different sports!!
Good post!!