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Medieval men playing ball games in a park. In the foreground, men try to throw a ball (esteuf) into a hole in the ground in the game of fossette (ancient golf), while
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Medieval men playing ball games (handball or volleyball) and archery with longbow and crossbow in a park. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie
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The Study of Medieval Sports, Games, and Pastimes: A Fifteen-Year Reflection, 1988-2003 - Medievalists.net
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