Royal Shrovetide, an athletic competition hundreds of year old. One of the rules is "no murder" (1 Viewer)

[fatness]

Never heard of this before.

This wild ancient version of soccer has rules like 'no murder' and is still being played today

It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.

apnews.com

"The ball is thrown into a crowd that moves like a giant herd, as each team tries to carry it toward their desired goal. Rules are limited but “no murder” was an early stipulation for the game that dates back to at least the 1600s."

Here's the play by play on Day 2 of this year's match: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g08098jyyt
And there are tons of pictures.

 

[ChiefD]

We had a version of this when we were kids called:

Kill The Man With The Ball

Very similar game. Except the kill part.

 

[AAABatteries]

We had a version of this when we were kids called:

Kill The Man With The Ball

Very similar game. Except the kill part.

Also think most of us had a non-PC name for it.

 

[El Floppo]

saw a tv doc on this somewhere... maybe on VICE.

it's nuts. and amazing.

 

[matttyl]

If you haven’t seen it already, watch “Home Game” on Netflix. It’s a docuseries on traditional games played around the world - episode one is titled “Calcio Storico” - think rugby meets MMA with 500 years of tradition.

 

[fatness]

"The Ashbourne game is one of the last remaining relics of a sport that was once popular all over England. Also known as medieval football, folk football and mob football, it survives in spectacles such as the Hallaton Bottle Kicking in Leicestershire, the Atherstone Ball Game of Warwickshire, pictured, and the annual Haxey Hood of Lincolnshire.

The Derbyshire version has the blessing of the Royals to use the title of Royal Shrovetide Football. Ashbourne was granted permission after residents gave a ball to Princess Mary on her wedding day in 1922."

 

[TheAristocrat]

If you haven’t seen it already, watch “Home Game” on Netflix. It’s a docuseries on traditional games played around the world - episode one is titled “Calcio Storico” - think rugby meets MMA with 500 years of tradition.

I changed my alarm name to Calcio Storico to remember to check that out

 

[matttyl]

If you haven’t seen it already, watch “Home Game” on Netflix. It’s a docuseries on traditional games played around the world - episode one is titled “Calcio Storico” - think rugby meets MMA with 500 years of tradition.

I changed my alarm name to Calcio Storico to remember to check that out

First time I watched that episode I was like, “this can’t be real.” Damn if it ain’t.