Stingbird shooting
The piercing bird shooting is a historic throwing game , which mainly from the late 18th century folk festivals was popular. The game likely originated in France and then spread to Germany.
Style of play
The piercing bird shooting is a game that was played outdoors. The central component was a wooden post with a cross piece of wood attached to the upper end. A line was pulled to this through two rings or pulleys, at the end of which a heavy metal or wooden bird with a pointed beak, the stinging bird, was attached. In the middle of the post, a square board about 1.5 to 2 meters long with a coat of arms with an eagle as a target was attached. The cord was fastened behind the coat of arms, the free end with the stinging bird hung at rest from the crossbar at about the height of the center of the disc and could be varied in height. There was a piece of string on the bird's tail.
To play, the stinging bird was pulled towards him by the string and then released so that he hit the center of the target or a previously targeted part of the eagle with his beak and let the part of the eagle fall down.
history
The name Stechvogel is probably derived from a historical name for the hawk . The stinging bird shooting was probably introduced from France to Germany at the end of the 18th century and became a popular item on the program of many folk festivals and is documented for the Schiller Festival in Leipzig in 1847, among others. In a book Employment for Young People of All Classes to Accustom them to Purposeful Activities for Exhilarating Entertainment from 1837, the game is listed in the category "Games that promote sharpness of the face".
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Stechvogelschießen. In: Alban von Hahn (ed.): Book of games. Encyclopedia of all known games and forms of entertainment for all circles. Board and joke games of all kinds, oracle games, ball and tire games, sports games, bowling games, dance games, dominoes and lotto, board and position games, chess, billiards, dice and card games, patience and card tricks, etc. Fourth edition, published by Otto Spamer , Leipzig [1905?]; Pp. 206-207. ( Digitized version )
- ↑ Stechvogelschießen - once a popular game in old Leipzig . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung, February 26, 2015; accessed on October 5, 2018.
- ↑ The stingbird shooting. In: Hofrath v. Schubert, Freiherrn von Wessenberg (Hrsg.): Employment for the youth of all classes to get used to practical activities for amusing entertainment as well as to stimulate the arts and crafts , Volume 3, succumbed to the P. Balz'schen Buchhandlung, 1837 ( Google Book ).
