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Charles V of France
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Jean Jules Jusserand
Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand (18 February 1855 – 18 July 1932) was a French author and diplomat. He was the French ambassador to the United States during World War I.
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Cornwall (; ) is a ceremonial county and unitary authority of England, United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of . The administrative centre and only city is Truro.
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The Bailiwick of Jersey (, ; Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands which are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs. Together with the Bailiwick of Guernsey, it forms the grouping known as the Channel Islands. Like the Isle of Man, Jersey is a separate possession of the Crown and is not part of the United Kingdom. Jersey has an international identity different from that of the UK, although it belongs to the Common Travel Area and the definition of "United Kingdom" in the British Nationality Act 1981 is interpreted as including the UK and the Islands together. The United Kingdom is constitutionally responsible for the defence of Jersey. Jersey is not a part of the European Union but has a special relationship with it, being treated as part of the European Community for the purposes of free trade in goods.
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Somme is a département of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardie region of France.
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De La Soul
Releases by album:
Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run |
The Impossible: Mission TV Series, Part 1 |
De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities & Classics |
The Grind Date |
AOI : Bionix |
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
Stakes Is High |
Buhloone Mindstate |
De La Soul Is Dead |
3 Feet High and Rising |
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Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run
(Released 2009)
The Impossible: Mission TV Series, Part 1
(Released 2006)
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Impossible Intro
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Live @ the Dugout '87
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Voodoo Circus
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Friends
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What the Fuck! #1: De La Soul's Poster
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Go Out and Get It
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Beef
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Reverse Ya Steps
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You Got It (feat. Butta Verses)
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What the Fuck! #2: Mindstate
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Just Havin' A Ball
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What If?
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Relax!!
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Wasn't for You
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Freestyle (Dat Shit) 2006
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What the Fuck! #3: De La Slow
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Freedom Train
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Skip to My Loop (extended version)
De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities & Classics
(Released 2004)
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Stakes Is High (remix)
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Oodles of O's
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Trouble in the Water (feat. De La Soul)
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Piles and Piles of Demo Tapes Bi-Da Miles (Conley's Decision)
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I.C. Y'all (feat. Busta Rhymes)
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Big Brother Beat (feat. Mos Def)
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More Than U Know (feat. De La Soul)
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Sweet Dreams
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The Magic Number
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Potholes in My Lawn (live 1996)
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The Hustle (feat. Da Beatminerz)
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Itz Soweezee (Hot) (De La Soul remix)
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Stakes Is High (DJ Spinna - original vocal)
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My Myself and I (Badmarsh + Shri remix)
The Grind Date
(Released 2004)
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The Future
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Verbal Clap
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Much More
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Shopping Bags
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The Grind Date
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Church
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It's Like That
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He Comes
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Days of Our Lives
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Come On Down
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No
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Rock Co.Kane Flow
AOI : Bionix
(Released 2001)
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Intro
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Bionix
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Baby Phat (feat. Devin The Dude & E.Yummy Bingham)
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Simply
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Simply Havin'
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Held Down (feat. Cee-Lo)
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Reverend Do Good #1
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Watch Out
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Special
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Reverend Do Good #2
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The Sauce (feat. Philly Black)
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Am I Worth You? (feat. Glenn Lewis)
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Pawn Star (feat. Shell Council)
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What We Do (For Love) (feat. Slick Rick)
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Reverend Do Good #3
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Peer Pressure (feat. B-Real)
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It's American
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Trying People
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
(Released 2000)
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Oooh (feat. Redman)
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Spitkicker.com / Say R
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U Can Do (Life)
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My Writes (feat. Tash, J-Ro & Xzibit)
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Thru Ya City (feat. D.V. Alias Khrist)
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I.C. Y'All (feat. Busta Rhymes)
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View
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Set the Mood (feat. Indeed)
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All Good? (feat. Chaka Khan)
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Declaration
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Squat! (feat. Mike D & Ad Rock)
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Words From the Chief Rocker (feat. Busy Bee)
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With Me
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Copa (Cabanga)
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Foolin'
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The Art of Getting Jumped
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U Don't Wanna B.D.S. (feat. Freddie Foxxx)
Stakes Is High
(Released 1996)
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Intro
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Supa Emcees
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The Bizness
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Wonce Again Long Island
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Dinninit
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Brakes
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Dog Eat Dog
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Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby
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Long Island Degrees
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Betta Listen
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Itzsoweezee (Hot)
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4 More
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Big Brother Beat
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Down Syndrome
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Pony Ride
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Stakes Is High
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Sunshine
Buhloone Mindstate
(Released 1993)
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Intro
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Eye Patch
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En Focus
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Patti Dooke
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I Be Blowin'
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Long Island Wildin'
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Ego Trippin', Part Two
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Paul's Revenge
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3 Days Later
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Area
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I Am I Be
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In the Woods
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Breakadawn
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Dave Has a Problem... Seriously
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Stone Age
De La Soul Is Dead
(Released 1991)
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Intro
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Oodles of O's
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Talkin' Bout Hey Love
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Pease Porridge
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Skit 1
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Johnny's Dead a.k.a. Vincent Mason (live, BK Lounge)
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A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
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WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty
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Bitties in the BK Lounge
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Skit 2
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My Brother's a Basehead
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Let, Let Me In
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Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eye of the Hoodlum)
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Rap De Rap Show
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Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa
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Who Do U Worship
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Skit 3
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Kicked Out the House
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Pass the Plugs
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Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo
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Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
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WRMS: Cat's in Control
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Skit 4
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Shwingalokate
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Fanatic of the B Word
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Keepin' the Faith
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Skit 5
3 Feet High and Rising
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Freedom Of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)
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Strictly Dan Stuckie
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Jenifa (Taught Me) (12" Version)
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Skip To My Loop
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Potholes In My Lawn (12" Version)
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Me Myself And I (Oblapos Mode)
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Ain't Hip To Be Labelled A Hippie
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What's More (From The Soundtrack Hell On 1St Street)
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Brain Washed Follower
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Say No Go (New Keys Vocal)
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The Mack Daddy On The Left
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Double Huey Skit
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Ghetto Thang (Ghetto Ximer)
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Eye Know (The Know It All Mix)
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The Magic Number (Chad Jackson Hip Hop Version)
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Euro crisis summit: The night Europe changed
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La soule, also known as choule, is a traditional team sport that originated in Normandy and Picardy. The ball, called a soule, could be solid or hollow and made of either wood or leather. Leather balls would be filled with hay, bran, horse hair or moss. Sometimes the balls had woolen pompons.
Early records
It would appear that ball games such as soule developed naturally as a pastime, if only tossing the ball around. It would be played wherever crowds of people met, e.g., after church services on Sundays or on religious holidays. And so we find that la soule was a game played chiefly on the Christian holidays of Easter, Christmas, or on occasion at weddings or the day of the patron saint of the parish. The play could be aggressive, sometimes violent. It involved getting a ball into the opponents’ goal, using hands, feet or sticks. It was not uncommon for participants to be injured, and broken limbs were often reported. The sport seems to have been a very important stress release for the common villagers.1147 - A charter specifies the payment of an amount of money and handing over of "seven balloons of greatest dimension".
Play
The rules of the soule were relatively simple. Generally two teams competed, often two parishes. The aim of the game was either to bring the ball back to just in front of the team's parish church, with or without the use of sticks (the ball was usually made from a pig's bladder, covered with leather) or to deposit the ball in front of the opposing team's parish church, which was sometimes quite far and entailed going through fields, forests and over rivers and streams. Occasionally, but not always, there were posts. The game was started at the geographical border between the two parishes; It was also sometimes organised between teams of single versus married men. The size of the team could vary from 20 to 200 players. However, sometimes three parishes played in a single game. In Auray, a soule involved 16 parishes; possibly with more than 500 participants. Nothing was forbidden by the rules, and the game could last for several days, until the players were completely exhausted.All the parishes' inhabitants came out to watch and encourage players. A large crowd surrounded the player that threw up the ball to begin the game.
Before its prohibition, the clergy and nobility also took part in the sport. Members of the clergy could take part or at least launch the ball one at the beginning. In Vieuxviel, the soule was launched at the door of the castle, and was then taken to the cemetery by the priests and the officers of the parish. Finally, the soule could be placed with the presbytery or a vault. In Vitré, it was displayed in the church the day of Saint-Étienne. However, in spite of the importance of the play, nobles and members of the clergy gave up participation during the 18th century.
Playing areas
Traditional games seem not to have had any particular pitch or defined playing field. Soule was practised in meadows, woods, moors, and even ditches or ponds. The goal was to bring back the ball to a place indicated; the hearth of a house or any other place chosen by the players. In certain cases, it was even necessary to soak the soule in a spring or pool of water before placing it in ash. The play was thus only one immense scrimmage intersected with more or less keen frays. The ball could be made of leather, fabric, or wood, a pig bladder filled with hay, or even a wooden block.Fixed playing grounds were not necessary because the game was played in a wide, variable area. However, the game's start was always in a fixed area; the town square, a cemetery, castle, or meadow. Rules were not always precise. The dates of play were set often early in the new year, before springtime. After this time many of the souleurs would be busy in the fields.
Modern Revivals
The last recorded games seem to date from between 1930 - 1945. One of the last recorded games was between the villages of Saint-Léger-aux-Bois and Tracy-le-Mont in the Oise region of Picardy which is situated 35 miles north of Paris.There have been several attempts to revive the game in some form or other:
Since 2003 the villages around Vendôme (near Le Mans) have been playing the game annually in early September. The French recognise similarities of 'La soule' with the game of Royal Shrovetide Football as played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. An open invitation was extended by the Vendomois French in order to increase numbers and popularity and players from the Bulldogs Rugby Club, Twickenham, UK have taken part since 2008. La Soule at Vendôme typically takes place in a flooded woodland area with two teams each of around 40 players chosen at random using a pack of playing cards, i.e. red or black team. The 'ball' is a heavy pyramid-shaped leather sack stuffed with straw which becomes extremely heavy when wet and difficult to handle. Goals are designated by painting a single tree red at either end of the pitch and a goal is scored by touching your opponent's tree with the ball by whichever means possible. There is no referee or timekeeper and although there are few rules, good sportsmanship is encouraged. The game ends by mutual consent once a side is deemed too far ahead on goals to be caught, games usually lasting 2–3 hours.
Variations
See also
References
Further reading
External links
History of the game with photographs Short history History of football, including information on choule Jeuxtranormandie
Category:Traditional football Category:Sport in Normandy Category:Ball games Category:Brittany Category:Picardy
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