Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands. Engraving from a 14th-century manuscript. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

14th-century Ability Amusement Bite Biting Expertise Fourteenth Friar Friars Habit Habits Hung Lacroix Moeurs Monastic Monks Moyen-age Sense String Swinging Usages

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