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Ice skating - History |  | Ice skating - History: Encyclopedia II - Ice skating - History |  | Ice skating has been believed to be started in Sweden over twelve-hundred years ago by the Vikings. The runners, made of bones, were ground down until they formed a flat gliding surface, and thongs tied them to the feet. The blades were polished oxen or reindeer bones. These weren't very efficient, so they used a long stick to push themselves forward and stay upright. Skates were originally used for transportation over the frozen rivers and later used for fun. Skating has been found to date back to 50 B.C. It was most common to skate where there are long, cold winters ...
See also:Ice skating, Ice skating - History, Ice skating - How it works |  | | Ice skating, Ice skating - History, Ice skating - How it works, figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating, speed skating, tour skating, synchronized skating, Rousette skating is a recreational event based on ice skating., Elfstedentocht |  | |
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Ice skating - History
Ice skating has been believed to be started in Sweden over twelve-hundred years ago by the Vikings. The runners, made of bones, were ground down until they formed a flat gliding surface, and thongs tied them to the feet. The blades were polished oxen or reindeer bones. These weren't very efficient, so they used a long stick to push themselves forward and stay upright. Skates were originally used for transportation over the frozen rivers and later used for fun. Skating has been found to date back to 50 B.C. It was most common to skate where there are long, cold winters especially in places like Scandinavia.
In the 17th century, canal racing on wooden skates with iron blades was popular in the Netherlands. Also in that century, James, the younger son of the British monarch Charles I, came to the Netherlands in exile, he fell for the sport. When he went back to England, this "new" sport was introduced to the British aristocracy.
In the 18th century, ice skating became a world known sport and the Dutch created skates with longer blades.
Other related archivesC, Elfstedentocht, F, Netherlands, Rideau Canal, Scandinavia, Skating, boots, canals, crystalline structure, curvilinear, entropically favorable, figure skating, footwear, friction, gravity, ice, ice hockey, knees, lakes, momentum, parabolic, radially, recreation, short track speed skating, skates, skating rink, speed skating, sport, synchronized skating, thin film, tour skating, traveling
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