CENTRE FOR MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES WITH THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PRESENTS THE ORIGINS OF AND GAMES IN THE MIDDLE AGES FROM EAST TO WEST

Presentations by Students in MARS/ENGL 2P95 - Reading the Middle Ages: The Heroic and the Chivalric Brock University

MARCH 18, 2021 (6: 35 PM) MARCH 25, 2021 (5: 15 PM) ONLINE WITH MS TEAMS

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For more information contact Dr. Teresa Russo, [email protected]

Conference Schedule Lighting Round Presentations

March 18, 2021 6:35 PM – 8:00 PM Opening Remarks by Dr. Teresa Russo Land Announcement read by Mikayla Dickinson Chat Moderator for Session 1: Ava Magliaro

PANEL 1 : From Myths to Modern Games (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo) “ Comparing Ancient Greek Wrestling to Wrestling during the Middle Ages” by Julia Minato, Department of Classics “ Hammer throw: Connections to Mythology and Significance in the Middle Ages” by Emma Casburn, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

PANEL 2 : Horse racing in the Middle Ages from East to West (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)

“Chogan: ’s Unusual Military Cousin” by Austin Evans, Department of Mathematics

“Horse Racing in Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Society” by Kiara Le Blanc, Departments of English and History – Concurrent Education Program

PANEL 3 : Medieval Tennis from France to England and to the Noble Courts (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)

“The Origin of Tennis in the Middle Ages” by Bryce Seferiades, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

“Real Tennis in the Middle Ages” by Julia Miele, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

PANEL 4 : Games with sticks in the Middle Ages (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)

“Kolf: The of Nobles” by Matthew Grenda “ The Medieval Game of Colf’s Impacts of Classes and Development to Today’s Game of Golf” by Alisabeth Reyonlds, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

“The Evolution of and Its Worldwide Impact” by Emerson Hathaway, Faculty of Education

“ in the Middle Ages and Today” by Anastasia Donahue-White, Department of Humanities

PANEL 5 : Futball in and European Mob Sports (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)

“Cultural Impact of Violence in Calcio Fiorentino” by Isabella Casilio, Department of Creative Writing

“A Glimpse into the Lives of the Lower Class of the Middle Ages: Folk Football” by Jacklyn Kinsella

“Knights, The Football Players of the Middle Ages: the Psychiatry of Comparison” by Tolu Pereira, Department of Psychology

Conference Schedule Lighting Round Presentations

March 25, 2021 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM/ Break and More Panels at 6:35 PM Opening Remarks by Dr. Teresa Russo Land Announcement read by Andrew Bell Chat Moderator for Session 2: Austin Evans

PANEL 6 : Urban Pride from the Middle Ages to Modern Games (Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)

“The Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football Game” by Elizabeth Colantoni, Italian Studies Program and Medieval & Renaissance Studies

“Gioco Del Ponte” by Ava Magliaro, Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures (MLLC) and Medieval Studies

“The Sport of ” by Lex Fournier, Department of English

PANEL 7 : Fencing: A Sport’s Equipment, Skills, and Tournament Competition (Moderator: TBA) “Examining Leichtenauer’s Fencing Teachings VS Lightsaber Technique” by Chasnie Di Paola, Department of English, Languages, and Literatures

“Fencing Swords in 12-17-Century England” by Aleah Graff, Departments of English and Creative Writing

“The Flower of Battle” by Drew Scherle, Departments of Political Science and French

PANEL 8 : Archery to the Hunt: Women as competitors in the Middle Ages (Moderator: Lex Fournier)

“Origins of the Bow and Arrow: A Historical Review of Women in Archery” by Taylor Anzivino, Faculty of Education with Departments of English and Geography

“Hunting in the Medieval Age: Women and Falconry.” by Gabrielle Dheilly, Department of English, Language, and Literature

“English Women, Hunting, and Gender Norms” by Mikayla Dickinson, Departments of Humanities and Social Sciences

“The Excellence of Hunting in France” By Sloane Empke, Department of Women & Gender Studies and Department of English

PANEL 9 : Archery in England: from Sport to Battle (Moderator: Elizabeth Colantoni)

“Law in Medieval England” by Regina Hernandez Solis, Department of Social Sciences

“The Importance of Archery in the Battle of Agincourt” By Meegan Rozon, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

“Comparing Medieval Archery Tools and Technique to Modern Archery” by Holly Hiscock, Department of English, Languages, and Literatures & Department of Creative Writing

PANEL 10 : Warfare and Sports: Military Tournaments to Courtly Love Play (Moderator: Aleah Graff)

“Skills learned in Sports for Warfare” by Andrew Bell

“The Significance of Medieval Tournament Weapons” by Julia Schultz, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program

“Educating the Medieval Athlete: The Benefits of Quintain vs. Pell Training” by Karyssa Chan, Faculty of Education & the Departments of English and Geography

PANEL 11 : (The Late Middle Ages): Games of Love and Politics for Knights and Kings (Moderator: TBA)

“Courtly Love in the Tournament” by Zachary Slyford, Department of Sociology

“The Field of Cloth of Gold” by Elizabeth Auld, Department of English, Language, and Literatures

IMAGES ON FRONT POSTER: TENNIS - JEU DE PAUME IN PARIS FROM THE BOOK LE JEU ROYAL DE LA PAUME BY CHARLES HULPEAU (1632), ARTIST UNKNOWN; KOLF OR GOLF - "WINTER SCENE WITH FIGURES PLAYING GOLF" (DETAIL) BY AERT VAN DER NEER, OIL ON CANVAS 22-1/4 X 30-1/2 IN. (56.5 X 77.5 CM) , 1655-1660, THE NORTON SIMON FOUNDATION; FOOTBALL - A MOB FOOTBALL MATCH PLAYED AT LONDON'S CROWE STREET IN THE MIDDLE AGES. ARTIST UNKNOWN, 1721. THIS UK ARTISTIC WORK HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.

PAGE 2: FIRST IMAGE - THE DEVONSHIRE HUNTING TAPESTRY: FALCONRY, 1430-1440, PROBABLY MADE IN ARRAS, FRANCE. MUSEUM NO. T.202-1957. © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON; SECOND IMAGE - DETAIL OF THE DEVONSHIRE HUNTING TAPESTRY: FALCONRY, 1430-1440 (DETAIL), PROBABLY MADE IN ARRAS, FRANCE. MUSEUM NO. T.202-1957. © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON; THIRD IMAGE - A DETAIL OF THE ABERDEEN BESTIARY ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, FOLIO 8R, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN.

PAGE 3: QUINTAIN/PELL TRAINING IN FRANCE, DETAIL OF TRADUCTION DE VEGECE BY JEAN DE MEUNG (MS 332, FOL. 1) AT THE BIBLIOTHEQUE INGUIMBERTINE, CARPENTRAS

PAGE 4: ABOVE - ALPHONSO-PSALTER (MS 24686; DETAIL OF F013V), ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, 1284-1316, IMAGE OF ELEANOR OF CASTILE HUNTING DEER WITH HER GREYHOUNDS, BRITISH MUSEUM

PAGE 4 LEFT: SIYAVUSH PLAYS POLO BEFORE AFRASIYAB, FOLIO FROM THE 'SHAHNAMA' (BOOK OF KINGS) OF SHAH TAHMASP. ISLAMIC ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT. MADE IN: IRAN, TABRIZ. SAFAVID PERIOD (1501-1722), SHAH TAHMASP (1524-76), CA. 1525-30. AUTHOR: ABU'L QASIM FIRDAUSI, 935-1020; PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO, QASIM IBN 'ALI, ACTIVE CA., 1525-60; WORKSHOP DIRECTOR: MIR MUSAVVIR, ACTIVE 1525-60, METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM, NY

BELOW: ASHBOURNE’S SHROVETIDE FOOTBALL

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For more information contact Dr. Teresa Russo, [email protected]