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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.〔http://www.doullens.org/Luc-Decroix/jeuxpicards/images/choule10cuir.jpg〕 ==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".〔Jusserand, Jean-Jules. (1901). ''Le sport et les jeux d'exercice dans l'ancienne France.'' Retrieved January 11, 2008, from http://agora.qc.ca/reftext.nsf/Documents/Football--Le_sport_et_les_jeux_dexercice_dans_lancienne_France__La_soule_par_Jean-Jules_Jusserand 〕 *1283 - The only reference to a game in Cornwall dates from this year. A man named Roger was accused of striking a fellow player in a game called ''soule'' with a stone, a blow which proved fatal. The details were recorded in the plea rolls No. 111. This reference occurs in ''Medieval Cornwall'' by L. E. Elliot-Binns. *1393 - In Paris, a game took place in front of Saint-Eustache. *1396 - The rules of the game were codified. The soules were getting large as people were trying to exceed their predecessors, but this zeal had to be restricted. A rule dated 1412 limited the size of the ball or soule, stating that it had to be small enough to be held with one hand. This habit disappeared within the 16th century. *1365 - Documents record the game of soule as an ordinance of Charles V "that the 'solles' cannot appear among the games which serve the exercise of the body." However, it does not appear that the Breton sovereigns (Brittany being independent at the time) continued the game, as it was not under the same ecclesiastical authority. *1440 - Another prohibition by the bishop of Tréguier made it clear that this game had been practised for a long time. He threatened the players with excommunication, or very severe punishment, and 100 grounds of fine. The soule was very appreciated at that time: it was necessary to inspire fear to put an end to play, but that did not stop the eagerness of the ''souleurs''. *19th century - From this time on, the majority of the soules were taking place at Morbihan in spite of their prohibition. Only the war put an end to this play because the young people all were mobilized. *1841 - At Bellou-en-Houlme contestants numbered up to 800 and there were said to be 6000 spectators. The ball was three feet around and weighed 13 pounds. In this game the losing side would often cut the ball in half with their knives. To prevent this, the ball was sheathed in tin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La soule」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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