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What is the history of Cornish Wrestling?

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What is the history of Cornish Wrestling?

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Along with hurling, Cornish Wrestling is the oldest sport indigenous to Cornwall. Cornish Wrestling goes so far back in time that no one knows the exact origins of this ancient sport. In his epic work “Historia Regum Britanniae”, written circa 1139, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote of a legendary fight between Corineus and the Giant Gogmagog in which the champion Celtic wrestler, Corineus, throws the last remaining Giant in Cornwall over a cliff! Somewhat more reliable are reports of the Cornish contingent at the battle of Agincourt in 1415, fighting under a banner depicting two wrestlers in a wrestler”s “hitch”. Competitions between Cornwall and Brittany were first recorded in 1402, though wrestling between these Celtic groups probably pre-dates this considerably. Woodblock prints from the 1570″s depict the early evolution of the “wrasslin” jacket. Who were some of the early champions? In the early 19th century St Mawgan boasted a champion, Parkyn, who carried all before him except one, Jam

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