Stichstock is an ancient German wizarding broom game played until the fourteenth century. It is referenced in Quidditch Through the Ages.
About[]
A player is tied around the waist to a twenty-foot-high pole that has a dragon bladder atop it. The "bladder-guardian" cannot fly further than ten feet away and protects the bladder with their wand while other players try to puncture it with brooms which have specially sharpened ends. The game ends when a player has pierced the bladder, the "bladder-guardian" has hexed every player or they have collapsed in exhaustion.[1]
History[]
Invented in Germany in ancient times, the earliest known record of it is in the painting Günther der Gewalttätige ist der Gewinner. This was painted in the early twelfth century. The sport died out in the fourteenth century.[1]
Notes and sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter Two: Ancient Broom Games