Swivenhodge is a broom game first referenced in Quidditch Through the Ages.
About[]
Players sit backwards on their broomstick, and bat an inflated animal bladder using the brush of their broomstick back and forth over a hedge. If someone misses, the opponent is given a point. The winner is the first to reach fifty points.[1]
History[]
Invented in Hertfordshire in ancient times, the game is still played in England today but only as a children's game. Swivenhodge hasn't received widespread popularity.[1]
Notes and sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter Two: Ancient Broom Games