Juggling

From a post to rec.juggling by Andrew Conway.

Founded in 1947, the International Jugglers' Association is a non-profit tax-exempt organization uniquely dedicated to the advancement and promotion of juggling worldwide.

A history of jugglers and juggling from ancient times to the early 20th century.

Depictions of jugglers and juggling from before the 17th century.

This online book represents a history of juggling, with comments and observations based on research.

A 4-panel juggling ball pattern piece.

Serving the Internet juggling community by connecting all of the juggling related resources that we can find.

Though numerous works exist outlining the basic techniques of juggling, how-to books, there has been a remarkable paucity of information available about its history. What follows is a brief attempt at such cultural salvage, in part with the hope of encouraging others to collect similar facts about other circus arts.

Juggling, the continuous tossing and catching of objects in the air, is an excellent example of man's extraordinary capacity for play. The art of juggling has been widely reported among the world's cultures, and some ethnographic descriptions suggest considerable proficiency.

Some of the sports, games, music, verse, dancing, toys, and other pastimes of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Despite the full agricultural year that most people faced, there was always time for folk to partake in games, challenges, tests of skill and general larking about.

This is a homepage for the performing arts as practiced in the Society for Creative Anachronism. The arts include songs, filk (new words to an existing tune), story-telling, and juggling.

Whether you are a new bard or an experienced bard, please come hither and commence sharing your storytelling, poetical, musical, and juggling tips and trivia.

Court jesters, jongleurs. Juggling in the SCA.

Jugglers in SCA and period.

Wherein is deciphered, all the conueyances of Legerdemaine and Iugling, how they are effected, & wherin they chiefly consist.

Cautions to beware of cheating at Cardes and Dice.

The detection of the beggerly Art of Alcumistry, & the foppery of foolish cousoning Charmes.

All tending to mirth and recreation, especially for those that desire to haue the insight and priuate practise thereof.

In spite of a large body of literature on the Norse world during the Viking era the topic of Norse pastimes is poorly represented. This paper is an attempt to provide a survey of what is currently known about the topic. A listing of available articles, archaeological artifacts, references from some of the sagas, books, and web pages will all be given space here.