Papa Stour Sword Dance (original) (raw)
The Papa Stour Sword Dance, or Shetland Sword Dance, is a British linked sword dance involving seven dancers, who represent the Seven Champions of Christendom: St. James of Spain, St Denis of France, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Anthony of Italy, St Andrew of Scotland, and St. George of England. The dance originated on the island of Papa Stour in Shetland. The music for the Papa Stour Sword Dance is a muckle reel mostly in quadruple meter. There are multiple versions of the lyrics.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | The Papa Stour Sword Dance, or Shetland Sword Dance, is a British linked sword dance involving seven dancers, who represent the Seven Champions of Christendom: St. James of Spain, St Denis of France, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Anthony of Italy, St Andrew of Scotland, and St. George of England. The dance originated on the island of Papa Stour in Shetland. According to popular tradition the dance was on the brink of extinction by the early 1800s, until Sir Walter Scott wrote a fictional account of it in his novel The Pirate. Scott included a description and the script of the real dance in the notes to the Magnum Opus edition of the novel. The music for the Papa Stour Sword Dance is a muckle reel mostly in quadruple meter. There are multiple versions of the lyrics. (en) |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 60684497 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 5686 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1060008403 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Saint_David dbr:Saint_Denis_of_Paris dbr:Saint_George dbr:Saint_Patrick dbr:The_Shetland_Times dbr:Andrew_the_Apostle dbr:Anthony_of_Padua dbc:Shetland_culture dbr:The_Pirate_(novel) dbr:Walter_Scott dbr:Papa_Stour dbr:James,_son_of_Zebedee dbc:Dances dbr:Shetland dbr:Variation_(ballet) dbr:Seven_Champions_of_Christendom dbr:Sword_dance dbr:File:Papa_Stour_Sword_Dance.webm |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Reflist dbt:Short_description dbt:Use_dmy_dates |
| dct:subject | dbc:Shetland_culture dbc:Dances |
| rdfs:comment | The Papa Stour Sword Dance, or Shetland Sword Dance, is a British linked sword dance involving seven dancers, who represent the Seven Champions of Christendom: St. James of Spain, St Denis of France, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Anthony of Italy, St Andrew of Scotland, and St. George of England. The dance originated on the island of Papa Stour in Shetland. The music for the Papa Stour Sword Dance is a muckle reel mostly in quadruple meter. There are multiple versions of the lyrics. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Papa Stour Sword Dance (en) |
| owl:sameAs | wikidata:Papa Stour Sword Dance https://global.dbpedia.org/id/C7hNU |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Papa_Stour_Sword_Dance?oldid=1060008403&ns=0 |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Papa_Stour_Sword_Dance |
| is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of | dbr:Shetland_Sword_Dance |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:Shetland_Sword_Dance dbr:Christina_Jamieson dbr:Mummers'_play |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Papa_Stour_Sword_Dance |