Morris Dancing (General)
by ijriddell 
, Cinderford, Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 09:06 (4325 days ago) @ m p griffiths
It seems that the Forest of Dean tradition of Morris "died out" before it could be properly documented and most details come from people who could remember watching it in their youth. There are lots of references to people twirling flags and twiddling swords around their heads.
It is said that a fight between the Ruardean and Mitcheldean sides on Plump Hill, where one of the dancers was killed, hastened the end of Morris Dancing locally. (I have banged on about this in previous posts!).
The current Forest of Dean side were reformed 40 or so years ago and dance in the old Ruardean kit but we are still very interested in any old stories or old photos of strange men in raggy jackets.
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