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	~~The Morris~~ Dance ~~(can also be found under various kinds of spellings in the dictionary) is a dance~~ that has been performed in English countrysides for many generations and although it underwent changes from its beginnings until today, it has thus become a custom for many British people. It can be described as a festive group performance that is acted out by dressed up men. In order to underline their dance rhythm they hold different kinds of tools and have decorations attached to their dresses. Many times another person who is disguised as a character, which can be found in folktales and legends joins the group in their performance.		Dance that has been performed in English countrysides for many generations and although it underwent changes from its beginnings until today, it has thus become a custom for many British people. It can be described as a festive group performance that is acted out by dressed up men. In order to underline their dance rhythm they hold different kinds of tools and have decorations attached to their dresses. Many times another person who is disguised as a character, which can be found in folktales and legends joins the group in their performance.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	"Morris Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost, http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.		"Morris Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost, http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017, https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.		"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017, https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 4 January 2018.

	Forrest, John.''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke ~~& Co Ltd~~, 1999.		Forrest, John.''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke, 1999.

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	The Morris Dance (can also be found under various kinds of spellings in the dictionary) is a dance that		The Morris Dance (can also be found under various kinds of spellings in the dictionary) is a dance that has been performed in English countrysides for many generations and although it underwent changes from its beginnings until today, it has thus become a custom for many British people. It can be described as a festive group performance that is acted out by dressed up men. In order to underline their dance rhythm they hold different kinds of tools and have decorations attached to their dresses. Many times another person who is disguised as a character, which can be found in folktales and legends joins the group in their performance.
	has been performed in English countrysides for many generations and although it underwent
	changes from its beginnings until today, it has thus become a custom for many British people. It can
	be described as a festive group performance that is acted out by dressed up men. In order to
	underline their dance rhythm they hold different kinds of tools and have decorations attached to
	their dresses. Many times another person who is disguised as a character, which can be found in
	folktales and legends joins the group in their performance.

	== History ==		== History ==

	The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St		The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “[…] three silver cups, sculpted with a morris dance […]” (Forrest 47). According to Forrest, having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give too much information about the relevance for the people at that time per se (48). But, Forrest points out, it does indicate that it must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century (ibid). Further references from the sixteenth century place the morris dance at the royal court of [[Henry VIII]]. In the course of the Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court
	Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “[…]three silver cups, sculpted with a morris		during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in [[Renaissance]] cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.
	dance[…]” (Forrest~~, 1999, p.~~47).
	According to Forrest ~~(1999)~~, having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give
	too much information about the relevance for the people at that time per se. But it ~~indicates~~ that it
	must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the
	sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of [[Henry VIII]]. In the course of the
	Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court
	during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of
	midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in
	[[Renaissance]] cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.

	== References ==		== References ==

	~~"Morrs~~ Dance.~~" ''~~Encyclopædia Britannica~~''~~, September 2014, EBSCOhost,		"Morris Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost, http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.
	http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.~~ebscoho~~
	st.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-
	live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	~~"~~morris dance, n.~~" ''~~OED Online~~''~~, Oxford University Press, June 2017,		"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017, https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.
	https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	Forrest, John. ~~''~~The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.~~''~~ Cambridge: James Clarke &~~amp;~~ Co Ltd, 1999.		Forrest, John.''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999.

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	The Morris Dance (also ~~spelled Moresgue~~, ~~Morrice~~, ~~Morisque~~, ~~or Morrisk~~) is a ~~form~~ of ~~folk~~ dance ~~performed~~ in rural ~~England~~.		The Morris Dance (can also be found under various kinds of spellings in the dictionary) is a dance that
			has been performed in English countrysides for many generations and although it underwent
			changes from its beginnings until today, it has thus become a custom for many British people. It can
			be described as a festive group performance that is acted out by dressed up men. In order to
			underline their dance rhythm they hold different kinds of tools and have decorations attached to
			their dresses. Many times another person who is disguised as a character, which can be found in
			folktales and legends joins the group in their performance.

			== History ==

			The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St
			Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “[…]three silver cups, sculpted with a morris
			dance[…]” (Forrest, 1999, p.47).
			According to Forrest (1999), having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give
			too much information about the relevance for the people at that time per se. But it indicates that it
			must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the
			sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of [[Henry VIII]]. In the course of the
			Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court
			during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of
			midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in
			[[Renaissance]] cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.

			== References ==

			"Morrs Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost,
			http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscoho
			st.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-
			live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.

			"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017,
			https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.

			Forrest, John. ''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999.

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	The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk) is a form ~~of a traditional and very lively art~~ of folk dance performed in rural England.		The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk) is a form of folk dance performed in rural England.

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	The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk) is a form of a traditional and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristic costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.		The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk) is a form of a traditional and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England.

	~~== History ==~~

	~~The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “three silver cups, sculpted with a morris dance”.~~
	Having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give too much information about the relevance for the people at that time per se. But it indicates that it must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of [[Henry VIII]]. In the course of the Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in [[Renaissance]] cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.


	~~== References ==~~

	"Morrs Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost, http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	~~"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017, https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.~~

	~~Forrest, John. ''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999~~.

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	The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue,Morrice,Morisque , or Morrisk ) is a form of a ~~traditonal~~ and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears ~~characteristical~~ costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.		The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue, Morrice, Morisque, or Morrisk) is a form of a traditional and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristic costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.


	== History ==		== History ==

	The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “three silver cups, sculpted with a morris dance”.		The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “three silver cups, sculpted with a morris dance”.
	Having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give too much information about the ~~relvance~~ for the people at that time per se. But it indicates that it must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of Henry VIII. In the course of the Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in Renaissance cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.		Having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give too much information about the relevance for the people at that time per se. But it indicates that it must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of [[Henry VIII]]. In the course of the Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in [[Renaissance]] cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.



	== References ==		== References ==

			"Morrs Dance." ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', September 2014, EBSCOhost, http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/s9118275/vpn.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=ers&AN=87996460&lang=de&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	1. Encyclopædia Britannica . Morris Dance http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=36ba8fa6-a0db-43e1-8279-becb72e2d8e6%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZsYW5nPWRlJnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=87996460&db=ers [04.01.2018]		"morris dance, n." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, June 2017, https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405. Accessed 04 January 2018.

	2. Oxford ~~English Dictionary. Morris Dance http~~://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405~~?rskey=qjSXLl&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid [~~ 04.~~01.2018]~~

	3. Forrest, John. The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750. Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999.		Forrest, John. ''The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750.'' Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999.

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	The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue,Morrice,Morisque , or Morrisk ) is a form of a traditonal and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristical costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.		The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue,Morrice,Morisque , or Morrisk ) is a form of a traditonal and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristical costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.

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		The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue,Morrice,Morisque , or Morrisk ) is a form of a traditonal and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristical costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another person who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.



		== History ==

		The earliest reference to a morris dance was found in the will of Alice Wetenhale from Bury St Edmunds in 1458. She wanted to leave her daughter “three silver cups, sculpted with a morris dance”.
		Having a reference to a morris dance appearing in a will does not give too much information about the relvance for the people at that time per se. But it indicates that it must have been of common knowledge in the fifteenth century. Further references from the sixteenth century place the morris dance in the royal court of Henry VIII. In the course of the Tudor dynasty the morris dance was a prominent event that usually took place in front of the court during seasonal revels or in urban procession to spread the holiday spirit. They were also a part of midsummer guild processions and May games. Morris dancing was first mainly celebrated in Renaissance cities but later on shifted more into rural areas.



		== References ==


		1. Encyclopædia Britannica . Morris Dance http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=36ba8fa6-a0db-43e1-8279-becb72e2d8e6%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZsYW5nPWRlJnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=87996460&db=ers [04.01.2018]

		2. Oxford English Dictionary. Morris Dance http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405?rskey=qjSXLl&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid [ 04.01.2018]

		3. Forrest, John. The History of Morris Dancing, 1458–1750. Cambridge: James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1999.

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	The Morris Dance (also spelled Moresgue,Morrice,Morisque , or Morrisk ) is a form of a traditonal and very lively art of folk dance performed in rural England. It is usually done by a group of people that is arranged in a specific formation. The group wears characteristical costumes with bells and ribbons attached to them, holding handkerchiefs or sticks in order to underline their dance rhythm. The dancers are often joined by another perosn who represents a legendary or symbolic character such as The Fool, Hobby Horse or Maid Marian etc.


	~~== Sources ==~~
	~~Oxford English Dictionary [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405?rskey=qjSXLl&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid]~~
	Encyclopædia Britannica [http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=36ba8fa6-a0db-43e1-8279-becb72e2d8e6%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZsYW5nPWRlJnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=87996460&db=ers]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	[http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405?rskey=qjSXLl&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid]		Oxford English Dictionary [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/122405?rskey=qjSXLl&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid]
	[http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=36ba8fa6-a0db-43e1-8279-becb72e2d8e6%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZsYW5nPWRlJnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=87996460&db=ers]		Encyclopædia Britannica [http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=36ba8fa6-a0db-43e1-8279-becb72e2d8e6%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZsYW5nPWRlJnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=87996460&db=ers]