Creaothceann

Creaothceann originated in Scotland, and is regarded as the most dangerous of all broom games. Creaothceann players were equipped with a broomstick and wore a cauldron strapped to their head. At the start of the game, a hundred rocks that had been charmed to float a hundred feet above the ground began to fall to the ground. The players then zoomed around the field, trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldrons as possible.

The game was considered to be a test of maniless and courage for Scottish wizards, and enjoyed popularity in the middle ages despite the many fatalities that resulted from playing the game. The game was eventually made illegal in 1762, although Magnus "Dent-Head" Macdonald did spearhead a campaign to reintroduce the game in the 1960s. The Ministry of Magic refused to the lift the ban.

Appearances

 * Quidditch Through the Ages