Bitva pěti armád. Tzv. dřevárny a příbuzné volnočasové aktivity současné mládeže v České republice

• Authors: Moravcova Jana

Title variants

EN

THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES. SO-CALLED DREVARNA AND RELATIVE FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES OF PRESENT-DAY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The contribution deals with the theme of live-action role-playing games in the Czech Republic at present. The general part includes explanation of used terms LARP and drevarna, brief history of these games in the world and in the Czech Republic, description of particular types of drevarna including a brief overview of the most favorite actions of this type; it mentions the players community, its structure and relation to other similar free-time activities. The second part of the contribution is dedicated to one of the biggest fantasy drevarna-type games in the Czech Republic - The Battle of Five Armies. The author depicts origin of this action in 2000 and its development until today, game rules to make weapons and costumes, rules for system of duels, game objects used, preparations for the game on the part of the players and arrangers and the course of the game itself taking account of the year 2010. The text is completed with the game world map and some photos of costumed players.

Keywords

EN

DREVARNA; GAMES WITH FANTASY THEMES; IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE; LARP; OUTDOOR GAMES; ROLE PLAYING GAMES

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: The National Institute of Folk Culture
• Journal: Národopisná revue (Journal of Ethnology)
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 195-207
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Moravcova Jana

• Jana Moravcova, Narodopisna revue, redakce, Narodni ustav lidove kultury se sidlem ve Straznici, Zamek 672, 696 62 Straznice, Czech Republic

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CEJSH db identifier

11CZAAAA094938