Islandsk Brydning Glima (1912)

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 40m

How it feels

This is a short documentary film from 1912 showing Icelandic wrestlers demonstrating the style of wrestling called Glima. The footage features the Icelandic wrestling troupe led by John Josefson performing the moves.

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What happens

Islandsk Brydning Glima er en dansk dokumentarisk optagelse fra 1912 produceret af Regia Kunstfilms Co. Islands brydning "Glima" udført af den islandske brydertrup John Josefson (Jóhannes Jósefsson). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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