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Dates
Recorded in the closing years of the Third Age, though quite possibly much older than this
Race
Culture
Pronunciation
spri'ngle-ri'ng
Meaning
'Springle' is related to 'spring' (that is, to leap), while 'ring' indicates that the dancers moved in a circle
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Springle-ringA dance both pretty and vigorousA lively dance popular among the Shire-hobbits, in which the dancers moved in a ring and often leapt (or 'sprang') into the air. It was danced at Bilbo Baggin's famous Birthday Party, at which Everard Took and Melilot Brandybuck began an impromptu tabletop version of the Springle-ring in the mistaken belief that Bilbo had finished his farewell speech. The same dance is recorded (in the poem "Bombadil Goes Boating") as taking place during a visit by Tom Bombadil to Bamfurlong, when it was danced by Farmer Maggot's three daughters. Notes
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