Pärk or Paerk is a

game A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

, somewhat similar to a game of baseball but where the aim is to gain ground like in American football, that has been played for centuries on the island of

Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...

in Baltic Sea. The game is played with two teams of 7 people on a field that is wide and that can vary in length. The players hit the ball with their hands or feet. The paerk, or serve area, is marked off with wooden laths and measures . The ball is made of a tight ball of yarn that has been dressed in sheepskin. Pärk is one of the disciplines at the annual Stånga Games (''Stångaspelen'').

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