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Where Did Ice Skating Originate?

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The first ice skates believed to be created were made out of bone and found in Sweden during the 9th century. In the 14th century, wooden skates made their appearance.You can find more information here: http://www.sportscomet.com/Curling/23626...
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The first evidence of people ice skating is from Scandinavia and southern Finland about 4-5000 years ago, though the first steel-bladed ice skates were invented by the Dutch in the 13th or 14th century.
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  1. Wikipedia - http://www.ask.com/wiki/Ice_skating
  2. About.com - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl...
  3. Telegraph.co.uk - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1573590/...
Q&A Related to "Where Did Ice Skating Originate?"
Probably a direct reference to the real danger in literally skating on thin ice.
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The best way to know is by reading some books about ice skating at your local library.
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When you are sharpening your ice skates, you will find that this is a lot like sharpening your knives. You use a sharpening stone and and run it along the blades of the skates.
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