Morris Dance - Namesakes

Namesakes

• The dance may have given name to the board games three men's morris, six men's morris and nine men's morris.
• Erasmus Grasser, a German sculptor, created 16 realistic animated wooden figures in the late 15th century called the morris dancers.
• Two ships named Morris Dance have served in the Royal Navy. The first HMS Morris Dance was a Dance class minesweeper, launched in 1919. The second HMS Morris Dance was a Dance class armed trawler, launched in 1940.