mo ' s ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁King ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁series ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B loor ▁Pass age , ▁a ▁water ▁passage ▁in ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Islands ▁near ▁Ant arct ica ▁Ron ▁Blo ore , ▁Canadian ▁artist <0x0A> </s> ▁Var pa ▁is ▁an ▁out door ▁game ▁that ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Age ▁and ▁surv ived ▁in ▁Got land . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁bou les ▁and ▁horses ho es ▁but ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁flat ▁and ▁heavy ▁object ▁called ▁a ▁" var pa " ▁instead ▁of ▁balls . ▁V arp as ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁well - sh aped ▁stones , ▁but ▁now ad ays , ▁al umin ium ▁is ▁more ▁popular . ▁A ▁var pa ▁can ▁we igh ▁between ▁. ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁var pa ▁as ▁close ▁to ▁a ▁stick ▁as ▁possible . ▁The ▁stick ▁is ▁ ▁away ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁ ▁away ▁for ▁men . ▁The ▁game ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁individually ▁or ▁in ▁teams . ▁ ▁No ▁official ▁nation ally ▁spons ored ▁var pa ▁teams ▁exist ; ▁however , ▁uno fficial ▁le agues ▁are ▁growing ▁in ▁popular ity ▁among ▁youth ▁in ▁sub urban ▁areas ▁of ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Norway . ▁ ▁" Var pa " ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁word ▁which ▁simply ▁means ▁" to ▁throw ". ▁ ▁Var pa ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁St ång a ▁Games ▁( St ång asp elen ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Cab er ▁toss ▁ ▁Game ▁of ▁physical ▁skill ▁ ▁P är k