Name: Hnefatafl Viking Chess Set
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 85937288446
Price: 1500.00 USD
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Rating: 4.456300000000001 (17 reviews)

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Hnefatafl Viking Chess SetHnefatafl (aka 'Viking Chess') Tafl Set Easy to learn and fun to play! Tafl (Old Norse: Table) games were extremely popular with Vikings. There were numerous variants, however "Hnefatafl" (Old Norse: King's Table) became the preferred option in Scandinavia by the end of the Viking age. Hnefatafl playing pieces have been found in numerous Viking burials. Set includes: A printed set of rules Playing pieces (Viking attackers, defenders and a king) A soft

Based on the designs the original artifacts are believed to have been made in Norway

Hávamál is presented as a single poem in the Poetic Edda

in small batches

particularly in England and Ireland

Material: Handmade with bronze raven heads and bronze medium braided wire

Length Options: 20"

Snorri was killed in his cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway

The top features an embroidered 'Guinness®' logo on the left chest

who is said to have used its three leaves in the 5th century to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity

the surface texture may vary slightly from the photos shown

Color: Dark Brown

it’s a practical and playful accent for any Scotland-loving kitchen