The Lewis Chessmen and the Enigma of the Hoard

The Lewis Chessmen and the Enigma of the Hoard
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Download or read book The Lewis Chessmen and the Enigma of the Hoard written by Neil Stratford and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great hoard of 12th-century chesspieces was discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, in circumstances which have never been fully explained. Carved from walrus tusks, the Lewis chessmen have been described as the greatest chessmen of the European Middle Ages.


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