Nancy Brown Marie
Ivory Vikings
- ISBN 13:
- 9781137279378
- author:
- Nancy Brown Marie
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan Trade
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 16.2 x 2.5 x 24.4 cm
- Genre:
- Sports, Hobbies & Games, Hobbies & Games, Board Games
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Discovered on a Hebridean beach in Scotland in the early 1800s, they were carved from walrus ivory and have been housed at the British Museum since then. Their origins remain shrouded in mystery, but Nancy Marie Brown's book explores these enigmas by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games. The story of the Lewis chessmen brings to light an extraordinary talented woman artist from 12th-century Iceland: Margret the Adroit. By uncovering the secrets behind these ancient chess pieces, Brown presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic, revealing a complex network of connections between countries and islands that were once thought to be culturally distinct.
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