The Lewis Chessmen are the most important chess pieces in history. Ever since the ivory figures were discovered sometime before 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides ...

At this time the Isle of Lewis was part of the kingdom ... Indian form of the modern castle Few objects compete with the Lewis chessmen in terms of their popular appeal. These endearing little ...

The Isle of Lewis had been politically subject ... as he presented the pieces for the first time. The Lewis Chessmen were a priceless link to the past, and would become a signature draw at ...

The Lewis Chessmen are the most famous and important ... The pieces were discovered on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in 1831 hence their name. Carved mostly out of walrus ...

The Lewis Chessmen were discovered in what is now modern Scotland, and recently some politicians have advanced the case that some or all of the Chessmen should be returned back to the Isle of Lewis.

some of the Isle of Lewis's most famous sons are returning home to a tiny museum in sight of the spot where they were discovered 150 years ago. Next September, six Lewis chessmen will make a brief ...

And now, almost two centuries after the buried hoard was first discovered on the Outer Hebridean Isle of Lewis ... Neil Stratford’s engaging The Lewis Chessmen and the Enigma of the Hoard ...

The Lewis Chessmen are intricate, expressive chess pieces carved from walrus ivory in the 12th century They were discovered on the Isle of Lewis in 1831, but five of the pieces were missing The ...

A £5 ($6) purchase turned into a major windfall for one family following an auction in London on Tuesday. The Lewis Warder, one of the most famous chess pieces in the world, sold for £735,000 ($ ...