which controlled Scotland’s Outer Hebrides at the time of the pieces’ creation, and represent one of the most well-preserved examples of medieval European chess sets. Although the chess pieces ...

Here’s how it works. A medieval chess piece, one of five that have been missing for nearly two centuries, was chilling in a drawer in Edinburgh. Now, the grumpy-faced, sword-wielding chessman ...

University of Tübingen / Victor Brigola Researchers have discovered a small trove of medieval game pieces hidden in a German castle. The collection includes a chess knight—which may have been u ...

Fascinating Insights Into The World Of Medieval Gaming In addition to the remarkably well-preserved chess piece, researchers found four flower-shaped tokens and a six-sided die. Like the knight ...

Its medieval provenance apparently unknown to ... his home and then when my grandfather died my mother inherited the chess piece.” The chessmen were found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland ...

At this factory in Amritsar, India, artisans carve the pieces for the official World Chess Championship sets ... isn't an abstract representation of a medieval figure. It's designed to look ...

So, while there are plenty of character chess sets for Lord of the Rings around, there’s an allure to choosing one that echoes sets like the medieval Lewis chessmen. Enter this lovely set of ...

The medieval chess piece was originally purchased for $7.50 by an antique dealer in Scotland in 1964. It was passed down through his family, but they never realized its significance.

Its medieval provenance apparently unknown to ... his home and then when my grandfather died my mother inherited the chess piece.” The chessmen were found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland ...