Lewis Chessmen

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Ibolya Horváth
by Jagoba Barron
published on 26 January 2018
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The famous Lewis Chessmen, now in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and the British Museum in London, are high-quality examples of the type of chessmen the Scandinavians produced. It is believed the Lewis Chessmen were made in Trondheim, Norway, sometime in the 12th century CE toward the close of the Viking Age.

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Barron, J. (2018, January 26). Lewis Chessmen. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8029/lewis-chessmen/

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Barron, Jagoba. "Lewis Chessmen." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8029/lewis-chessmen/.

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Barron, Jagoba. "Lewis Chessmen." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jan 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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