Ivory Vikings

by Nancy Marie Brown

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In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. Norse netsuke, each face individual, each full of quirks, the Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. Questions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Ivory Vikings explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board...Read more
  • ISBN10 1250108594
  • ISBN13 9781250108593
  • Publish Date 6 September 2016 (first published 14 October 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English