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The Lewis Chessmen: Medieval Game Pieces from the Hebrides
In 1831, a small collection of intricately carved walrus ivory pieces was unearthed on the Isle of Lewis. The Lewis Chessmen, as they came to be known, are among the most famous archaeological finds from medieval Scotland — but they also pose a riddle. Who made them? Were they really chess pieces, or something else? And why were they buried in a remote Hebridean beach? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the artistry of the Norse-Gaelic world, the spread of chess from India to Europe, and what the pieces reveal about power, play, and identity in the 12th-century North Atlantic. They…
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