Viking Lead Hnefatafl Gaming Piece, Found In River Foss York Date: Circa. AD 900

viking lead Hnefatafl gaming piece, found in river foss york Date: Circa. AD 900DescriptionDate: Circa. AD 900 – 1000:found by myself river detecting 2011 i found 5 of these pieces in the same area, A little known fact about the vikings is that they really liked board games, and their favorite game was Hnefatafl.Hnefatafl is a game of strategy, somewhat similar to chess, though it is not derivative. Hnefatafl predates chess, and was the game to play until chess ousted it during ...the middle ages.Hnefatafl was the game of choice for the vikings, and much of its popularity was due to the vikings spreading it around to the places the travelled to. Unlike most other strategy games, Hnefatafl features two unequal teams, which different goals, an attacking team, and a defending team. The attacker's goal is to capture the king, while the defenders goal is to let the king escape. The attacker also gets twice as many pieces, yet it is the defender that really has the advantage.they were made from lead/bone/and stone

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