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Ivory Vikings
Nancy Marie Brown
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Description for Ivory Vikings
Paperback. Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic. The story of the Lewis chessmen explains the economic lure behind the Viking voyages to the west in the 800s and 900s. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3J; AFKC; HBLC1; HBT; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 290 x 28. Weight in Grams: 258.
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 games. ... Read more
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 games. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781250108593
SKU
V9781250108593
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About Nancy Marie Brown
NANCY MARIE BROWN is the author of highly praised books of nonfiction, including Song of the Vikings. She is fluent in Icelandic and spends her summers in Iceland. She has deep ties to the Scandinavian cultural institutions in the U.S. Brown lives in East Burke, VT.
Reviews for Ivory Vikings
A richly imagined journey to the Viking world that created the Lewis chessmen - the most important chess pieces in history. - New York Times