Playing Viking Chess with Whale Bones
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The article discusses the discovery of Viking chess pieces made from whale bones, sparking interest in the historical game of Hnefatavl and its modern-day connections, such as to Discworld's Thud game.
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onestay42
4 months ago
I know this is quite tangential, but I never realized that Discworld's thud was so close to an existing game(Hnefatavl)
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