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Reproduction Lead Gaming Pieces

Reproduction lead gaming pieces

Reproduction lead gaming pieces of a type commonly found across the East Midlands, including at the Torksey Viking camp. The reproductions are tin alloy while the originals were made of lead. These gaming pieces would have been used to play hnefatafl or Nine Men’s Morris, both of which are games known to have been played by Scandinavians throughout the Viking diaspora. It has also been suggested that these might have been weights.

Object Type

Gaming piece

Date

circa 700 — 1050

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Reproduction

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

entertainment, gaming_piece, hnefatafl, lead, leisure, Nine_Men's_Morris, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, reproduction, Scandinavian, tin_alloy, Viking, weight

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

Made by Adam Parsons of Blueaxe Reproductions

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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