Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have also been found in ...

Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders is a gripping blend of Nordic noir, historical intrigue, and murder mystery, where ancient secrets and modern dangers force Brynja to face a dark ...

The chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth in the ... and pawns in the shape of obelisks. 11 of the chessmen are at the National Museums Scotland and the ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Lewis Chessmen (made twelfth century). Walrus ivory and whales' teeth; found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland In 1972 the world was gripped by one of ...

Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have also been found in ...