The Lewis chessmen (Scottish Gaelic: Fir-thàilisg Leòdhais [fiɾʲˈhaːlɪʃkʲ loː.ɪʃ]) or Uig chessmen, named after the island or the bay where they were found...

The game pieces of the Lewis chessmen hoard consist of ninety-three game pieces of the Lewis chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides...

but after the French Revolution only 16 pieces survived. Next to the Lewis chessmen, the set is thought to be the second-most important collection of medieval...

rook) made of whale ivory of Scandinavian origin, similar to the famous Lewis chessmen. A 13th century Queen astride a horse with attendants, of Scandinavian...

" In 2010 at a conference at the National Museum of Scotland on the Lewis Chessmen, Gudmundur Thorarinsson (a civil engineer and a former member of the...

on Lewis being referred to as from the Clan MacLeod of Lewis.[citation needed] Lewis is also the ancestral home of Clan Morrison. The Lewis chessmen is...

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the rules of the Royal Game of Ur. He also owns a replica set of the Lewis chessmen which were used as props in the first Harry Potter film. Finkel founded...

following the Scandinavian style. Lewis became part of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, an offshoot of Norway. The Lewis chessmen, found on the island in 1831...

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have made the 12th-century Lewis chessmen. In 2010 at a conference at the National Museum of Scotland on the Lewis chessmen, Gudmundur Thorarinsson (a...

Queens, 4 Knights, 4 Elephants, 3 Chariots and a Foot Soldier. The Lewis chessmen, a collection of 79 assorted 12th-century chess pieces and other game...

back to the early part of the 14th century, while the 12th-century Lewis Chessmen portray the bishop as an unambiguously ecclesiastical figure. In the...

Lewis chess club in Scotland attempted to arrange a game between Polgár and Nigel Short in which the famous Lewis chessmen would be used. The Lewis chessmen...

Canterbury. The appearance of the characters was influenced by that of the Lewis chessmen in the British Museum. The stories were based around the central character...

meaning "turret"). In the British Museum's collection of the medieval Lewis chess pieces, the rooks appear as stern warders, or wild-eyed berserker...

known as The Berzerker Berserk (disambiguation) Zerker (disambiguation) Lewis chessmen, four of which are shown as wild-eyed berserkers This disambiguation...

century, organised berserker war-bands had disappeared. The Lewis Chessmen, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and thought to be of Norse...

Beach (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Ùig) is best known as the site where the Lewis Chessmen (Scottish Gaelic: Tàileasg Ùig) were found. Before 1831, a local crofter...

increased. The Norse also carved items in walrus ivory, notably the Lewis chessmen. Ivory trade Scrimshaw Williamson, 9, an archaic term for the animal...

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History Timeline Versus de scachis Göttingen manuscript Charlemagne chessmen Lewis chessmen Romantic chess Hypermodernism Soviet chess school Top player comparison...

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of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them, she argues that Margret the Adroit made the Lewis Chessmen. A Good Horse Has No...

in Western Europe. An early example of the bishop being used is the Lewis chessmen chess set of the 12th century. The elephant piece survives in xiangqi...

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Scandinavian style. At this time, Lewis was part of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles and officially part of Norway. The Lewis chessmen, which were found on the...

History Timeline Versus de scachis Göttingen manuscript Charlemagne chessmen Lewis chessmen Romantic chess Hypermodernism Soviet chess school Top player comparison...

culture Birlinn Chronicles of Mann Darraðarljóð Galloway Hoard Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx runestones Orkneyinga saga Ounceland Sen dollotar Ulaid St Magnus...

culture Birlinn Chronicles of Mann Darraðarljóð Galloway Hoard Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx runestones Orkneyinga saga Ounceland Sen dollotar Ulaid St Magnus...