These enchanting chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus
ivory and whales' teeth in the form of seated kings and queens,
mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns
in the shape of obelisks. They were found in the vicinity of Uig on
the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, in mysterious circumstances some
time before 11th April 1831. Various stories have evolved to
explain why they were concealed there, and how they were
discovered. This book takes a lively look at the many theories
surrounding the ownership of the pieces, why they were hidden and
how exactly they were discovered, and places them in the wider
context of the ancient game of chess and secular culture of the
Middle Ages.
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