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TAFL: Ancient Board Games of the Norse and Celtic Peoples of Scandinavia and the British Isles (Ancient Games Book 1)

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TAFL: Ancient Board Games of the Norse and Celtic Peoples of Scandinavia and the British Isles (Ancient Games Book 1)

Ancient Norse, Celtic and Brito-Saxon board games played by Vikings and others since before 400 A.D. - Eleven different Tafl variant boards, pieces and rules and simple strategies explained, with diagrams. Five board sizes; 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, and 19x19 explained.

Games taught in this book include the Scottish Ard Ri, Irish Brandubh and Fitchneal, Welsh Gwyddbwyll and two variants of Tawlbwyrdd, Sapmi Tablut, three variants of Viking Hnefatafl, and the gorgeous and gigantic Alea Evangelii.

Discussions on cultural importance, history, and rule variants as well as easy information how to make a simple game set to play on, with the intention of providing encouragement for all to keep well this rich heritage of games - a real, solid, tangible connection to our ancestors and our history, which no computer screen fantasy can truly provide.
Country USA
Author Jesse Robinson
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 52
PublicationDate 2013-06-08
ReleaseDate 2013-06-08

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