Board, gaming / portion

Description

Fragments of a pegged bone board, probably for the Viking game Hnefatafl, from Birsay, Orkney, 950 - 1200 AD

Museum reference

X.HB 274

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Board, gaming / portion

Date

950 - 1200

Materials

Whalebone

Physical description

Whalebone; five rows vertical lines, three horizontal; with perforations at junctions irregularly spaced

Collection place(s)

Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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