The Isle of Lewis Chess Set, Berkeley Chess

The Isle of Lewis Chess Set from Berkeley Chess The Lewis Chess Set - 'Scotland's Hidden Secret' A must have for the Chess enthusiast. The legend itself will delight and intrigue. What better way to start a game of Chess! The romance of the mystery of its discovery on a remote beach, perhaps near Uig on the Isle of Lewis some time before 11 April 1831, is loved by Scots and further adds to this land of mist, myths and legend. Is it true that they were found in a sandbank by a farmer who mistook the pieces for elves and promptly fled, then returning to retrieve them only due to his wife urging? Historian believe the pieces were probably made in Norway about AD 1150-1200. The Western Isles at this time were part of the Kingdom of Norway, not

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Cardinal Red Isle of Lewis Pieces on Palisander Board – Chess House

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The Isle of Lewis Chess Set, Berkeley Chess

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