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Evrart de Conty, Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés ; Jacques Legrand, Archiloge Sophie | Gallica

ancient european queen, from 12th century Spain ivory chess piece

Chess

The (Italian) Mother of Backgammon – La Bella Donna

Interior of an Inn, detail of backgammon players | Zazzle

Backgammon

Games board / accessories. 1525-75. Granada. Chess, backgammon, Fox & Geese, Nine men's morris.

Seventeenth Century and Later - The Historic Games Shop

Other board games

Roman rock crystal dice, marked one to six. 1st-2nd century AD

Eike <von Repgow> Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel — Ostmitteldeutschland, Anfang 14. Jh. Cod. Pal. germ. 164 Folio 10r

Dice & Dice Games

Israhel van Meckenem. Couple Playing Cards. c. 1450/1503. Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg. Coburg, Germany. Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur. 1

Cards

OxfordBL Bodl264 (Roman d'Alexandre)

Puppet show in Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 264

Puppets

Dolls

Toys

1252-84.Alfonso X of Castile. Cantigas de Santa María. Library of the Monastery of El Escorial manuscripts. Medieval baseball (El juego de la Pelota)

Ball games

Other outdoor games

Music

FREE SHIPPING Hnefatafl is an ancient Viking board game where an overwhelming force of raiding attackers clash in battle with the defending king and his loyal force of warriors. The game was highly appreciated by the Vikings who used it to perfect their strategies in war. This Hnefatafl is based on the find in grave 581 in Birka, Sweden. We made the board for the Birka Museum's new exhibition about the grave, and studied the actual find at the Swedish History Museum. The grave belonged to a high

I made these as prizes for Boar's Head this year. Each wooden box had a game board on the top as well as four leather game boards, dice and a leather bag containing glass pieces.

Hnefatafl

Modern Reproductions

a close up of a dice on a gray surface with small white dots around it

Roman Artifacts

The British Museum

dice | British Museum

Roman rock crystal dice, marked one to six. 1st-2nd century AD

17th Century Clothing, Natural Scenes, Elizabethan Era, Century Clothing, Fantasy Inspiration, 16th Century, 17th Century, Modern Fashion, Classic Art

17th Century Clothing

Elizabethan Era

Century Clothing

Fantasy Inspiration

two people sitting next to each other in front of a board game

Medieval Period

Poster Size Prints

Historical Images

Large Picture Frames

Picture Library

Ancient History

Women playing backgammon - Miniature from 'Libro De Los Juegos' by...

Women playing backgammon - Miniature from 'Libro De Los Juegos' (The Book of Games) by Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284), 1283 - Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial, Spain

an old drawing of a man holding a check register with a pot on the table in front of him

Illustrated Manuscript

Medieval Manuscript

The (Italian) Mother of Backgammon

The (Italian) Mother of Backgammon – La Bella Donna

an old wooden board game with white balls in it and drawstring bag next to it

Ancient Vikings

Time Activities

Premium Hnefatafl, Birka

FREE SHIPPING Hnefatafl is an ancient Viking board game where an overwhelming force of raiding attackers clash in battle with the defending king and his loyal force of warriors. The game was highly appreciated by the Vikings who used it to perfect their strategies in war. This Hnefatafl is based on the find in grave 581 in Birka, Sweden. We made the board for the Birka Museum's new exhibition about the grave, and studied the actual find at the Swedish History Museum. The grave belonged to a high

two people playing checkers on a table in front of a wall with writing that reads,

How To Play Chess

Medieval Furniture

Furniture Tools

History Activities

Faulty medieval chess boards

a wooden board game with pieces arranged on it

Board Game Room

Georgette Heyer

Wooden Board Games

Fox and Geese originated in northern Europe some time during the Viking Age. The game is a contest between one Fox and 13 Geese.The Fox must try to remove all the Geese, or at least enough of them so that there are not enough left for a capture.

two people playing cards at a table in front of a painting on the wall behind them

Illuminated Manuscript

Interior of an Inn, detail of backgammon players | Zazzle

Interior of an Inn, detail of backgammon players | Zazzle

an old painting with people playing cards in it

Illuminated Manuscripts

Medieval Fashion

Historical Pictures

an image of a man playing chess with a woman and dog in front of him

Evrart de Conty, Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés ; Jacques Legrand, Archiloge Sophie

Evrart de Conty, Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés ; Jacques Legrand, Archiloge Sophie | Gallica

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Glossar

Begriffe des Mittelalters: Ca. 1450, Jagd- und Spielszene vor einer Burg. Hohe Frauen sehen einer Gefährtin zu, die mit Pfeil und Bogen einen Hirsch erlegen möchte

three men are talking to each other in front of a light bulb hanging from the ceiling

Medieval Children

Medieval Images

Bobbing For Apples

Youth Activities

In pictures: medieval life

"Four men are seen apple bobbing (or playing 'bob-apple') in this early 14th-century image. Bobbing for apples was incorporated into Halloween celebrations by the Romans. Ghost stories enthralled medieval readers" (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) Wish I knew where they are getting that information from. The image looks like a re-draw, no idea where it is from

a yellow box sitting on top of a red cloth covered floor next to two dice boards

I made these as prizes for Boar's Head this year. Each wooden box had a game board on the top as well as four leather game boards, dice and a leather bag containing glass pieces.

several vases are sitting on top of a wooden table with wire and woodwork

Senior Activities

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History Games

a wooden board with rocks on it and a spoon sitting on top of the board

Hnefatafl – Das Wikingerspiel » Jörg on Tour – Finnland

Hnefatafl

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