Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have also been found in ...

Found on Lewis in 1831, they are probably the most well-known archaeological find from Scotland. The chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory ... 11 of the chessmen are at the ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Lewis Chessmen (made twelfth century). Walrus ivory and whales' teeth; found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland In 1972 the world was gripped by one of ...

The “iconic” Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a ... six of which are on loan to Museum nan Eilean in Lewis. Made from ...

Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have also been found in ...