Loved leaning about the sculptures the vikings made! That’s crazy how long chess has been around and great that they didn’t break and stayed pretty much new!! 😃
I've written a children's novel about how the chessmen might have come to Scotland, set in Norway, Orkney and on Lewis and set in 1154. With a bit of luck it will be out there sometime. Fascinating topic!
Thanks, again, for your enthusiastic presentation. I had not heard of the Lewis Chessmen before, so thanks for the education. Keep making these engaging videos.
I think there are 2 replicas available. 1 from the British museum and one from tegencychess.com based on the set in Scottish museum. The sets have a few differences but they are based on the pieces in the bm an in svotland.
If I might add. There are many other replicas around but while not an expert. I believe some of these are made by buying one of the true repicas. Making molds from these and pouring resin copies. Some of these seem to have less detail. Also shortcuts are taken. If rhe white and black pawns are the same tha t is incorrect. I have the vm set but I'm considering getting the Scottish replica as well. In thar set it has the berserker rooks and the black pawns are a bit more interesting than the bm set. Just an opinion.
really great vid and you really know your history, which makes your talk so interesting. :) your information was better than Irving Finkel’s (dare i say that? :) look forward to more. thanks so much :) 🎎🛡🌷🌱
Wow! indian war game 600AD I had no idea. The vikings really used every part of the whale to the fullest for many different things but I did not know chess pieces to be one of them.. love ur video lots of great information .thank u!
So far have watched this and your Sutton Hoo videos and absolutely adored them. Can’t wait to see the others. You give a fresh enthusiasm to subjects! If I may make a tiny, tiny suggestion-don’t wave your hands around so much. It quite distracts from your wonderful discourse. Or you could just lift the camera slightly to concentrate more on your beautiful face. Just a suggestion.
Yep, I'd second that! 😉 Great explanation of archeological deductions involved & historical contexts. And would definitely recommend zooming in enough to eliminate the constantly windmilling hands, for reduced distraction...? 😋 (Most of us do it without realizing until we hop on camera!)
Can't disagree more. The "hand waving" is an integral expression of your enthusiasm, it's a natural part of who and what your are. Do not let let some random YT consumer dictate to you how to present yourself. Your delightfuly self possessed, wonderfully articulate, compleatly cohearant presentation is superbly delivered. You may want to expirament with a 3/4 view framing of your presentation, that could be intercut with the tighter shots, and that could be evaluate and discussed with people who understand how to maximize your already highly competent and engaging delivery.
The figure of the Odin-like god in Lithuania and later Christ is depicted with their hand on the face in the same way. What this imagery represents by scholars I do not recall.
Hi 🎩 would be interested in anything you found out. There is a book ISBN 9781977946126 by Jonathan George that gives a good history of board games and pieces.
Chess is a medieval invention. (Depending on western or eastern history) Hnefatafl is older. And better. Nice thoughts though. Keep looking. Without you lot we would have nothing.
Chess are a descendant of Indian game chaturanga, and were imported from Persia. Even the warning "check" or closer "szach" in my native language comes from Persian "shāh". "Middle-Ages" refer to European history. Chess are not from Europe. Ergo, chess are not a medieval invention.
These are not "viking" sculptures. Viking age ended in 1066 and "viking" is a name for profession - a pirate, robber - not nationality. They were not made by "vikings", you yourself say that they might even have been made by a christian.
It seems you have lifted chunks from a 2013 documentary also on RU-vid - lifted verbatim. Lacking suitable citations you are committing plagiarism. Tsk tsk.
