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A Medieval Treasure: The Story Of A Hoard Of Chess Pieces, Lana Rose
A Medieval Treasure: The Story Of A Hoard Of Chess Pieces, Lana Rose
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On an island that is still inhabited today, a hidden stash of chess pieces was discovered. The finding of these gaming pieces was by no means commonplace because there were several dozen pieces and they were all intricately carved. The chess pieces are rare because they were made completely out of solid walrus tusks and five were made from whale's teeth. The original story behind the chess pieces is not clearly obtained. There are different stories ranging from an escaping sailor hiding the chessmen to a travelling merchant leaving them behind. Without knowing who the original owner of the chess …