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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on February 06, 2020, 02:01:19 PM

Title: Hnefatafl game piece found on Lindisfarne
Post by: Duncan Head on February 06, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology

Should I have put ths under History or Gaming?  :)
Title: Re: Hnefatafl game piece found on Lindisfarne
Post by: Jim Webster on February 07, 2020, 06:39:37 AM
Quote from: Duncan Head on February 06, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology

Should I have put ths under History or Gaming?  :)

Out of interest I googled the game, and the wiki has already been updated to cover the discovery of this gaming piece  8)
Title: Re: Hnefatafl game piece found on Lindisfarne
Post by: Erpingham on February 07, 2020, 08:59:43 AM
Quote from: Jim Webster on February 07, 2020, 06:39:37 AM
Quote from: Duncan Head on February 06, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology

Should I have put ths under History or Gaming?  :)

Out of interest I googled the game, and the wiki has already been updated to cover the discovery of this gaming piece  8)

It's much easier in wiki to link to a news item than fill in the gaps in the article through reference to reliable sources, so some editors seem to race to be the first to record stuff.  The Guardian is useful for this because it is not paywalled.
Title: Re: Hnefatafl game piece found on Lindisfarne
Post by: RichT on February 07, 2020, 09:08:22 AM
Quote from: Jim Webster on February 07, 2020, 06:39:37 AM
Out of interest I googled the game, and the wiki has already been updated to cover the discovery of this gaming piece  8)

Yes I was impressed by that!

I used to play Hnefatafl, or rather Tablut (slightly smaller variant) a bit back in the day, it's a decent game. Simple online implementation of it here:
http://www.lutanho.net/play/hnefatafl.html
Title: Re: Hnefatafl game piece found on Lindisfarne
Post by: aligern on February 07, 2020, 10:04:08 AM
Oh its a game.  I thought it was one of the houses in Harry Potter .
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