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Knattleikr is a game known from the Icelandic sagas. It's rules are not known, but it is known that it involved a bat and a ball, and that people could get injured playing it. This article discusses an attempt to recreate the game.

A risky bidding game for 2 to 5 daring Vikings ages 6-99. Haba - Habermaaß game nr. 4511.

Illustrations to a game of cards as fierce as Vikings for 2 - 5 daring players ages 6 - 99. Haba - Haabermaaß game nr. 4290.

The standard French playing card deck has the Jack of Spades as Hogier, probably a reference to Holger the Dane, who is first mentioned in the French 'Chanson de Roland' as a Danish antagonist of Charlemagne. Thanks to Northern Displayers for this…