Lewis Chessmen

Title

Lewis Chessmen

Subject

Museums

Description

The Lewis chessmen were found in 1831 at Uig on Lewis in the Hebrides. They were probably made in Trondheim, Norway in the late 12th or early 13th century. They are on display at the National Museum of Scotland

Creator

National Museum of Scotland

Source

National Museum of Scotland

Publisher

National Museum of Scotland

Date

15/08/2015

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

National Museums Scotland

Format

Hyperlink

Language

English

Type

Hyperlink

Identifier

http://www.nms.ac.uk/lewischessmen.aspx

Coverage

Medieval, Lewis, Hebrides, Uig, Trondheim, Norway, Norge

Files

Lewis chessmen.png

Geolocation

Social Bookmarking

Comments

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Item Relations

This Item dcterms:relation Item: The Vikings in Lewis (LMF 2)
This Item dcterms:relation Item: Lewis Chessman Berserker Model
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