hrafnphotography:Beautiful glass game pieces which were discovered in the grave Bj 750 (Birka, Swe
hrafnphotography: Beautiful glass game pieces which were discovered in the grave Bj 750 (Birka, Sweden) and used to play tactical game named hnefatafl. More information about games and meaning of game pieces in the funerary context can be found in following publications: Gardeła L. 2012: What the Vikings did for fun? Sports and pastimes in medieval northern Europe. Hall M. A. 2015: Board Games in Boat Burials: Play in the Performance of Migration and Viking Age Mortuary Practice. More photos from my visit in Statens Historiska Museet can be found in the post I Statens Historiska Museet. -- source link