Tablut - leather board

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 Together with the 13 x 13 variant, boards of 9 x 9 squares are probably the most well known of the tafl family, and are thought to be the games played by the Vikings. Archaeological finds of men and parts of boards certainly link this game with Viking settlements across Europe. The 9 x 9 game was still being played in northern Scandinavia in the eighteenth century when it was recorded by Carl Linnè.

Leather board, with wooden pieces, which are supplied in a leather pouch. Comes with rules and historical notes to the full range of tafl games.

• Leather board 10" x 10"; squares 1" diameter
• Playing pieces of beech wood
• One king; 8 white pieces; 16 black pieces
• White pieces are the natural wood colour; coloured pieces stained
• Pieces are 7/8" diameter
• Pieces supplied in a leather pouch

Historic Period or Date:

• c.9th to 18th century (in northern Scandinavia)

Materials and Special Features:

• Leather board and pouch
• Beech wood pieces

Dimensions:

• Board: 10" x 10"
• Playing pieces: 7/8" diameter