Tablut, oak board with beechwood playing pieces

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9 x 9 tafl board of oak, with beechwood playing pieces
  • 9 x 9 tafl board of oak, with beechwood playing pieces
  • Handsewn leather pouch, with leather drawstring

  • Tablut, oak board with beechwood playing pieces

  • The 9 x 9 version of tafl, common in Viking contexts; with C18th rules recorded by Carl Linneaus
  • £45.00

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 Our version of the 9 x 9 tafl game with oak board and beech playing pieces.

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

  • Oak board 11" x 11"; 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:

  • Quarter-sawn oak board
  • Beech wood pieces
  • Leather drawstring pouch for playing pieces

Dimensions:

  • Board: 11" x 11"
  • Playing pieces: 7/8" diameter

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