9 x 9 Tafl, small oak board, with border

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Tafl, small oak board with border, 9 x 9 squares

  • 9 x 9 Tafl, small oak board, with border

  • Oak board with border, fixed with feature rosehead nails
  • £45.00
Wood or ceramic playing pieces:

:  at  £45.00  each

4 in stock.

A version of the 9 x 9 tafl game with a bordered oak board; the border fixed in place with feature rosehead nails.

Quarter-sawn oak board, with a choice of wooden or ceramic pieces, which are supplied in a linen pouch. Comes with rules and historical notes.

  • Bordered oak board 9" x 9"; squares 7/8" across
  • Playing pieces of beech wood or fired clay
  • One king; 8 natural (wood) or white (ceramic) pieces; 16 black (wood) or terracotta (ceramic) pieces
  • Pieces are 3/4" diameter
  • Pieces supplied in a linen pouch

 

Historic Period or Date:

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

Materials and Special Features:

  • Board of quarter-sawn oak
  • Border with rosehead nails
  • Choice of ceramic or beech wood pieces
  • Linen drawstring pouch for playing pieces

Dimensions:

  • Board: 9" x 9", of 5/8" thick quarter-sawn oak
  • Playing pieces: 3/4" diameter