{"product_id":"ivory-vikings-the-mystery-of-the-most-famous-chessmen-in-the-world-and-the-woman-who-made-them-the-mystery-of-the-most-famous-chessmen-in-the-world-9781137279378","title":"Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating tale of discovery and mystery.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. The Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuestions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Nancy Marie Brown's \u003ci\u003eIvory Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games. In the process, Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic, and the sea-road connected countries and islands we think of as far apart and culturally distinct: Norway and Scotland, Ireland and Iceland, and Greenland and North America. The story of the Lewis chessmen brings from the shadows an extraordinarily talented woman artist of the twelfth century: Margret the Adroit of Iceland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137279378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2015 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nancy Marie Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38469837029557,"sku":"9781137279378","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_24c79781-5fd4-4891-bdd7-ec5d4e35a2d5.jpg?v=1612922322","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ivory-vikings-the-mystery-of-the-most-famous-chessmen-in-the-world-and-the-woman-who-made-them-the-mystery-of-the-most-famous-chessmen-in-the-world-9781137279378","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}