Viking Chess - Hafltafl Compendium
Wow!! As an artist I occasionally make something that I truly LOVE, this is one of those items!!!
All hand made and carved made to order!
Tafl Set Options:
Chess Set or HaflTafl - Hand hardwood Board and individual pieces.
Compendium - Includes the Box, carved Chess Set, Carved HaflTafl and Draughts
The Best Games Set EVER - All of the above plus. Fully customised carved Oak Box, Tafl Bone Dice set, hand made dominoes, 4x Horn Shot Glasses with carved initials in each, matching drinks coasters, a set of 14th Century playing cards (the first ever standardised set)
Tafl History:
Tafl games (pronounced [tavl]), also known as hnefatafl games, are a family of ancient Northern European strategy board games played on a checkered or latticed gameboard with two armies of uneven numbers. These games were popular in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Britain and Ireland. Eventually overtaken in popularity by chess in the 12th century, the original rules are unknown however variants have been created based from later manuscripts.
