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Hnefatafl the Viking Game - Etsy Kings Table, Viking House, Vikings Game, Bravest Warriors, Viking Culture, Archaeological Finds, Old Norse, The Vikings, Viking Age

What is Hnefatafl – the Viking game? Hnefatafl, meaning "king's table" in Old Norse, is an asymmetrical, purely strategic game played by the Vikings and the Scandinavian and British peoples. Its origins are unclear, but it appears to have originated in the Viking Age, in the 7th or 8th century AD, in Scandinavia and other lands conquered by the Vikings, as archaeological finds show. In addition to the Hnefatafl, many variants have spread over time, giving rise to the large family of “Tafl”…

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Back in the olden days, before the kids had their smartphones and their Nintendo tapes and their Tivo, families used to get together in a room, open a paper box, and remove a set of boards and pieces. By following a set of rules, families could play these "board games" together and have loads of fun until the candles burned out and someone died of dysentery.

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