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Tafl

Also known as Hnefatafl · Viking chess

Tafl: photograph by Andreas Zautner
Photo: Andreas Zautner, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

An uneven-armies siege game: attackers surround the king while he races to escape.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Norway, Sweden, Denmark.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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