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Medieval gaming piece in soapstone with runic inscription discovered in Trondheim, Norway

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Tags: norway.trondheim, archaeology, middle ages, runology, writing.runic, inscriptions, board games, game pieces, discoveries, soapstone, author.ida irene bergstrom, source.sciencenorway
https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-history-medieval-history/medieval-gaming-piece-with-runic-inscription-discovered-in-norway/2215701

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Authors
Ida Irene Bergstrøm
Published
Jun 20 2023
Word count
590 words

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  1. squidwiz
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    The article mentions hnefatafl which is an old viking game and it’s so fascinating that we know so much about a piece of ephemera like that off of basically fragments of game pieces and then games...

    The article mentions hnefatafl which is an old viking game and it’s so fascinating that we know so much about a piece of ephemera like that off of basically fragments of game pieces and then games that descended from it

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