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viking glass from lindisfarne

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:19 pm
by ageezer
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... rchaeology

It is not large – the shape and size of a chocolate sweet – and might easily have been discarded as a pebble by a less careful hand.

But a tiny piece of worked glass unearthed during an excavation on Lindisfarne has been revealed to be a rare archaeological treasure linking the Northumbrian island with the Vikings, from the very beginning of one of the most turbulent periods in English history.

Archaeologists believe the object, made from swirling blue and white glass with a small “crown” of white glass droplets, is a gaming piece from the Viking board game Hnefatafl, or a local version of the game.

Re: viking glass from lindisfarne

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:04 pm
by lee greagsbey
What a beautiful thing that is... :g50:

Re: viking glass from lindisfarne

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:21 pm
by muddy
I don’t think anyone would have discarded that, especially not on an archaeological dig.
A beautifully decorated glass artefact. :g50:
I have a Saxon bead on my wish list, but a bit of Viking glass will do. :g46: :g42:

Re: viking glass from lindisfarne

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:01 am
by Old Git John
I bet not too many played it. Played what ? Played this, can't even say it, Hnefatafl. :g44:

Re: viking glass from lindisfarne

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:00 pm
by lee greagsbey
And again...

"Viking board game piece made of glass and dating back 1,200 years is found on island off the coast of England"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... gland.html