'Beserks Biting their Shields' - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200.
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Taking the form of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns in the shape of obelisks, most of them are made from Walrus ivory, and a few from whale teeth. From the British Museum's collection. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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501579577
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
January 01, 1900
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Hulton Archive
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