9 x 9 Tafl, small oak board, no border

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Tafl, small oak board, no border, 9 x 9 squares
  • Tafl, small oak board, no border, 9 x 9 squares
  • Tafl, oak board 9x9, with ceramic playing pieces
  • Tafl, oak board 9x9, with beechwood playing pieces

  • 9 x 9 Tafl, small oak board, no border

  • The 9 x 9 variant of tafl, recorded as "Tablut" by Carl Linneaus
  • £35.00
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A version of the 9 x 9 tafl game with oak board and beechwood or ceramic playing pieces.

Quarter-sawn oak board, with a choice of wooden or ceramic pieces, which are supplied in a linen pouch. Comes with rules and historical notes.

  • Oak board 9" x 9"; squares 7/8" across
  • Playing pieces of beech wood or fired clay
  • One king; 8 natural (wood) or white (ceramic) pieces; 16 black (wood) or terracotta (ceramic) pieces
  • Pieces are 3/4" diameter
  • Pieces supplied in a linen pouch

 

Historic Period or Date:

  • c.9th to 18th century (in northern Scandinavia)

Materials and Special Features:

  • Board of quarter-sawn oak
  • Choice of ceramic or beech wood pieces
  • Linen drawstring pouch for playing pieces

Dimensions:

  • Board: 9" x 9", of 5/8" thick quarter-sawn oak
  • Playing pieces: 3/4" diameter