Lewis
Chess Set
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Anyone for chess? Let’s use my new Lewis set. Yes, a replica, some hard plastic stuff, very fun to study and imagine life in the 12th century. No plastic then, but lots of walrus tusks and sperm whale teeth, and yep, cool artists!
Very
cool details, even the weird Knight horse is fun with details. Can a horse have
tall legs in front and short legs behind???
Those Queens!
They ain’t happy gals, maybe they gonna lose and know it? Looks like they want
a draw!
The pawns!
Well, we call ‘em pawns, this set looks like little tombstones. Really. Hmm,
maybe a way to save time when the front row little dudes get killed?
Keep in
mind - - the pieces were found along the coast of Scotland in 1830’s, jumbled
in with other pieces from other games, not a complete chess set. So what I
have, these cool replicas, well, some pieces are new art, yet all look
coordinated and interesting - - well, not the little tombstone pawns…
Facial
hair! LOL! Check the Kings, not same hair, yet very well-groomed, those dudes
had servants that kept them looking important. And no, the White King is not
holding an umbrella! What’s the chance of that? Was his umbrella his serious
weapon? Does he pray for rain?
Hair, hmm,
guess the Queens ain’t showing it. Scarf thing for both, fancy crown shows no
hair, and whew, Black Queen is stressed! Hand to her face, shocked look on her
face, she’s got troubles. And what’s with the horn in her hand? Hmm, apparently
that part of Scotland was, in the 12century, mostly Norway. Vikings? Is that a
Viking horn she holds?
Almost
funny is what we call the Rook. Modern chess is often sporting an elephant (Renaissance
art) as Rook, not this set. The Lewis Rooks are short dudes with a BIG shield
and sword.
You want to play? Let’s!
Comment and I’ll give you my best game, yeah, Algebraic Chess
Notation, and this game, my first win in 13 moves. Shocking, yeah, I play
against me, two cowards face each other! LOL, at first I thought it was “check”
and then ~ ~ WOW!
This is MATE # !
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