Table of Contents

The Hoard's Discovery the Contents of the Hoard Why Twelfth-century Scandinavian? How Lewis? Lewis and the Kingdom of the Isles The Lewis Chessmen in Lewis Analysing the Chessmen From Trondheim Playing Games The Legacy References and Research

About the Author

Dr David H. Caldwell is Keeper of Scotland and Europe for National Museums Scotland, responsible for the eleven chessmen in Edinburgh. Mark A. Hall is History Officer at Perth Museum & Art Gallery, where he curates the archaeology collection. Dr Caroline M. Wilkinson is Senior Lecturer in Forensic anthropology at the Centre for anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee.