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Lewis Chessmen Documentary | British Museum and National Museum of Scotland (mini viking sculptures)

Lewis Chessmen Documentary | British Museum and National Museum of Scotland (mini viking sculptures) THIS VIDEO IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY Welcome back to my channel, this episode is a Lewis Chessmen documentary, I've loved researching these mini viking sculptures. They are kept split between the British Museum and National Museum of Scotland in the UK. They were made during the 12th-century and were found on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Lewis Chessmen were made by Vikings during the Romanesque period and the craftsmanship is incredible - they were perfectly formed, miniature sculptures. The chessmen also show all kinds of human emotion, power, beauty, gender and fear. The Lewis Chessmen almost definitely date from after 1150 and we know that because of the way the bishop is wearing his mitre. By 1150 it was standard practice to wear a mitre pointing towards the front of the head. Before then, the fashion was to wear them from side to side. All of the Lewis bishops - and there are 16 in total - are wearing their mitres in the new fashion. When the chessmen were first found, it was assumed they were made on the Isle of Lewis but it’s thought the chessmen were probably made in Trondheim. Trondheim was the medieval capital of Norway, in the 12th century. To begin with, Trondheim was a very rich place and it would make sense these were made there, because wealthy people would have been able to pay craftsmen for these high-quality chess pieces - they’re really are so intricate and detailed, they’re real works of art. But the Lewis Chessmen were not just made to be looked at, they’re also functional chess pieces and they’ve been designed really well. All the pieces have a low centre of gravity so that won’t be knocked over easily as they cross a chess board - they’re also really compact and don’t have any protruding parts. Chess was invented as an Indian war game in 600AD and the rules have stayed largely the same since it was first invented. But the design of the pieces themselves under-went a radical transformation when they entered Europe, to make them reflect the Scandinavian world.