Board games at Norstead Viking Village

Title: Board games at Norstead Viking Village
Submitted by: DocRife
Description: Board games set up for play at Norstead Viking Village, a reconstructed Viking-age port of trade at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Hnefatafl belongs to the family of asymmetric tafl board games associated with the Viking Age, in which one side defends a king against a larger attacking force. The game forms part of Norstead’s presentation of Viking-age recreation and everyday life.
Identifier: NM-01612
Contributor: DocRife
Date: 26 October 2026; 2026-10-26
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Current Location: 263 L'Anse Meadows, Saint Lunaire-Griquet, NL A0K 2X0, Canada; 51.6017547, -55.5240571
Format: Wood; Bone; Antler
Language: English [eng]
Type: Artefact & Artwork; Artefact & Replica; Household object; Physical Products See all items with this value; Game See all items with this value
Subject: Hnefatafl
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Is Part Of: L'Anse aux Meadows
depicts: Hnefatafl See all items with this value

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