That the armour worn by some of the figures is a perfect replica of that Institute for Medieval Studies of the University of St. There was a market for such expensive, high-status articles, and where Their manufacture has been dated prettyįirmly to the 12th Century, in Norway, probably in Trondheim, where Pieces? Well, most of them are carved from walrus ivory, though a fewĪre made from whales' teeth. (Mcleod's family were later evicted from their land during theĬlearances, so I hope he drove a hard bargain.) While in his byre, before selling them to a Captain Roderick Ryrie. Far from being afraid of the chessmen, Mcleod exhibited them for a Gentleman who later took an interest in the chessmen. Tale at all, it sounded to me like a story Mcleod might have told toĪmuse his friends - and which was taken at face value by the antiquarian Highland crofter was a fool, and I'm pretty sure that if you want toįind a fool among the Highland crofters, then or now, you'll have to take I was always suspicious about this story: it assumed that a Lewis is to the left of Scotland, marked with a red dot Stumbled on a gathering of 'the little people' or fairies. Them, Malcolm Mcleod, was frightened and ran away, thinking he'd In a little 'cave', and that the superstitious Highlander who found The first I came across said that they were found in a sand-dune, West coast of the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis, in 1831, one of I'd really like to have one of the berserkers who's biting his shield.Īnd a Queen. Showing the beautiful carving of his elaborate chair, and mitre ribbons. Rude gesture, but I think it's a blessing. Size, proportionate to its rider, was probably accurately observed. His horse is a sturdy little beast - I think its (norse-man) knight, with his kite-shaped shield and his conical helmet One, I think, and it allows you to hold the little character in your Taken by me of one that sits on my shelf. My readers will immediately recognise him - even without the caption -Īs a knight from the Lewis chessmen.
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