Essays about: "Kvarnspel"

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  1. 1. In quest for the lost gamers - An investigation of board gaming in Scania, during the Iron and Middle Ages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Oskar Spjuth; [2012]
    Keywords : Board game; brädspel; brettspill; Chess; Schack; skak; sjakk; hnefatafl; Mill; Kvarnspel; Möllespel; Games of Tables; Tabulae; Backgammon; Duodecim Scripta; Ludus Latruncolorum; Lund; Uppåkra; Lindholmen; Skanörs borg; Agency; gamers; gaming; archaeology; arkeologi; Scania; Scandinavia; Iron Age; Middle Age; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Board gaming has to a large degree, been studied based on historical sources. Ironically, this is true even for prehistoric games, where the Icelandic sagas have been used as a starting point for a deductive hunt for the mysterious game Hnefatafl. Later studies of gaming have to a large extent been transferring older research results. READ MORE