
Personalized Chess Set with Historical Isle of Lewis Reproduction Game Pieces and Foldable Wooden Chess Board
Game Pieces are Polystone Copies of Medieval Chess Pieces Unearthed in Scotland Add a Subtle, Custom-Engraved Plate to the Board as a Gift Message, or in Commemoration Gorgeously Stylized, 2.25"-High Medieval Pieces, Including Unique "Warder" Rooks Pawns Are Shaped Like Tower Shields or "Pavises" Classic, Medieval-Style Red vs. White Pieces, Unlike the Modern Black vs. White Felt Covers the Elegant, 13"- Long Wooden Chessboard, Which Can Be Folded in Half for Storage We can custom-engrave the chessboard with a small brass plate.In 1831, a Scotsman named Malcolm "Sprot" MacLeod discovered a trove of medieval game pieces buried on the Isle of Lewis (which is actually the Isle of Lewis and Harris, but that's another story entirely). The game pieces were expertly carved from walrus ivory and were endowed with a unique, slightly comical style. There is some argument as to how Sprot came to find the buried pieces, but if you ask the locals of Lewis, they will insist that a cow actually dug