The Incredible Lewis Chessmen

The Incredible Lewis Chessmen

There is an old saying that ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ and occasionally we hear of a true story that has all the ingredients of a thriller like Indiana Jones but is far more fascinating because it is grounded in real life. This is nowhere more evident than in the story of some old chess pieces found on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and now on display in the Royal Museum in...

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