History

A wonderful wide-eyed, shield-biting ‘berserker’ chess piece, carved from walrus ivory. One of the 12th-century Lewis Chessmen, found in a hoard on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. Norse sagas describe berserkers as warriors who went into battle in a wild frenzy#Archaeology pic.twitter.com/DFAmJdUSZo

— Alison Fisk (@AlisonFisk) January 18, 2022