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7月6日 OFFICAL INTRODUCTIONThe Lewis Chessman
Probably made in Norway, about AD 1150-1200
Found on the Isle of Lewis,
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth. The bold simplified figures epitomise the Romanesque style. They are superbly designed works of art.
By the end of the eleventh century, chess was a very popular game among the aristocracy throughout Europe. Of the ninety-three pieces known to us today, eighty-two are in The Britsh Museum.
The queen is seated and rests her head on her right hand. She carries a horn.
The warder stands holding a sword in the right hand, a shield against their left side. He bites the top of his shield.
The bishop wears a mitre and they carry a crozier and a book or blessing. The back and sides of the throne are richly decorated.
The King is seated on a throne, a sheathed sword held across the knees.
The knight rides his pony with bridle and stirrups; he has a spear in the right hand, a sword on the left and carries a shield.
今天看到了官方介绍，还真发现不少有趣的东西。
真品是由海象象牙和鲸鱼的牙齿精心加工后做成的，至今已经发现了93件类似的作品，其中有82件存放在大英博物馆。有点类似中国的兵马俑，具有欧洲罗马式的风格，我这套纪念品是什么材料的，那就不得而知了。
五个棋子的介绍也很有意思，看看和我前面写的自己的理解有什么不同。
国王，双膝上放着的是有剑鞘的宝剑，而不是权杖。
皇后，右手支着头在休息，左手拿着是号角。
主教，头戴主教冠，右手拿着手杖，左手拿着一本书或者是祷文。并且还说他宝座的后面和侧面都是布满装饰。
骑士，骑着矮种马（小马），配有马鞍和脚蹬，左边还有一柄剑。
最有意思的是warder（狱卒），不知道为什么不是pawn（国际象棋里的卒）。右手持剑，左手持盾，而且还用嘴咬住了盾的上端。我就感觉他的嘴怎么这么大，今天才明白，原来是咬住了盾牌，不知道有什么含意。 引用通告此日志的引用通告 URL 是： http://asfavor.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!B6A8391B0BBFADF0!508.trak 引用此项的网络日志
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