Norse Mythology Chess Set
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The Norse Mythology Chess Set: Battle of Ragnorok has chess pieces fashioned in the tradition of an era when Vikings ruled land & sea. This Viking chess set consists of thirty-two hand-painted, polystone, chess men with a 3-1/4" king. The optional chess cabinet has a built-in storage compartment that accommodates the chess set's fitted tray which provides individual and protective slots for each heavily-weighted chess piece.
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Viking Chess Set
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The Tale
The events of the great Armageddon, Ragnarok, are told in The Voluspa, the song of the prophets,
found in the Edda. Ragnarok ["Doom of the Gods"], also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of
the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such
winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even
between families, and all morality will disappear. This is the beginning of the end. The wolf Skoll will
finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth into darkness. The
stars will vanish from the sky.
Chess Set Description
Designed by Veronese, this nicely weighted Viking Chess Set is cold cast in polystone. Sixteen chess
men are Norse Vikings while the other sixteen chess men are Norse Mainlanders. Each chess piece
is hand-painted with meticulous care.
The Norse Mythology Theme Chess Set makes an ideal present for the mythology buff or anyone
captivated by those days of old when Vikings ruled. A Viking chess set of this quality and uniqueness
is surely a gift that will cherished for years to come.
Chess Men Specifications
- Chess men (32): 16 Vikings & 16 Mainlanders
- Material: solid cold-cast polystone (Crushed stone mixed with polyresin. Feels like marble).
- Set Weight: 2.5 lbs.
- King's height: 3-1/4"
- Pawn's height: 2-1/2"
- Base width: 1”. (Recommended chess board square size: 1-1/2" squares)
- Extras: felt pads on the bottom to protect your chess board.
Chess Board/Cabinet* Specifications
Flat chess board: (not shown)
- 15"L X 15" with 1 1/2" squares
- Real wood with simulated cherry wood finish and squares of black & silver laminate
- Fits all our 3" theme chess pieces
- Flat board looks just like the chess cabinet shown above only without storage area
- Sold separately
Chess Cabinet:
- 15.5"L X 15.5"W X 2.5"H with 1 1/2" squares
- Real wood with simulated cherry wood finish and squares of black & silver laminate
- The optional chess cabinet has a built-in storage compartment that accommodates the chess
set's fitted tray which provides individual and protective slots for each chess piece.
- Fits all our 3" theme chess pieces
- Sold separately
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Norse Mythology Viking Theme Chess Set
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(chess board sold separately)