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Games of Thrones? Popular Medieval Board Games
By Jenneka Janzen Living without modern entertainment luxuries, what did medieval people do for fun? Surely it wasn’t all farm labour, praying, or jousting (to play into common misconceptions)? Believe it or not, several of our favourite board games originated … Continue reading
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Tagged backgammon, chess, Court, Manuscript, Manuscript Marginalia, medieval games, Medieval Illumination, tafl
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