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'''Hnefataefl''' (or ''tafl'') is an ancient [[Scandinavia]]n [[board game]] played on a checkered board with two teams of uneven strength. It has been mentioned in the [[Saga]]s and has ties to a Saami game, "Tablut", from Lapland. In some scholars' opinion, hnefataefl has been known in regions where [[Viking]]s had influence and not just Scandinavia exclusively.
'''Hnefataefl''' (King's Table) is one of a variety of ''tafl'' games and is an ancient [[Scandinavia]]n [[board game]] played on a checkered board with two teams of uneven strength. It has been mentioned in the [[Saga]]s and has ties to a Saami game, "Tablut", from Lapland. In some scholars' opinion, hnefataefl has been known in regions where [[Viking]]s had influence and not just Scandinavia exclusively.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* For a good treatement see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hnefatafl
* For a good treatement see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hnefatafl

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Latest revision as of 01:43, 18 January 2009

Hnefataefl (King's Table) is one of a variety of tafl games and is an ancient Scandinavian board game played on a checkered board with two teams of uneven strength. It has been mentioned in the Sagas and has ties to a Saami game, "Tablut", from Lapland. In some scholars' opinion, hnefataefl has been known in regions where Vikings had influence and not just Scandinavia exclusively.

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