hnefatafl

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hnefatafl (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Norse board game.
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 115:
      The Saxon game of Hnefatafl came from Denmark, a game which was played there about A.D. 400 and brought by them to Iceland and Britain. An English manuscript written during the reign of King Athelstan, 925-40, contains a diagram of this game.
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