Play the way vikings did with these handsome Tafl game pieces!
Of course, those who know Tafl games need no explanation, but I will tell this in short:
Before the arrival of chess, the so-called 'Tafl' or 'Hnefatafl' game was by far the most popular board game in Northern Europe. Introduced popular by the viking raiders, it thrived from the 5th to 10th century. It's a very strategic war game with the distinctive feature of two unequal armies. The attackers (dark pieces) outnumber the defenders and their king (light pieces) by 2 to 1, but that doesn't mean the latter are weaker. Both players have different goals: the attackers try to capture the king; the defenders must get the king to safety by getting him to the board of the game. On the internet, there's a lot information available regarding tafl games and the many locally different variations.
Unlike my other listings where the pieces are hand made using the cast and mold method, these pieces are all 3D printed and spray painted.
The pieces are stylized to look like early medieval anglo-saxon and viking warriors.
The king is approx. 4.5 cm tall, the other pieces (soldiers) about 4 cm. The set consists of 16 attackers, 8 defenders and one king, for playing on a 9 x 9 board game. Please note that the game board on the picture is NOT included, but shown for presentation purpose only.
Product code: Hnefatafl small piece set 9 popular x 9