- The
Lewis chessmen (Scottish Gaelic: Fir-thàilisg Leòdhais [fiɾʲˈhaːlɪʃkʲ loː.ɪʃ]) or Uig
chessmen,
named after the
island or the bay
where they were found...
- made of
whale ivory of
Scandinavian origin,
similar to the
famous Lewis chessmen. A 13th
century Queen astride a
horse with attendants, of Scandinavian...
- The
Charlemagne chessmen are a
group of 11th
century chess pieces made from ivory, now in the
Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque
Nationale in Paris, France...
- The
Chessmen of Mars is a
science fantasy novel by
American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the
fifth of his
Barsoom series.
Burroughs began writing it in...
- The
Chessmen were an
American garage rock band from Denton, Texas, near Dallas, who were
active in the 1960s. They were one of the most po****r
bands in...
- The game
pieces of the
Lewis chessmen ****d
consist of ninety-three game
pieces of the
Lewis chessmen found on the Isle of
Lewis in the
Outer Hebrides...
-
prestigious buildings in the
neoclassical style. The
appearance of the new
chessmen was
based on this style. and the
pieces were
symbols of "respectable" Victorian...
-
influenced by the
Staunton chess set and used to play the game of chess.
These chessmen are
considered to have
significant historical importance and are regarded...
-
called The
Chessmen with
guitarist Guy Sobell. The
group had four top-ten hits in
Vancouver between 1964 and 1966.
Jacks and the
Chessmen performed live...
- have made the 12th-century
Lewis chessmen. In 2010 at a
conference at the
National Museum of
Scotland on the
Lewis chessmen,
Gudmundur Thorarinsson (a civil...