Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them - Paperback

by Nancy Marie Brown (Author)

A richly imagined journey to the Viking world that created the Lewis chessmen-the most important chess pieces in history. -New York Times

Author Biography

NANCY MARIE BROWN is the author of highly praised books of nonfiction, including Song of the Vikings. She is fluent in Icelandic and spends her summers in Iceland. She has deep ties to the Scandinavian cultural institutions in the U.S. Brown lives in East Burke, VT.