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[share author='National Museums Scotland' profile='https://twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot' avatar='https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1057566439077568512/LX9nCQs0.jpg' link='https://twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot/status/1445023682238234627' posted='2021-10-04 13:51:07']Nothing says 'fun evening in' like shouting "SHIELD WALL!" and sending the other player's wee Vikings to Valhalla. Good times.

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Two teams of chess-like pieces carved as Viking warriors stand on a checkerboard cloth. A blue box in the background has a Viking ship carving and the word 'Hnefatafl'.

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