I'd never realised that these were the Lewis chessmen I wanted until this evening. At the rather wonderful Longleat Festival of Light. - ThreadSky

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simonjptrafford.bsky.social • 77 days ago

I'd never realised that these were the Lewis chessmen I wanted until this evening. At the rather wonderful Longleat Festival of Light.

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bulloch.photography•77 days ago

So what was the relevance of the chess men to the light show?

simonjptrafford.bsky.social•77 days ago

There were sections devoted to various historical and literary themes: the chessmen were in the 'Vikings' section.

mercy-goth.bsky.social•56 days ago

Okay, that is really cool but having grown up on the island where they were nicked from…. I’m nothing special (they’re in the British Museum right) ;-)

taliskimberley.bsky.social•72 days ago

That is AMAZING, thh he sank you for sharing that!

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•75 days ago

I’m reading this at the moment

phlox1.bsky.social•77 days ago

These are magnificent.
No wonder you're smitten.

kbneal.bsky.social•77 days ago

😍

commamonger.bsky.social•77 days ago

My favourite just at the back there. Good detail about the Lewis chessmen from @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social here.
https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/the-story-of-the-lewis-chess-pieces

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