tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602139679678684216.post1950464286063464977..comments2024-03-28T03:28:51.533-04:00Comments on Bubo's Blog: The Chessboard of GwenddolauMark Alfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709255246413466385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602139679678684216.post-54337988299542402032023-07-01T17:39:53.895-04:002023-07-01T17:39:53.895-04:00Chess didn’t arrive in Britain until 1013. Gwenddo...Chess didn’t arrive in Britain until 1013. Gwenddoleu’s game was most likely Fidchell which is an Irish/Celtic game. Wikipedia says: “Fidchell, as described in the legends, often has a mystical or divinatory aspect to it. Battles ebb and flow as a result of the ebb and flow of a game of fidchell, games play themselves, great events are decided on the outcome of a fidchell match” so it’s not so dull a magic item as you think.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679938533701778638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602139679678684216.post-59890221703260008692010-01-08T21:29:54.492-05:002010-01-08T21:29:54.492-05:00I guess. My biggest surprize was that chess was th...I guess. My biggest surprize was that chess was that liked at that time to be a treasure. I guess the Romans brought it in. I figured that tafl or something similar would be the game of choice during King Arthur's time.Mark Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709255246413466385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602139679678684216.post-84615877566657869362010-01-06T15:51:48.329-05:002010-01-06T15:51:48.329-05:00Boring yes, but possibly educational. If you coul...Boring yes, but possibly educational. If you could set up specific chess problems and have the board solve them for you, a serious chess nerd could get a big edge over his opponents. But then again it's 6th century Britain. Watching a chess board play itself would probably be good entertainment value by the standards of the time.David Johnstonnoreply@blogger.com