Hnefatafl

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:board_game
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Viking culture
gptkbp:declinedAfter introduction of chess
gptkbp:game gptkb:strategy
gptkbp:hasVariant many regional variants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hnefatafl
gptkbp:knownFor archaeological finds
medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:modernInterest reconstructed rules and tournaments
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers 2
gptkbp:objective king escapes to the edge
attackers capture the king
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:pieceCount gptkb:King
defenders
attackers
gptkbp:playedSince gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkbp:relatedTo Tafl games
Alea Evangelii
Brandubh
Tablut
gptkbp:revival 20th century
gptkbp:rulesReconstructedBy historians
gptkbp:size gptkb:public_square
varies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fox_and_Geese
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7