Medievalists.net » Chess http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Humour in the Game of Kings: The Sideways Glancing Warder of the Lewis Chessmen http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/humour-game-kings-sideways-glancing-warder-lewis-chessmen/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/humour-game-kings-sideways-glancing-warder-lewis-chessmen/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:30:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54042 Using the example of a particular piece of the Lewis Chessmen this paper examines both the benefits and the limitations that come about with the cultural approach and cautions against a too rigid application.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/humour-game-kings-sideways-glancing-warder-lewis-chessmen/feed/ 0 Gambling and Gaming in the Holy Land: Chess, Dice and Other Games in the Sources of the Crusades http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 02:57:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52283 The article demonstrates that, for the Latin chroniclers, the most serious problem of gambling in the context of the crusades was its tendency to distract from the war effort.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/gambling-gaming-holy-land-chess-dice-games-sources-crusades/feed/ 0 Exploring Medieval European Society with Chess http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/23/exploring-medieval-european-society-with-chess/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/23/exploring-medieval-european-society-with-chess/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:02:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41775 More specifically, it provides educators with a classroom-tested lesson activity for teaching medieval European society content using the game of chess by providing background information on the history of chess, a rationale for including chess in the classroom, and step-by-step procedures to infuse this activity when the topic of feudalism is covered.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/23/exploring-medieval-european-society-with-chess/feed/ 0 How Did the Queen Go Mad? Examining changes in chess moves in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/06/how-did-the-queen-go-mad-examining-changes-in-chess-moves-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/06/how-did-the-queen-go-mad-examining-changes-in-chess-moves-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41499 Players of chess will know that the Queen is the most powerful piece on the board - it can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, and is often used to capture the opponent's pieces. In the Middle Ages this was not the case.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/06/how-did-the-queen-go-mad-examining-changes-in-chess-moves-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Symbolism in Medieval Chess http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/02/symbolism-in-medieval-chess/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/02/symbolism-in-medieval-chess/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:20:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38480 The game itself was a significant illustration of medieval society, a symbol that represented social status, moral values, religious meaning, and even cosmic significance.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/02/symbolism-in-medieval-chess/feed/ 0 Queening: Chess and Women in Medieval and Renaissance France http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/09/queening-chess-and-women-in-medieval-and-renaissance-france/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/09/queening-chess-and-women-in-medieval-and-renaissance-france/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:28:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=19401 This work explores the correlation between the game of chess and social conditions for women in both medieval and Renaissance France.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/09/queening-chess-and-women-in-medieval-and-renaissance-france/feed/ 0 The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces: A Re-examination of their Context, Meanings, Discovery and Manufacture http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/13/the-lewis-hoard-of-gaming-pieces-a-re-examination-of-their-context-meanings-discovery-and-manufacture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/13/the-lewis-hoard-of-gaming-pieces-a-re-examination-of-their-context-meanings-discovery-and-manufacture/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:09:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=18359 Almost 180 years of scholarship on the Lewis chessmen have given us a solid foundation of understanding, primarily based upon their art-historical analysis.

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