El ajedrez de Harry Potter: el ajedrez de la isla de Lewis | Explora | Univision
El ajedrez de Harry Potter: el ajedrez de la isla de Lewis | Explora | Univision
PULSERA "pececillo". Bonita pulsera con pececito de colores en cerámica y un cordón ideal con colores vivos y que, en algunos casos, cruza un hilito dorado. Medidas: talla única. Nudo corredero por detrás para distintas medidas. tamaño de pez 15mm de largo. Material: pez de cerámica esmaltada e hilo de algodón con mezcla de poliéster para que los colores resistan al paso del tiempo Cantidad: 1 unidad
Kudos to Dylan Loeb McClain for this article from his Gambit blog at The New York Times. September 7, 2010, 12:30 pm A New Theory on the Origin of the Lewis Chessmen By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN [Excerpted.] "Oy vey! A new theory on the Lewis Chess Pieces!" Scholars have studied the pieces since they were discovered and say that based on the style of their carvings they were made between 1150 and 1200 A.D., most likely in Trondheim, Norway. On Saturday, Sept. 11, there will be a conference on the Lewis Chessmen at the Scottish national museums timed to coincide with a tour of some of the pieces, called “The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked.” The question of the provenance of the chessmen may seem academic, even trivial. But scholars say their design, how they were created, who created them, even why they were made reveal important clues to the history and development of the North Sea region. The two men pushing Iceland as the birthplace of the pieces are two chess aficionados, Gudmundur G. Thorarinsson and Einar S. Einarsson. According to a Web site created to explain his theory, Mr. Thorarinsson is a civil engineer and a former member of the Icelandic Parliament. Mr. Einarsson, a former president of Visa Iceland and a friend of the late chess champion Bobby Fischer, is helping to promote the idea. They wrote e-mails to the organizers of the Scottish conference asking that the Icelandic theory be added to the agenda, but they said they were told the schedule had already closed. Still, they say they plan to attend and discuss the idea with scholars there. Rest of article. ***********************************************************************It really is a shame that Thorarinsson and Einarsson weren't able to officially present their intriguing hypothesis to the Conference. Unfortunately, pointed exclusion is a method that has so often been used to shut out the voices of people who disagree with the accepted line. Thank Goddess for the internet. Through its power, hypotheses and theories - no matter how far out they may seem - may now be discovered and pondered over. It is no longer an academically controlled shut-out on people who like to think Outside The Box. Isn't that what we are supposed to do? Stimulate discussion. Stimulate thinking. Personally, I believe that Thorarinsson and Einarsson have advanced a viable hypothesis that is worth further exploration and discussion. Just off the cuff, I found the "bishop" information very compelling. Check out their website: The Origin of the Lewis Chessmen.
It has been one of my almost constant delights over the past five years to get to know the Lewis chessmen better.
Chess pieces from the collection of Lothar Schmid referee of the ‘Match of the Century’ between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON .- On 20 April Sotheby’s in London will offer one of the most important collections of early chess...
A veces cuando uno hojea los catálogos de subastas, encuentra piezas interesantes, que muchas veces sin ser obras de primera fila, rápidamente te llevan a una obra destacada. Este es el caso de la …
Bone chess piece from Weoley Castle from the 14th or 15th century. Chess was enjoyed by the educated and wealthy in the middle ages, and this expensive piece would have been used by the inhabitants of Weoley as part of their leisure time.
En esta ocasión presentamos 16 juegos para niños de 3 años a más, que además de ser divertidos les ayudaran a desarrollar mejor sus habilidades cognitivas y emocionales.
Descarga de imprimibles para desarrollar actividades con bebés y niños. Ideales para jugar y aprender con ellos.
El pinball o flipper es un juego que muchos recordarán con nostalgia, porque fueron muy populares en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, hoy son parte de las colecciones de juegos de salón. Consiste en una bolita disparada con un resorte, que recorre un tablero con diversos diseños, que al tener contacto con la bola […]
