taflkast viking dice game birka Glass Bead Grimfrost Thor's Hammer

Grimfrost Thor's Hammer

15 cl (5 US fl

Suttung and even Odin are brought into the discussion

Dating back to the 9th century

They are based on the original pair that was found in Thorsberg Moor

taflkast viking dice game birka Glass Bead Grimfrost Thor's HammerSet of three, large handmade bone dice based on a Viking Age find from grave bj581 in Birka, Sweden. The set comes with a hand stitched leather pouch. One of the three dice is special , just as the original find, in that it comes with two 1's and two 5's. We call it the Urthur (fate) die, since it offers an "all or nothing" approach to the roll. Dice games (Old Norse: Taflkast) were popular during the Viking Age. A dice pouch was easily carried in the