Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – hardcover book with red cover
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – back cover with English description text and barcode
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – spread illustrating a riding game, one person carrying another on the shoulders
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – four photos of a play demo in Viking clothing, tug-of-war and balance games
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – spread with Bruegel's 1560 painting Children's Games and historical rule text
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – game where two men pull a rope with their teeth while a third keeps watch
Book, 1000 Years of Fun and Games – strength game where a person carried on shoulders grabs a kneeling man
Book of historical games – Viking-age tug-of-war with a pole outdoors, festival setting with audience
Book of historical games – spread with rope contest illustration, heading Viking Age and Mediaeval times
Book of historical games – spread with a game of carrying another on the back, heading Team Battle
Book of historical games – spread with rule text and illustration of stick-pulling, dated 1700s-1800s
Book of historical games – spread with close-up of grip on a cloth roll during a strength contest, page 36

Book of Historical Games, 1000 Years of Fun and Games

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A book of historical games. 1000 Years of Fun and Games is written by two members of the group Telge Glima, who travel the world showcasing games from the Viking Age. Olof Johansson and Martin Wande.

Game descriptions with illustrations by Martin Wande. Fantastic games for the party, team building, the rugby team or a Viking market. Plenty of fun and sometimes slightly rough games rooted in historical sources.

In the book 1000 YEARS OF FUN AND GAMES, the authors present a wide variety of games, pastimes and challenges drawn from historical sources ranging from the Viking Age to the 20th century. There is an abundance of old traditional games and sports, now mostly forgotten, and the authors want to spread knowledge of these wild, fun and tough games that entertained and trained our ancestors.



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