Rare 7th-century gaming piece discovered

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

More discoveries at the Anglo-Saxon feasting hall in Kent...

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Board games in Anglo-Saxon England? Rare 7th-century gaming piece discovered - Medievalists.net

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Archaeologists in England have discovered an extremely rare Anglo-Saxon board gaming piece, which would have been used in a game similar to that of backgammon or draughts.