Fir Taileisg Leodhais
Documentary focusing on the enigma of the Lewis Chessmen, the remains of four 12th-century chess sets which were discovered on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in 1831.
Lorgadh fir-taileisg Leodhais faisg air Uige anns a' naoieamh linn deug agus bhon uairsin tha iad air daoine a' tahladh agus fhagail le iomadach ceist. Tha iad gleidhte an diugh ann an Taigh-Tasgaidh Bhreatainn agys Taigh-Tasgaidh Righeil Naiseanta na h-Alba. Tha am program seo a' rannsachadh na sgeoil.
A unique set of chess figures were discovered in mysterious circumstances on the island of Lewis in 1831. Since then they have attracted much interest and intrigued those who have viewed and studied them. They are now in the British Museum and in the Royal National Museum of Scotland. This documentary tells the story of their origin and discovery.
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