Viking-age ‘Hnefatafl’ game board from Ballinderry

This gaming board, made from yew wood, is laid out in a grid of peg holes with the centre and corner holes marked off with circular arcs. It would have been used for the Viking war game Hnefatafl, the object of which is to drive the King piece into one of the corners.

The Ballinderry gaming board | National Museum of Ireland