The Travel of Chess pieces around the world

Lewis is situated at the northern coast of the outer hebrides.

In the 12th and 13th century it was part of the kingdom of Norway (872-1397).

On this aisle, chess pieces, made of Ivory, were hidden there by a Nordic Salesman.

This ivory is made of walrus- and whale teeth, from western coast of Greenland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus_ivory

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The chess pieces were made in Norway, (or in Iceland, by  Margrét Oddhaga?)

You can now find the pieces in the British museum and the Museum of Scotland.

They are known as the Lewis Chess Pieces.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen

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In this era the game of chess had traveled from Arab, via Sicily and Spain to Europe.

The Lewis Chess game has a clear European Signature.  This game has a bishop, 

instead of an elephant. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfil)

The game of chess originated from Persia, China and Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess