Nine Men's Morris
Board Game
1977 (manufactured)
1977 (manufactured)
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Nine Men's Morris is one of the oldest board games in the world. Examples have been found in Egyptian temples, Bronze Age burial sites, Viking funeral ships and at Troy. The playing of the game appears frequently in the medieval writings of France, Germany and Britain. A game is played in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In Germany and France the game is called the Game of Mill, or simply Mill. This refers to one of the objects of the game, which is to place three playing pieces in a row. This is called a mill.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Nine Men's Morris (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and polished wood |
| Brief description | Boxed wooden board game, Nine Men's Morris, made in England in 1977 |
| Physical description | Design: wooden board marked out with 3 squares and 24 holes; 24 wooden pegs; contained in white card box No. of pieces: 24 pegs |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Games of the World The Way to Play Board & Table Games |
| Historical context | No. of Players: two Equipment required: pegs, 9 dark wood, 9 light wood, 6 extras playing surface instructions sheet printedin French and German original box |
| Summary | Nine Men's Morris is one of the oldest board games in the world. Examples have been found in Egyptian temples, Bronze Age burial sites, Viking funeral ships and at Troy. The playing of the game appears frequently in the medieval writings of France, Germany and Britain. A game is played in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In Germany and France the game is called the Game of Mill, or simply Mill. This refers to one of the objects of the game, which is to place three playing pieces in a row. This is called a mill. |
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| Accession number | MISC.119&A-1977 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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