Gaming-pieces and a gaming board found in the Medieval Park in Oslo
New finds from Oslo's Medieval Park excavation s shed light on one of
history's most popular pastimes: playing games and gambling.
Ida Irene Bergstrom, Norway Science, March 11, 2022
[sciencenorway.no]

From the same site:

Knife handle in the shape of a king from the 13th century found in the
Medieval Park in Oslo. It may be the oldest of its kind in Scandinavia,
researchers believe. Anders Moen Kaste,Norway Science, Dec. 11, 2021
[sciencenorway.no]
[www.niku.no]

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)