Lewis Chessmen full set — the most famous medieval chess set replica hand-carved with traditional hand-tools in bone, now in Calgary, CFM South! The Lewis Chessmen are among the most famous medieval objects in the world. Found on the Scottish Isle of Lewis in the 19th century, they date to the 12th–13th century and are now shared between the British Museum and the National Museum of Scotland. Why are they so famous? Because they don’t look polite. Some warriors bite their shields — a rare and vi