Logo: Adam Bartley.

Tafl wall of fame.

World Tafl Federation Hnefatafl Championship tournament 2017.

Congratulations to World Tafl Federation Champion 2017, Alexandre Bour ("Plantagenet"), Châlons-en-Champagne, FR!

Newest results.

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
World Champion	Alexandre Bour ("Plantagenet"), Châlons-en-Champagne, FR	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria (Hnefatafl club "Odin")
European Champ.	Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria (Hnefatafl club "Odin")	David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK (Fornebei Herfolk)	"sqaree", Berlin, Germany
American Champ.	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	"Teondrae", Fairland, US (Fairland Schools Hnefatafl Club)	"kAAgEE", Winnipeg, Canada
UK Champ.	David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK (Fornebei Herfolk)
Quadrathlon	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Danmark	Steve Lonsdale ("xerxes"), Peterborough, UK (Fornebei Herfolk) Agmundr, Lier, Norway
Berserk	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway (Midgard Historisk Senter)	"edmond-dantes", Kyustendil, Bulgaria (Hnefatafl club "Odin")
Sea Battle	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	"Agmundr", Lier, Norway	Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Danmark
Historical	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Danmark	Alexander V. Fomichëv ("Ded Fomich"), Moscow, Russia (hobby centre "Geek Wars")

World Tafl Federation Champions.

Year	World Champion	Rules	Place	Organizer	Participants
2008	Wendy Sutherland, Yorkshire, UK	Quickplay Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	Fetlar island, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl Panel	20 adults and juniors
2009	Tim Millar ("Crust"), Somerset, UK Junior: Sam Clark, UK				15 adults and juniors
2010	Tim Millar ("Crust"), Somerset, UK Junior: Dean Thomason, UK				?
2011	Tim Millar ("Crust"), Somerset, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	aagenielsen.dk	World Tafl Federation	8 adults
2012	Tim Millar ("Crust"), Somerset, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	aagenielsen.dk	World Tafl Federation	13 adults
2013	Amanda Caukwell, Fetlar, Shetland, UK Junior: Ramsay Beattie and Duncan Burgess, UK	Quickplay Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	Fetlar island, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl Panel	4 adults and 10 juniors
2013	(Arne Roland ("Nath"), Berlin, Germany)	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	aagenielsen.dk	World Tafl Federation	13 adults
2014	Unknown name ("Schachus"), Berlin, Germany	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	aagenielsen.dk	World Tafl Federation	25 adults
2015	Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway				19 adults
2016	Leo Kolassa ("Herjan"), Formby, UK				30 adults
2017	Alexandre Bour ("Plantagenet"), Châlons-en-Champagne, FR.				29 adults

Fetlar island tournaments 2011, 2012 and 2014 were called off.

hnefatafl board hnefatafl world championship

Artist Theresa New from New Scatness Carvings, Scatness, Shetland Isles, created these boards for winners of the Fetlar tournament.
Peter Kelly, Tim Millar ("crust") and Dean Thomason on the island Fetlar.
Wendy Sutherland, Amanda Caukwell, Arne Roland ("Nath"), Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Leo Kolassa ("Herjan").

WTF Champ. Tourn. 2011.
WTF Champ. Tourn. 2012.
WTF Champ. Tourn. 2013.
WTF Champ. Tourn. 2014.
WTF Champ. Tourn. 2015.
WTF Champ. Tourn. 2016.

World Tafl Federation Grand Masters.

Odin from Lejre, Denmark. Photo: Roskilde Museum.

Peter Kelly, Fetlar, Shetland, UK. (1939-2014).	Founder of Fetlar Hnefatafl Panel.
Wendy Sutherland, Yorkshire, UK.	Winner of Fetlar tourn. 2008.
Tim Millar ("Crust"), Somerset, UK.	Winner of Fetlar tourn. 2009 and 2010, and WTF tourn. 2011 and 2012.
Amanda Caukwell, Fetlar, Shetland, UK.	Winner of Fetlar tourn. 2013.
Arne Roland ("Nath"), Berlin, Germany.	Winner of WTF tourn. 2013.
Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway.	Winner of WTF tourn. 2015.
Leo Kolassa ("Herjan"), Formby, UK	Winner of WTF tourn. 2016.
Alexandre Bour ("Plantagenet"), Châlons-en-Champagne, FR	Winner of WTF tourn. 2017.

International Masters.

Viking, Sweden.

Year	Area	International Master
2017	America	Altti Piirsoo ("Altti"), New York, USA
2017	Europe	Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria
2018	America	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA

Rules: Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11. Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Area America: North- and South-America. Area Europe: not North- and South-America.
America Scores 2017 (maximum possible 16): Altti: 14, Casshern: 13, Fraech: 9, Bigwurm91, Brench, Tuireann: 8, Fairland: 7, Waegn: 3, Imaxuncut: 2
Europe Scores 2017 (maximum possible 20): Odinhimself: 19, Animals, Sqaree: 14, Hagbard: 12, Steiger: 11, Kratzer: 10, Thanir, Xerxes: 9, Arevidar: 6, Marcin: 4, Anto2016: 2
America against Europe Scores 2017 (maximum possible 18): Europe: 14, America: 4
America Scores 2018 (maximum possible 8): Casshern: 8, Teondrae: 5, Kaagee: 3, Jrton80: 2, Fairland: 2
hnefatafl international master

Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself").

National tournaments.

Helmet from Sutton Hoo, UK. Photo: British Museum.

Year	Country	Title	Winner	Rules	Place	Organizer
2013	UK	National Champion	Pete Jennings, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, UK	World Tafl Federation
2014	UK	National Champion	Tim Bullen ("docbullen"), Formby, UK	Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, UK	World Tafl Federation
2014	UK	Winner of Thor's Hammer	Tim Millar ("crust"), Somerset, UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Formby, UK	Formby Viking and Medieval Market
2015	UK	National Champion	Pete Jennings, UK Junior: Oliver Wilson, UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, UK	World Tafl Federation
2015	USA	National Champion	Altti Piirsoo ("Altti"), New York, USA	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	aagenielsen.dk	World Tafl Federation
2015	UK	Winner of Thor's Hammer	Tim Millar ("crust"), Somerset, UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Formby, UK	Formby Viking and Medieval Market
2016	UK	National Champion	Steve Lonsdale ("xerxes"), Peterborough, UK Junior: Oliver Wilson, UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, UK	World Tafl Federation
2016	UK	Winner of Thor's Hammer	Leo Kolassa ("herjan"), Formby, UK	?	Formby, UK	Formby Viking and Medieval Market
2016	UK	Asgardian Hnefatafl Champion	S. Moss ("Sveinn Skovgaard"), UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Leicestershire, UK	Asgardian Festival
2017	UK	National Champion	David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK Junior: Oliver Wilson, UK	Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	West Stow, Suffolk, UK	World Tafl Federation
2017	UK	Winner of Hull tournament	David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK	Historical Hnefatafl 9x9 (Saami Tablut)	Kingston upon Hull, UK	Damian Walker, UK

USA Scores 2015 (maximum possible 14): altti 12.5, duhawk93 11, chuck ward 10.5, Fairland 9, vonraider 6, Patterson 5.
hnefatafl national champion

Pete Jennings, Tim Bullen ("docbullen"), Steve Lonsdale ("xerxes"), David Lonsdale ("Animals").

Berserk Tafl Masters.

Year	Berserker
2012	Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway
2013	Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway
2016	Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tønsberg, Norway
2018	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA

Rules: Berserk Hnefatafl 11x11. Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Scores 2012 (maximum possible 12): Adam: 11, Hagbard: 8.5, Arne64: 7.5, Duhawk93: 6, Crust: 6, Luigi005: 3, Fraech: 0.
Scores 2013 (maximum possible 14): Adam: 12, Nath: 11, Crust: 11, Arne64: 8, Hagbard: 7, Fraech: 5, Duhawk93: 2, Fairland: 0.
Scores 2016 (maximum possible 18): Adam: 17, Kratzer: 13, Xerxes: 12, Hagbard: 11, Vonraider: 10, Thanir: 10, Fraech: 9, Tuireann: 3, Kaagee: 3, Slowlybutalsoqui: 2.
Scores 2018 (maximum possible 14): Casshern: 14, Adam: 11, Edmond-dantes: 9, Hagbard: 8, Xerxes: 6, Jrton80: 4, Kaagee: 2, Fraech: 2.

Sea Tafl Masters.

Year	Sea Master	Rules
2012	Tim Millar ("crust"), Somerset, UK	Sea battle T 9x9
2013	Arne H. Hansen ("arne64"), Hamburg, Germany	Sea battle diamond 11x11
2014	Tim Millar ("crust"), Somerset, UK	Sea battle tafl 11x11
2015	Altti Piirsoo ("altti"), New York, USA	Sea battle tafl 13x13
2016	Leo Kolassa ("Herjan"), Formby, UK	Sea battle tafl 15x15
2017	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Sea battle 9x9 (Imperial Contest)
2018	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Sea Battle Tafl 11x11

Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Scores 2012 (maximum possible 12): Crust: 10, Arne64: 10, Conanlib: 7, Hagbard: 6, Luigi005: 5, Altti: 3, Fraech: 1.
Scores 2013 (maximum possible 12): Arne64: 12, Epoc: 8, Duhawk93: 7, Altti: 7, Crust: 5, Fraech: 3, Sybil: 0.
Scores 2014 (maximum possible 12): Crust: 10, Duhawk93: 10, Altti: 9, Fraech: 6, Duruk: 5, Vonraider: 1, Patterson: 1.
Scores 2015 (maximum possible 18): Altti: 17, Crust: 15, Duhawk93: 13, Animals: 11, Docbullen: 11, Kratzer: 8, Arevidar: 6, Matematician: 6, Vonraider: 3, Patterson: 0.
Scores 2016 (maximum possible 10): Herjan: 10, Tonythebook: 7, Xerxes: 6, Tuireann: 4, Aluric: 2.
Scores 2017 (maximum possible 8): Casshern: 8, Xerxes: 4, Tuireann: 4, Hagbard: 3, Jrton80: 1.
Scores 2018 (maximum possible 12): Casshern: 12, Agmundr: 9, Hagbard: 7, Xerxes: 6, Docbullen: 5, Fraech: 2, Jrton80: 1.

Hist. Tafl Masters.

Year	Hist. Master	Rules
2012	Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Denmark	Historical Hnefatafl 9x9 (Saami Tablut)
2013	Altti Piirsoo ("altti"), New York, USA	Historical Hnefatafl 9x9 (Saami Tablut)
2015	Tim Millar ("crust"), Somerset, UK	Historical Hnefatafl 7x7 (Irish Brandubh)
2016	"duhawk93", United States	Historical Hnefatafl 7x7 (Scottish Ard Ri throneless)
2017	David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK	Historical Hnefatafl 9x9 (Saami Tablut) (Kingston Upon Hull Tournament 2017)
2018	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	Historical Hnefatafl 13x13

Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Scores 2012 (maximum possible 16): Hagbard: 14, Arne64: 13, Altti: 11, Crust: 11, Duhawk93: 8, Conanlib: 7, Fraech: 5, Fairland: 1, Barba: 0.
Scores 2013 (maximum possible 18): Altti: 15, Duhawk93: 14, Hagbard: 13, Adam: 13, Cyningstan: 11, Conanlib: 8, Arevidar: 7, Vonraider: 5, Fairland: 4, Sun231: 0.
Scores 2015 (maximum possible 28): Crust: 25, Animals: 21, Altti: 21, Epoc: 20, Xerxes: 18, Cyningstan: 14, Duhawk93: 14, Sybil: 13, Docbullen: 12, Tonythebook: 10, Fairland: 9, Fraech: 9, Vonraider: 8, Chuck ward: 6, Teondrae: 0.
Scores 2015 (maximum possible 12): Duhawk93: 9, Tuireann: 8, Xerxes: 8, Animals: 8, Altti: 6, Mike0127: 3, Biscuitman: 0.
Scores 2016 (maximum possible 10): Duhawk93: 9, Tuireann: 8, Xerxes: 8, Animals: 8, Altti: 6, Mike0127: 3, Biscuitman: 0.
Scores 2017: Animals: 3, Xerxes: 3, Steven_downie: 2, Kevin_alty: 1, Dorothy_vinegrad: 0, Nathaniel_alty: 0.
Scores 2018 (maximum possible 20): Casshern: 18, Hagbard: 17, Ded fomich: 16, Agmundr: 14, Docbullen: 12, Xerxes: 7, Vonraider: 7, Jrton80: 5, Trygve: 5, Fraech: 5, Harry64: 4.

Quadrathlon 2018.

		Cop. rank	Bers. rank	Sea rank	Hist. rank	Sum
1	Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA	1	1	1	1	4
2	Hagbard, Copenhagen, Danmark	3	3	3	2	11
3	xerxes, Peterborough, UK	4	4	4	5	17
3	Agmundr, Lier, Norway	5	7	2	3	17
5	edmond-dantes, Kyustendil, Bulgaria	2	2	8	8	20
6	jrton80, Kearneysville, WV	5	5	7	6	23
7	docbullen, formby, Merseyside	8	7	5	4	24
8	Fraech, Bruxelles, Belgium	7	6	6	6	25

Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Rules: Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11, Berserk Hnefatafl 11x11, Sea Battle Tafl 11x11, Historical Hnefatafl 13x13.

Triathlon 2015.
Place: aagenielsen.dk. Organizer: World Tafl Federation.
Rules: Historical Hnefatafl 7x7 (Irish Brandubh), Historical Hnefatafl 9x9 (Saami Tablut), Sea battle tafl 13x13 (modif. Parlett).
Scores (maximum possible 27): crust and altti 26, animals 20, docbullen and duhawk93 17, AreVidar 12, Kratzer and matematician 9, vonraider 4.

Congratulations to English National Champion 2017, David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK.
Junior: Oliver Wilson, UK.
(West Stow April 16th 2017)

European Hnefatafl Championship tournament 2017.
The Beowulf Trophy match
For tafl players not living in North- and South-America.

The tournament starts March 1st 2017.

Rules: Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.
There will be one round, all against all.

12 registered participants by February 28th:
xerxes, OdinHimself, Steiger, sqAree, AreVidar, animals, Marcin, Hagbard, Thanir, Kratzer, Anto2016, tankred

(Finally there will be an America-against-Europe tournament among the nine top players from each side, the Ragnarökr Trophy match.
European team for the final:
1 Odinhimself, 2 Animals, 3 Sqaree, 4 Hagbard, 5 Steiger, 6 Kratzer, 7 Thanir, 8 Xerxes, 9 Arevidar
)

Congratulations to European International Master 2017, Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria!

American Hnefatafl Championship tournament 2018.
The Vinland Trophy match (hat tip: Steve Lonsdale)
For tafl players living in North- and South-America.

The tournament starts May 7th 2018.

Rules: Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.
There will be one round, all against all.

5 registered participants by May 6th:
jrton80, casshern, Fairland, kAAgEE, Teondrae

Congratulations to American International Master 2018, Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA!

Updated 21.5.2018