Art on this site.

Some users have kindly contributed with works of art to freshen up the site!
The limitation of 40x40 pixel format for game pieces has become a challenge well mastered.
Copyright: The artists.

Content.
Marian Luck.
Luk Martens.
Alessandro Arzani.
David Zolli.
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie.
Gregory Binns.
Aage Nielsen.
Rasmus Holbroe.
Adam Bartley.

Marian Luck ("themightyglider"), Germany.

Marian Luck set 1, drawn March 2020:

Marian Luck set 2, drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens ("Masterluke"), Belgium.

Luk Martens is a professional comic strip creator and contributed with several sets of game pieces.

Luk Martens set 1. Tyr pieces drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens invented the Tyr variant and intend to publish it commercially; this will be the decoration on the game box:

Luk Martens set 2. Sea Battle pieces drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 3 drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 4. Berserk pieces drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 5, drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 6. Sea Battle pieces drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 7, drawn March 2020:

Luk Martens set 8, drawn April 2020:

Luk Martens set 9. Sea Battle pieces drawn April 2020:

Luk Martens set 10, drawn May 2020:

Luk Martens set 11, drawn Aug. 2020:

Luk Martens set 12, drawn Aug. 2020:

Luk Martens set 13, drawn Sep. 2020:

Luk Martens set 14, drawn Feb. 2021:

Luk Martens set 15, Alea Berserk pieces drawn Feb. 2021:

Luk Martens set 16, Tyr pieces drawn March 2021:

Luk Martens set 17, Tyr pieces drawn April 2021:

Luk Martens set 18, Berserk pieces drawn August 2021:

Luk Martens set 19, Brandubh pieces drawn January 2022:

Luk Martens set 20, drawn February 2022:

Luk Martens set 21, drawn June 2022:

Luk Martens set 22, Sea Battle pieces drawn June 2022:

Luk Martens set 23, Total Hnefatafl pieces drawn February 2023:

Luk Martens set 24, general Hnefatafl pieces drawn May 2024:

Luk Martens set 25, Odin Hnefatafl pieces drawn May 2024:

Luk Martens set 26, 13x13 Hnefatafl pieces drawn July 2024. Luk Martens writes:
These gaming pieces are based on famous Anglo Saxon helmets: the king is the Sutton Hoo Helmet, the soldiers (black and white) are based on the Coppergate helmet.

Luk Martens set 27, Tyr 11x11 Hnefatafl pieces drawn July 2025.

Luk Martens set 28, Market Hnefatafl pieces drawn January 2026:

Copyright © Luk Martens.

Alessandro Arzani ("Abbas Agraphicus"), Italy.

Alessandro Arzani is a professional in graphic design.

Alessandro Arzani, Sea Battle pieces drawn Feb. 2021:
Arzani set

David Zolli ("branan"), France.

David Zolli set 1, drawn March 2020:

David Zolli set 2, sent March 2020:

Mikkel Berg-Nordlie ("mihkkal"), Sápmi (Norway).

Mikkel writes:
I took inspiration from Linnaeus' drawings and notes from the 1700s' Lule Sámi area.
- Linnaeus says that a reindeer skin was used for the board, so I gave the board a color that mimics the color of reindeer skin.
- While Linnaeus says that the patterns on the board was embroidered, I took some artistic liberty and instead decorated it with a red color to mimic the color of boiled alder tree bark, which has traditionally been used to make patterns on reindeer skin.
- The pieces are stylized versions of those drawn by Linneaus.

The design is inspired by the goavddis, Sámi ritual drums, sometimes called "shaman's drums". They were made on reindeer skin and decorated with the red of alder tree bark.
I used drawings of drums that are registered as being from the Lule Sámi area, e.g. the area where Linnaeus wrote down the rules for Tablut.
- The castle is based on a type of sun symbol. The sun symbols were often placed in the middle of the drum, so it's fitting to place that in the middle of the board.
- The captured king symbol is inspired by the skull-like head of a deity drawn on one of the drums.
- The escaped king symbol is based on a boat drawn on one of the drums.

Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Saami Tablut pieces drawn June 2020:
David Zolli set
Copyright © Mikkel Berg-Nordlie.

Gregory Binns ("Torc"), USA.

Gregory Binns sent pieces for the Copenhagen ca. 2013:
Gregory Binns set

Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Denmark.

The pieces portray slices of wood, drawn May 2006. The king's face is from the Birka pieces, Sweden.
Birka set

Sea Battle pieces drawn November 2012. The cargo ship is the Oseberg ship, Norway, it's sail is the Sea Stallion's, Denmark. The dragon head is from a clothes pin.
Aage Nielsen set

Rasmus Holbroe, Denmark.

Rasmus Holbroe drew January 2016 a series of Viking tafl illustrations for this site. Rasmus is out of an artist branch of my family:

Adam Bartley, Norway.

Bartley sent these pieces ca. 2013, from the Birka pieces, Sweden:
Adam Bartley set