Toys and games in medieval Lithuania

Even in the times of gravest calamities and shortage, people did find time for games and other ways of making their everyday lives brighter, regardless of whether it was a ducal palace of a hut of a peasant family. In the 19th century, even the poorest peasants had simple wood-carved toys for their children.

Historical sources refer somewhat to the games the aristocrats played in the 14th and early 15th century. Jan Długosz writes in his Polish Chronicle about Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who "used to go hunting or play chess whenever he could find some time to rest, but both happened very

Toys and games in medieval Lithuania

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Toys and games in medieval Lithuania

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