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<p>The game of chess reached western Europe by the year 1000, and within several generations it had become one of the most popular pastimes ever. Both men and women, and even priests played the game despite the Catholic Church's repeated prohibitions. Characters in countless romances, <i>chansons de geste</i>, and moral tales of the eleventh through twelfth centuries also played chess, which often symbolized romantic attraction or sexual consummation.<br><br>In <i>Power Play</i>, Jenny Adams loo

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Author

Jenny Adams; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812201048

Category

games

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Medieval

Updated

2026-03-25