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Rook. (Updated!) Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Mar 9, 2003 10:40 AM UTC:
Another connection between this piece and birds is that it takes the shortest route from rank to rank or file to file - 'as the crow flies', and flight also ties with a chariot being a metaphorical flier, as in Marvell's 'Time's wingèd chariot'. I understood that the word meaning 'hero' or 'brave warrior' was a North European one, and influenced the design of the Rooks in the Lewis chess set (click on the carved figure for this set).