Oh, do you know of anymore Death or Reaper motifs involving chess?
It also seems that Death personified in earlier times, such as in ancient Greece and Rome, was in the form of a god (who in turn was given a human form), but it doesn't seem that Death took the personified form of a skeleton (or skull) until the Middle Ages. Does that seem right?
so, at the end of the game, all the pieces go back inthe box?
I guess for a long time after the Black Death, macabre became the 'in' motif?