Lure (wind instrument)

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Two lurs from Brudevælte, Denmark

The lure is a prehistoric natural trumpet .

Bronze lurks

Bronze lures
Lure also Gjallarhorn

Most lurs were made of bronze . They were also known as war trumpets . Lurs consist of a mouthpiece and several assembled cast pieces or tubes. They are between one and two meters long and curved in an S-shape. The sound opening often consists of a richly decorated disc.

are to the 13th to 7th centuries BC. BC, dated to the later Bronze Age. So far, more than 60 Lurs are known from the distribution area. For the most part, they were found as pairs that were harmoniously coordinated with one another. Therefore, it is assumed that they were played together. The rock carvings by Tanum and a carving in the grave of Kivik (Sweden) show the instrument.

Most of the luras available today probably come from depot finds . Only the Garlstedter Lure from Lower Saxony is interpreted as a grave object. The specimen from Garlstedt is also the southernmost lure ever found. It can be assumed that lurs were of great importance in their day. This is not only indicated by the hoards with a presumably cultic background. It is also underlined by the frequent depiction of Luren blowers on Bronze Age rock art. It is noticeable here that the lure blowers mostly appear in pairs. The bog find from Brudevælte near Lynge on Zealand consists of six lurs that were so well preserved that they were still playable. The oldest shorter lurs might be replicas of a cow horn. Such a lure was found in 1898 in Påarp mosse near Västra Karup in Skåne . Chains made of bronze rings, such as those found in Gullåkra mosse near Uppåkra, were used to carry the Lurs .

The production of lurs required a high degree of manual skill. Presumably the art of Lurengusses was developed and refined over a very long period of time. Lurs are among the most elaborate bronze objects known to date. Their shape was probably based on their handling.

Individual evidence

  1. In Nordic mythology, Gjallarhorn (Old Norse: [ˈɡjalr̩horn], "roaring horn" or "loud sounding horn") is a horn that is associated with the god Heimdallr and the sage Mímir. Gjallarhorn is attested in the poetic Edda and in the prose Edda

Horn lurks

Hornlurs are made from several nested ox horns.

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