Blowing the Horn: Lure Images in Rock Art in Trøndelag, Norway

Among the many finds from Bronze Age Scandinavia (c. 1800-500 BC) is a collection of wind instruments (horns) casted in bronze. These wind instruments in modern times became known as lures; a name taken from traditional Scandinavian folk instruments used by herdsmen and in traditional folk music. Ac...

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Published inAdoranten pp. 24 - 36
Main Author Sognnes, Kalle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tanumshede Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art 01.01.2017
Subjects
Archaeology
Bronze
Bronze Age
Historic artifacts
Petroglyphs
Wind instruments
Sweden
Norway
Arctic region
Denmark
Scandinavia
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Summary:Among the many finds from Bronze Age Scandinavia (c. 1800-500 BC) is a collection of wind instruments (horns) casted in bronze. These wind instruments in modern times became known as lures; a name taken from traditional Scandinavian folk instruments used by herdsmen and in traditional folk music. According to Broholm (1965) 54 complete or fragmented bronze lures are known from northern Europe: 34 from Denmark, 11 from Sweden, four from Norway, five from northern Germany, and one from Estonia; virtually all being found within the area of the Nordic Bronze Age culture, the core area of which is in Denmark and southern Sweden. Later, Jensen (2002, 457-459) operated with 39 finds from Denmark and 13 from Sweden. The Norwegian examples are found at Revheim in Rogaland and Rossum in Oppland; the latter ones being fragmentary
ISSN:0349-8808
0349-8808