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A Night in the Museum – just me and the Lurs

A Night in the Museum – just me and the Lurs

by | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

In June 1975, we set off for our Scandinavian/Baltic tour, my wife and I and two sons. The Copenhagen leg of the tour saw me sitting in a side room off the main gallery in the National Musem, with a section of bronze lurs. I could handle them, measure them, etc but...
Where did the first mouthpieces appear?

Where did the first mouthpieces appear?

by | Mar 11, 2020 | Ancient, Lur, Mouthpieces

In Scandinavia and the Baltic region, during the late Bronze Age mouthpieces were developed to an astonishing degree. These were seen on the bronze lurs which were probably made between about 1500 BCE and 500 BCE. The mouthpieces were attached permanently to the...