The Lur
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| The lur from the Oseberg find is just a small fraction of
items found in a burial mound richly equipped for a Norwegian princess at
her burial in AD 834 according to C14 dating. The cone-shaped wind
instrument was found in a box made of oak wood, richly decorated with iron
ornaments, along with other items. The photo shows a modern Swedish
folk-instrument of the same kind with birch bark wrapped around it. The
original lur appears to have been held together by willow. |
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