Lur

Lur pl. lurer (Dan.) [ONordic luðr, horn], 1. N. European trumpet of the Bronze Age, found chiefly in Denmark but also in Sweden, on the W. coast of Norway, and in N. Germany, with entirely conical bore and terminating not in a bell but in a flat ornamental disc. So far close to 3 dozen specimens have been found, all made of bronze; currently they are said to date from ca. 1100 to 500 B.C. Lurer were first excavated in Denmark in 1797, at which time the name lur was applied to them. Apparently…