Blowinghorn

Viking sagas tell how the god Heimdall used his blowing horn to warn the other gods of danger and to bring messages to humans. In the Icelandic sagas, the horn is described as a war instrument, used both to direct troops and to frighten the enemy. Various types of horns have been found, among other places, during excavations of war ships. The oldest find of a blowing horn in Sweden is approx. 2,000 years old and thus older than the Viking Age. Our horn is about 40 cm long and handmade from natural horn in a single piece, featuring a carved mouthpiece at the tip. You play it using roughly the same technique as a trumpet.