Sunday, February 26, 2023

A nearly complete 1st century BC carnyx found in 2004 at Tintignac, France (the one in the left picture, with a reconstruction in the right). Fashioned as a snarling boar, the carnyx was a war horn used by the Iron Age Celts between c. 200 BC and c. 200 AD

 


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4 comments:

  1. John VenletFebruary 27, 2023 at 5:09 AM

    So, was the carnyx the inspiration for the Mother Goose rhyme "Little Boy Blue, Come Blow Your Horn?"

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2023 at 3:19 PM

    I want a war horn too.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2023 at 4:12 PM

    It is a war around here to get my horn blowed.

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  4. AesopFebruary 28, 2023 at 7:29 AM

    Unfortunately for the Iron Age Celts, it turned out the sound of a carnyx blowing drew Roman legions in from miles around.

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