Editing Lur (section)

==Wooden lurs==
{{Main|Birch trumpet}}

The earliest references to an instrument called the lur come from [[Iceland]]ic [[sagas]], where they are described as [[war]] instruments, used to marshal troops and frighten the enemy. These lurs, several examples of which have been discovered in [[longboat]]s, are straight, end-blown wooden tubes, around one metre long. They do not have finger holes, and are played much like a modern [[brass instrument]].

A kind of lur very similar to these war instruments has been played by [[farmer]]s and milkmaids in [[Nordic countries]] since at least the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ojtrumpet.net/lur/wood/|title=The Wooden Lurs|website=ojtrumpet.net|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011232429/http://ojtrumpet.net/lur/wood/|url-status=dead}}</ref> These instruments, called in English a [[birch trumpet]], were used for calling [[cattle]] and signalling. They are similar in construction and playing technique to the war instrument, but are covered in [[birch]], while the war instruments are covered in [[willow]].