↟ Here the soil thrives – Worth more than gold. Native Scandinavian from Sweden with an ancient traditional instrument called Näverlur 🌲

Näverlur – Lúðrblást, Norse Hornblést (Birch Horn), is an ancient traditional Scandinavian instrument made of wood of fir and birch. The instrument is dating back 1100 years ago and the oldest Näverlur that has been found in Sweden can be tracked back as far as 900s.

The Näverlur is associated with the old Scandinavian “fäbod-culture” where it was used to attract the animals to come home, scare predators, to keep evil forest creatures away (creatures form our Scandinavian folklore), and to send different messages to other villages over long distances. The sound from a Näverlur has the capacity to travel up to more than 5 kilometres.

There are different melodies for different messages and it was usually women who used these horns. Each one

could play in a unique melody that revealed whom or which village it came from. This type of instrument is also a common find in Scandinavian longships were it was used for many different purposes such as gather troops, send messages, calm the sea and much more.

Today this instrument is mostly used for fanfares at different events or inaugurations, but in some indigenous places in Dalarna it’s still in use.