"Carnyx, the war trumpet of the Celts" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 Jan 2021 10:14 p.m. PST |
"A fine reenactment of a Gallic warrior blowing a carnyx, the war trumpet of the Celts. The carnyx was a kind of trumpet used in warfare, probably to incite troops to battle and intimidate opponents, as Polybius recounts. Reenactor group uknown. Kudos to them. The head (bell) of a carnyx was styled in the shape of an open-mouthed boar's, or other animal's, head…"
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Armand |
| Shagnasty | 05 Jan 2021 9:07 a.m. PST |
Cool! They are in much better shape than I ever was as an ACW re-enactor! |
| Legionarius | 05 Jan 2021 9:45 a.m. PST |
Very, very, nice! Perhaps a "blowout competition" between Celtic Carynx and Roman Cornu might be in order!
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2021 12:04 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it boys! (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| JAFD26 | 06 Jan 2021 5:08 p.m. PST |
Now, were these musicians 'wearing' a full battle coating of woad, we might get a definitive answer to that old question, "Can a Blue Man play the Whites ?" |
| Major Bloodnok | 06 Feb 2021 4:07 a.m. PST |
Would that be a Blue Man group? |
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