The three pairs of lurs were found by a farmer named Ole Pedersen in 1797 in a turf grave in a bog which has since been drained.

That they had great cultural significance is indicated by hoards with a cultic context and by the frequent depiction of Lur-players on Scandinavian Bronze Age rock art.

The tone sequence is based on just intonation; a good player can produce a wide tonal range.

The sound of the lurs is powerful and piercing, similar to the trombone.

Five of the Brudevælte lurs are found in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.