Birch trumpet

The birch trumpet (Norwegian: neverlur, Swedish: näverlur, Latvian: tās̆u taure, Lithuanian: ragas, daudytė, Finnish: tuohitorvi, Estonian: karjapasun[1][2][3]) is a type of natural trumpet made of spruce covered with birch bark, known in Norway, Sweden, Finland, England, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Estonia.

They are associated with the early European Chalet culture, where it was presumably used to intimidate predators, frighten supernatural enemies, and convene council meetings.

In the modern era, the neverlur is primarily a cultural curiosity, used for the occasional fanfare.

Tolga kulturskole (culture school) in Norway regularly teaches playing the neverlur to all interested people living in the municipality.

[4] The oldest recovered näverlur in Sweden dates back to the 10th century, and resembles earlier bronze trumpets.