The haunting sound that Roman soldiers would have heard from their Celtic enemies before battle came from the Carnyx, an ancient wind instrument used between 200 BC and 200 AD.

This chilling demonstration brings the sounds of the centuries-old Celtic Carnyx war trumpet back to life — not only its sounds are deeply haunting on their own, but this instrument was once used to call troops to battle 🎺🏛️‼️ Used by Celtic warriors marching into battle, the height of the instrument allowed it to be heard over the heads of hundreds of people. The ancient carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts — commonly used between approximately 200 BCE and 200 CE. Like my conten

An atmospheric Celtic performance by musician John Kenny and sound designer Chris Wheeler will bring the Early People gallery to life with the unique sound of the Deskford carnyx at our Museum Late on Friday 13 May. Museum Late: Celts. Friday 13 May. Book tickets: http://www.nms.ac.uk/lates | National Museums Scotland