The Anglo-Saxon lyre is one of the most iconic musical instruments of medieval Europe. Photo 12/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Many replicas today are based on an artifact found at Sutton Hoo, a ...

A 1,600-year-old lyre found in modern Kazakhstan matches musical instruments seen in Anglo-Saxon burials of the first millennium ad, suggesting that technology transfer occurred across thousands of ...

The lyre was used by musicians as in early medieval Northern Europe, with one of the stringed instruments even being included in the famous 7th century Sutton Hoo ship burial. But now, research has ...

Academy Village resident Anne Kilmer will speak on "Ancient Music" at a special Arizona Senior Academy presentation Wednesday. Scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the program will also include harpist Lorna ...

The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...

A type of lyre found at the famous Sutton Hoo medieval ship burial from 7th century AD Suffolk, has been found thousands of miles away in Kazakhstan. This type of lyre is known from across medieval ...

More than 200 people from all over the world will converge on the Elmwood Hall at Queen's University - the home of the Ulster Orchestra - to take part in the third annual World Lyre Conference, which ...