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Horn of a bovid used as a drinking vessel
A drinking horn is the horn of a bovid or antler of an ungulate used as a drinking vessel. Drinking horns are known from classical antiquity, especially
Drinking_horn
14th-century drinking horn
Avsalon's Drinking Horn, named for Bishop Absalon because of an incorrect tradition that he was its first owner, is a 72 cm long 14th-century drinking horn, with
Absalon's_Drinking_Horn
Archaeological artefacts
images. It is uncertain whether the horns were intended as drinking horns, or as blowing horns, although drinking horns have more pronounced history as luxury
Golden_Horns_of_Gallehus
Ancient drinking horn or cup from Eurasia
either for pouring libations, or as a way of drinking. Others did not, and were merely used as drinking cups, with the characteristic, shared by many
Rhyton
Figures in Norse mythology
the valkyries Hrist ("shaker") and Mist ("cloud") would "bear him a [drinking] horn", then provides a list of 11 more valkyries who he says "bear ale to
Valkyrie
Extinct species of large cattle
religions of the ancient Near East. Its horns were used in votive offerings, as trophies and drinking horns. Two aurochs domestication events occurred
Aurochs
African drinking horn
19th-century drinking horn. Originally from the Kuba Kingdom, the drinking horn is made out of wood, iron, and copper alloy. Drinking horns were usually
Kuba_drinking_horn
The Oldenburg Horn (Danish: Det Oldenborgske Horn) is a mid 15th-century drinking horn with House of Oldenburg associations, made of gilded silver richly
Oldenburg_Horn
Folk tales
relating to the theft of a "fairy cup", sometimes in the form of a drinking horn, usually from a "fairy mound" (i.e. from a tumulus). The legends are
Fairy_cup_legend
Animal anatomy of hornlike growths
shape of a natural horn was also the model for the rhyton, a horn-shaped drinking vessel. Powder horns were originally bovid horns fitted with lids and
Horn_(anatomy)
1642 painting by Rembrandt
her belt, referencing the clauweniers (arquebusiers) and a type of drinking horn used at group banquets. The painting was commissioned around 1639 by
The_Night_Watch
Swedish noble family
having a seat in Halikko parish. His seal featured the figure of a drinking horn. Like other Swedish noble families of medieval origin, the family name
Horn_family
Medieval barrow in England
glass drinking cups. These had been broken. Three of these were found inside the tub; the fourth was at the foot of the grave. Two large drinking horns with
Taplow_Barrow
1650s painting by Willem Kalf
Still Life with Lobster, Drinking Horn and Glasses is a 1653 painting by Dutch artist Willem Kalf. The painting is a still life, and has been referred
Still Life with Lobster, Drinking Horn and Glasses
Still_Life_with_Lobster,_Drinking_Horn_and_Glasses
Iron Age bronze artifact found in Scotland
made for this purpose is unclear; one theory sees them as mounts for drinking-horns, either totally or initially unconnected to the cap. The three pieces
Torrs_Pony-cap_and_Horns
5th-6th century Celtic king in South Wales or Brittany
Cirencester was awarded to Caradoc for winning the drinking horn through the fidelity of his wife, and that the horn was on display there. In 1698, Charlotte-Rose
Caradoc
Mythological symbol of abundance, also called the horn of plenty
Latin cornu 'horn' and copia 'abundance'), also called the horn of plenty, is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container
Cornucopia
Heirloom of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod
Sir Rory Mor's Horn is a drinking horn, one of several heirlooms of the MacLeods of Dunvegan, chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Clan custom is that each successive
Sir_Rory_Mor's_Horn
Runic alphabet letter
man’s wife to abuse your trust if you have a tryst. Carve them on the drinking-horn and on the back of your hand, and carve the rune ᚾ on your fingernail
Naudiz
Male not related by birth who has sworn loyalty
The 4th-century BC depictions of two Scythian warriors drinking from a single drinking horn (most notably in a gold appliqué from Kul-Oba) have been
Blood_brother
Natural horn instrument
like a horn, see Conch (musical instrument). Drinking horn Powder horn "Blowing horns". Ancient Music. Retrieved 2008-01-29. "The Exalted Horn of Psalm
Blowing_horn
Castle ruin in Thuringia, Germany
surviving objects from the castle is the Gehrener Trinkhorn, a drinking horn made from the curved horn of an ibex, measuring about one metre along its outer edge
Schloss_Gehren
Welsh mythical objects
other reason). However, Myrddin somehow succeeded in obtaining the drinking horn and so received the other treasures as well. He took his hoard to the
Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain
Thirteen_Treasures_of_the_Island_of_Britain
a maker of drinking horns whose name is preserved for posterity because of the runic inscription identifying him, an inscription on a horn made ca. 400
Hlewagast
Swedish state historical museum with exhibits of Swedish military history
his campaign in Poland should be preserved for posterity. A drinking horn made from a horn of the last aurochs bull and taken by the Swedish army as war
Livrustkammaren
may include rounds of toasting, drinking in turn (sometimes from a drinking horn) and swearing oaths. There are no purpose-built Heathen temples in the
Heathenry in the United Kingdom
Heathenry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Female figure of Norse myth
the Dragon Slayer" with introduction and translation by Jesse Byock Drinking horn Saga of the Volsungs "The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer" with
Borghild
Feast in Germanic paganism
culture a particular drinking from a cup or drinking horn on ceremonial occasions, often involving the swearing of oaths when the cup or horn was drunk by a
Symbel
Pictish stone at the Museum of Scotland
carrying a shield and drinking from a very large drinking horn with a bird's head terminal, a parallel that has been noted to the Torrs Horns, also in the museum
Bullion_Stone
Companion of English designer May Morris (1878–1939)
and gave the city of Exeter her Icelandic artefacts which included a drinking horn. Lobb died of heart disease on 27 March 1939. Her will stipulated she
Mary_Lobb
Norse god of wisdom
namesake well, Mímir himself drinks from it and gains great knowledge. To drink from the well, he uses the Gjallarhorn, a drinking horn which shares its name
Mímir
that the drinking horns indicated a male burial. However, Wolfgang Kimmig [de] has pointed out that this reasoning is poor. Similar drinking assemblages
Kleinaspergle
Iron Age grave goods found in Denmark
washing dish, a wine bucket with a scoop, a jug, tray and two drinking cups. The drinking cups stand out as the most famous part of the set. They weigh
Hoby_treasure
1648 painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
the right Cornelis Jan Witsen heads up the table, holding the silver drinking horn of the Voetboogdoelen, Amsterdam. The "bekerschroef" or wineglass holder
Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster
Banquet_of_the_Amsterdam_Civic_Guard_in_Celebration_of_the_Peace_of_Münster
late-thirteenth-century manuscript in the Bodleian Library, tells the story of a drinking-horn which cannot be used by cuckolded husbands without spilling the contents
Robert_Biket
Norse mythological figure
the valkyries Hrist ("shaker") and Mist ("cloud") would "bear him a [drinking] horn", then provides a list of 11 more valkyries who he says "bear ale to
Þrúðr
Archaeological site in Suffolk, England
legs of the body were laid out various drinking vessels, including a pair of drinking horns made from the horns of an aurochs, extinct since early medieval
Sutton_Hoo
The lion head horn is one of several kinds of drinking horns that have been used throughout Eurasia since prehistoric times. Horns with animal heads have
Lion_head_horn
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
receives Oden on his arrival to Sweden (1816) by Pehr Hörberg; the drinking horn relief Odens möte med Gylfe (1818), the marble statue Odin (1830) and
Odin
2008 studio album by Korpiklaani
digipak version limited and numbered to 500 copies that came with a drinking horn on a wall holder. All music is composed by Jonne Järvelä (except tracks
Korven_Kuningas
Enchantress in the Arthurian legend
delivers by Lamorak to Arthur's court a magical drinking horn from which no unfaithful lady can drink without spilling, hoping to disgrace Guinevere by
Morgan_le_Fay
1986 Danish animated feature film
Thor is then challenged to drink from a giant drinking horn, but the horn does not seem to empty no matter how much he drinks. Thor demands another challenge
Valhalla_(1986_film)
Celtic burial chamber and museum in Germany
wooden four-wheeled wagon holding a set of bronze dishes—along with the drinking horns found on the walls enough to serve nine people. The whole burial chamber
Hochdorf_Chieftain's_Grave
1876 opera by Richard Wagner
blood-brotherhood, mixing their blood in a drinking horn ("Blühenden Lebens labendes Blut"). Hagen holds the horn but does not join in the oath, and the two
Götterdämmerung
Film by Robert Zemeckis
thanks for defeating the monster, Hrothgar gives Beowulf his golden drinking horn, which commemorates Hrothgar's victory over the dragon Fafnir. Grendel's
Beowulf_(2007_film)
Norse pagan chieftain and seafaring warrior (900s CE) described in Saga literature
angelica or his drinking horn to be put into Raud's mouth, and forced the serpent to go in by holding a red-hot iron at the opening of the horn. As a result
Raud_the_Strong
Ninth-century statue discovered in the 19th century in present-day Ukraine
of the sides has a distinct attribute: a ring or a bracelet; a drinking horn, or horn of plenty; a sword and a horse; and an eroded solar symbol. Because
Zbruch_Idol
Norse deity
thought (Hugi, Old Norse "thought"), Thor's drinking horn had actually reached to the ocean and with his drinks he lowered the ocean level (resulting in
Loki
Character in Norse mythology
Sigrdrífa giving Sigurd a drinking horn; illustration on the 11th-century Drävle Runestone
Brunhild
Magic ring in Norse mythology
picture is Sigurd/Siegfried slaying Fafnir, and to the right is Sigrdrífa/Brunhild offering him a drinking horn. On the early 11th c. Drävle runestone.
Andvaranaut
Archaeological site in Oxfordshire, England
with zoomorphic interlace patterns, suggest the burial of a decorated drinking horn, and a pear-shaped mount was both patterned and gilded. Other items
Asthall_barrow
originally one of the three treasures (with a magic ring and magic drinking horn) belonging to Kol Kroppinbak (Kol the Hunchback), a giant wizard who
Weapons_of_Norse_mythology
Ritual of ancient Greece and Rome
allow entry into the underworld. Kantharos, drinking cup with large handles, originally the rhyton (drinking horn from a bull), later a kylix, or wine goblet
Dionysian_Mysteries
Winter festival
poured for him, consistent with the importance of ritual drinking at Yule. The importance of drinking at Yule is likely reflected in surviving customs after
Yule
Personification of night in Norse mythology
hero Sigurd, Sigurd asks her name, and she gives him a "memory-drink" of a drinking horn full of mead, and then Sigrdrifa says a prayer. The first verse
Nótt
Banded variety of chalcedony
workshop for a Byzantine emperor. Victorian banded agate earrings Agate drinking horn, Tang dynasty Many pale or dull agates are artificially treated to enhance
Agate
Modern pagan religion
spelled symbel, a drinking ceremony to toast the gods. Sumbel often takes place after a blót. The sumbel commonly involves a drinking horn being filled with
Heathenry (new religious movement)
Heathenry_(new_religious_movement)
Norse mythical character
Kroppinbak of India, uses a magic drinking horn to afflict Viking with leprosy, Halfdan asks Litr to steal the horn from Dís. Litr does not want to, fearing
Litr
Germanic goddess
two fires for 8 nights. Upon the 9th night, Grímnir is brought a full drinking horn by Geirröðr's son, Agnar (so named after Geirröðr's brother), and the
Frigg
Anthropomorphic stone stelae within the perimeter of a tumulus
Scythian balbals, later Cuman, commonly depict a warrior holding a drinking horn in their upraised right hand. Many also show a sword or dagger suspended
Kurgan_stelae
Family of mammals belonging to even-toed ungulates
phosphorus, and nitrogen, effective in removing soil acidity. Bovid horns have been used as drinking vessels since antiquity. Grubb, P. (2005). "Family Bovidae"
Bovidae
Bronze Head
intact statue would have shown the deity walking forwards, clutching a drinking horn and poppies in his hands. Sculptural images of Hypnos are unusual, and
Bronze Head of Hypnos from Civitella d'Arna
Bronze_Head_of_Hypnos_from_Civitella_d'Arna
Figure in Germanic mythology
as "Fáfnir's bane" (Old Norse: Fáfnisbani) in the Icelandic sagas, "the horn-skinned" (der hürnîn) in medieval German texts, "Swift lad" (Snaresven, Snarensven
Sigurd
Family of mammals
ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member
Rhinoceros
Legendary animal
into goblets (drinking cups) in medieval Europe, and specific examples can be given, such as Charlemagne's griffin-claw drinking horn, formerly at Saint-Denis
Griffin
Very tall beer glass
with stagecoach drivers, though it was mainly used for drinking feats and special toasts. Drinking a yard glass full of beer as quickly as possible is a
Yard_of_ale
2012 American film
men by offering her his signet ring, and she gave him the spell in a drinking horn but, having seen his wounded soul, warns him of making a choice: either
The_Legend_of_Mor'du
Islamic food code
killed by injury Fallen dead animals Animals that die from another animal's horn Animals killed by another animal Animals slaughtered at the altar of idols
Islamic_dietary_laws
Eurasian species of mammal
humans commonly killed bison for their hide, meat and other uses such as drinking horns. European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild in the early 20th
European_bison
Topics referred to by the same term
Gjallarhorn refers to both a musical instrument and a drinking horn in Norse mythology. Gjallarhorn may also refer to: Gjallarhorn (band), a Swedish language
Gjallarhorn_(disambiguation)
King of Norway from 995 to 1000
insert a snake, was killed by a snake goaded by a hot poker through a drinking horn into Raud's mouth and down his throat. Eyvind Kinnrifi likewise refused
Olaf_Tryggvason
Legendary Irish king
Ireland, by the wright Iuchadán. Tigernmas was the first king to give drinking-horns to his followers, and the first to have clothes dyed purple, blue and
Tigernmas
Welsh prince and poet (died 1197)
from prison in Maelor. The mission accomplished, Owain calls for the drinking horn to be passed to each member of his bodyguard in turn, with words of
Owain_Cyfeiliog
Otherworld realm in Irish mythology
the tree is a stone well topped by a pointed drinking horn. The water is pure, so Dermot stoops to drink it, and no sooner does he do so, that the thought
Tír_na_nÓg
King of Hungary from 1387 to 1437, Holy Roman Emperor from 1433
Drinking horn of Sigismund of Luxembourg, before 1408
Sigismund,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Aspect of human behavior
encourage people to drink more than they intended to. Session drinking is a chiefly British and Irish term that refers to drinking a significant quantity
Drinking_culture
Viking Age image stone on Gotland, Sweden
there is a large eight-footed horse and a small rider who is offered a drinking horn by a woman, and there are also some other figures, such as a quadruped
Tjängvide_image_stone
Norse mythical character
holds a drinking horn, shut with a lid, and she tells the king to drink. Hedinn is thirsty from the heat, and drinks from the horn. The drink causes Hedinn
Göndul
Book by Dillian Gordon
in Haarlem circa 1636 Pieter Jansz. Saenredam NG2531 Still life with Drinking-Horn 1653 Willem Kalf NG6444 Peasants with Cattle by a Ruined Aqueduct circa
100 great paintings from Duccio to Picasso
100_great_paintings_from_Duccio_to_Picasso
Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers
Hämeenkyrö
Ancient cult location
trunk. Saxo Grammaticus writes: In its right hand the figure held a drinking horn, made of various metals. The priest filled it each year with mead and
Jaromarsburg
Legendary object in European and Asian cultures
as carrying a horn which princes would use to make hanaps to protect against poison. Claudius Aelianus said that drinking from this horn protects against
Unicorn_horn
Personification of day in Norse mythology
hero Sigurd, Sigurd asks her name, and she gives him a "memory-drink" of a drinking horn full of mead, and then Sigrdrifa says a prayer. The first verse
Dagr
Town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
surrounding area, including a Pictish carving of a horseman with a spear and drinking-horn, and a number of medieval grave-monuments. The cathedral museum is housed
Dunkeld
Scottish clan chief (about 1559–1626)
Rory Mor's Horn. It is kept at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sir Rory Mor's Horn is a drinking horn, made of an ox's horn, tipped in
Roderick_MacLeod_of_MacLeod
Geometric figure which has infinite surface area but finite volume
Gabriel's horn (also called Torricelli's trumpet) is a type of geometric figure that has infinite surface area but finite volume. The name refers to the
Gabriel's_horn
Lombardic hoard
drinking horn and a third brooch) were not purchased by the museum at the time; their current whereabouts is unknown. One of the two drinking horns from
Sutri_Treasure
Raised stone with a runic inscription
Egill Skallagrímsson cut ale runes on a drinking horn and painted them with his own blood to see if the drink was poisoned. The exposed runestones face
Runestone
Horse-shaped cup of the 5th century, Korea
temperatures exceeding 1100 ~ 1200 ℃ producing a dark grayish-blue body. The drinking horn forms the principal container, while the rider and horse serve simultaneously
Earthenware Horn Cup in the Shape of a Warrior on Horseback
Earthenware_Horn_Cup_in_the_Shape_of_a_Warrior_on_Horseback
Danish flint dagger from ~1800 BCE
Avis. Retrieved 12 October 2021. Etting, Vivian: The Story of the Drinking Horn – Drinking Culture in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, Syddansk Universitetsforlag
Hindsgavl_Dagger
Historical ethnic group of the Italian Peninsula of Germanic origin
century, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lombard S-shaped fibula A glass drinking horn from Castel Trosino Lombard Goldblattkreuz Lombard fibulae Altar of
Lombards
Song sung while drinking alcohol
A drinking song is a song that is sung before or during alcohol consumption. Most drinking songs are folk songs or commercium songs, and may be varied
Drinking_song
Irish composer
in a programme that included Duff's score for the 1933 ballet, The Drinking Horn. John Barbirolli also conducted the suite when The Hallé Orchestra performed
Arthur_Duff_(composer)
Historical town in Andhra Pradesh, India
Nagarjunakonda Palace site. He has a light beard, is semi-nude and carries a drinking horn, and there is a barrel of wine next to him. Scythian influence Scythian
Nagarjunakonda
Archaeological culture in Europe
from the Vače situla, Slovenia Wagon model from Frög [de], Austria Drinking horn from Tuttlingen, Germany Bronze recliner from Hochdorf Pottery from
Hallstatt_culture
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shoemakers Act 1464 Ao iiiijo. In the Fourth Year. The whole act. 4 Edw. 4. c. 8 Horn Act 1464 Ao iiiijo. In the Fourth Year. The whole act. 4 Edw. 4. c. 9 Pattens
Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872
Statute_Law_(Ireland)_Revision_Act_1872
is beautiful, wise, courteous, and attentive. She pours mead in the drinking horns of the warriors thus fulfilling (in the same vein as Wealhþeow, the
Hygd
Religious leader of the Icelandic Ásatrúarfélagið community
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, here with a drinking horn and a ceremonial ring during a blót, is the allsherjargoði since 2003.
Allsherjargoði (Ásatrúarfélagið)
Allsherjargoði_(Ásatrúarfélagið)
Guardian deities in ancient Roman religion
attitude, tiptoed or lightly balanced on one leg. One arm raises a drinking horn (rhyton) aloft as if to offer a toast or libation; the other bears a
Lares
AD Blue head flask (Roman, AD 300–500, cast glass) Lombardic glass drinking horn 6th–7th century AD Mouth-blown window-glass in Sweden Kosta Glasbruk
History_of_glass
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English (chiefly Yorkshire) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Browning. Compare Brunning.Americanized spelling of German Breuning (see Breunig).
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