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blueiskewl · 8 months

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The 'Carnyx' Nightmare of the Roman Soldiers

The Carnyx was a brass musical instrument used as a psychological weapon of war by the ancient Celts between 300 BC and 200AD in western and central Europe and beyond.

The carnyx was once widespread throughout much of Europe, although only a dozen or so fragments are known to us.

It was carried by bands of Celtic mercenaries; it was present at the attack on the Greek sanctuary at Delphi in 279 BC; it defied Julius Caesar in Gaul; and it faced Claudius when he invaded Britain. They are even shown on a Buddhist sculpture in India, proof of the far-flung connections of the Iron Age world.

However, they were not only used by the Celts; they were also used by the Dacians in modern Romania. The term “Celtic” is a complicated one. The concept of a pan-European Celtic culture is a myth; rather, aspects of art and technology were shared across vast distances by diverse cultures. The carnyx was one example of this.

A 12-foot-long, thin bronze tube with right-angle bends on both ends made up the carnyx. The lower end ended in a mouthpiece, and the upper end flared out into a bell that was usually decorated to look like a wild boar’s had. Historians believe it had a tongue that flapped up and down, increasing the noise made by the instrument. The carnyx was played upright so that the boar’s head bell protruded well above the warriors’ heads. Its primary goal was to create more noise and confusion on the battlefield.

The Greek historian Polybius (206-126BC) was so impressed by the clamor of the Gallic army and the sound of the carnyx, he observed that “there were countless trumpeters and horn blowers and since the whole army was shouting its war cries at the same time there was such a confused sound that the noise seemed to come not only from the trumpeters and the soldiers but also from the countryside which was joining in the echo”.

And the Roman historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, “Their trumpets are also of a peculiar and barbaric kind which produce a harsh, reverberating sound suitable to the confusion of battle.”

Archaeologists discovered a hoard of ritually destroyed weapons in 2004, including a dozen swords, scabbards, spearheads, a shield, bronze helmets, an iron helmet shaped like a swan, a cauldron, animal remains, and seven carnyces. Before the Tintignac discovery, the remains of only five actual carnyces had been found.

The finest was unearthed in Deskford, Scotland in 1816. The Deskford carnyx only has the boar’s head bell and is missing the mane, tongue, and tubing. Images of Carnyx players have been found as well. A Roman denarius, dating from 48 BC bears a representation of a Carnyx. Three carnyx players are featured prominently on the Gundestrup Cauldron, which was found in a Danish peat bog.

One of the seven found at Tintignac, on the other hand, was almost entirely complete. The Tintignac Carnyx was broken into 40 pieces. When puzzled back together, it was found to be just an inch short of six feet long with a single missing section of the tube. The bell was a boar’s head with protruding tusks and large pointed ears. Once restored, the Tintignac Carnyx proved to be the first virtually complete carnyx ever found.

By Leman Altuntaş.

Music video by John Kenny.

#The Carnyx #The 'Carnyx' Nightmare of the Roman Soldiers #Iron Age war trumpet #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #celtic mythology #celtic history #roman history #roman empire #roman legion

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sanctus-ingenium · 4 months

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fight or flight

#setting: inver #artists on tumblr #carnyx #félix friday let's blow up and die

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owlyjules · 2 years

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Wisptober Day 12 : Howl

"Howling that sounds like a chill down your spine, white like ghosts, he and his wolves were nightmares for lost hunters."

Today was "Thaw" but I got mixed up.;u;

And I suddenly realised that it remind me of Princess Mononoke....

#I mean not a bad thing to ref!#I didnt paint much this year because LIFE #and you can tell I am struggling with colour palettes this year #still happy with it #;u;#wolf #wolves #white wolf #carnyx #illustration #wisptober #wisptober 2022 #my art #nature

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didoofcarthage · 1 month

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Aureus with female head wearing oak wreath (obverse) and trophy with Gallic shield and carnyx (reverse), minted under Julius Caesar

Roman, Republican Period, after July 13, 48 B.C.

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British Museum

#Ides of March #Julius Caesar #Caesar #coin #numismatics #Gallic Wars #Gaul #carnyx #trophy #Roman Republic #Ancien Rome #Roman #gold #British Museum

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twptwp · 8 months

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Priestess Tolja So personal redesign

Me and my friends were not very happy with how Nelnal has designed her, she doesn't seem well researched at all and is instead a mish mash of different cultures items put into one. So I tried to make redesign. In my personal redesign she is now inspired by ancient Cymru culture as this is what I am very familiar with being Welsh myself

The carnyx is a weapon that was wielded in battle, it feels perfect for Ratatan.

I am surpised with the lack of public talk about this design, it seems people are just trying to stay quiet and pretend she does not exist. Ratatan is still a work in progress so I hope with enough noise the design is changed.

As a side note, it seems she is the only female character in the game too, at least she is the only female character revealed thus far (excluding The Goddess, I do not think the goddess counts as a solid active character in the game as of the moment due to having 0 design and just being something in the lore). I do not think this is a very great look at all. I would appreciate if more talk about her so she may be improved.

Also

To further talk about "mishmash"... These other designs alongside her. It really does feel like a mess. Nelnal should research better.

Okay that is all. I could talk more and go into depth but the post already so long!

I would really appreciate reblogs even if you do not know what this game is, if you care for accurate representation in media sharing and getting word out there on this design will help people know about something that people are currently being very quiet over.

My friend spent 100+ dollars on the Kickstarter for Ratatan we should not have to accept this

The kickstarter got funded very very well

We should have better

Dydd da pawb

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onlineviolence · 11 days

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i dont know why I drew this

#carnyx #daybreak #ultrakill #ultrakill oc #woofs art

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crippledgiraff · 3 months

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🎶Doot Doot Doot🎶 it's #GoblinWeek 🎶Doot Doot Doot🎶

#goblin week #goblinweek #goblin #goblins #gobbo #monster #monsters #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #bard #horn #carnyx

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theterrornaut · 30 days

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DO YOU LOVE ME?

I’M THE SALT IN YOUR WOUND

DO YOU LOVE ME?

I’M THE FIST IN YOUR FACE

DO YOU LOVE ME?

I’M THE THORN IN YOUR SIDE

DO YOU LOVE ME?

THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE

#who the hell are you #art #digital art #comic art #original art #idfk this took me ages #I know no one cares about this shit but honetsly #one of my favourite drawings ive done possible maybe #i will stop waffling o #kmfdm sucks #robots #stippling #carnyx

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scribblingsorsomething · 1 year

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A Carnyx. This is a spot illo for my D&D/RPG blog, and you can read about it here.

#ttrpg art #ttrpg #d&d monster #d&d art #illustration #d&d #monster #dungeons and dragons #creature design #line art #carnyx

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greenbookreclaim · 10 months

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GIVE IT TO ME! GIVE IT TO ME! [I'M HAVEING A CELTIC MOMENT] THE NOISES UAAA HAH

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#music #ancient craft #rare instrument #celtic #brass #Youtube #carnyx

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octahedral-chaos · 11 months

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Welcome to OCTAfan's Obscure and Weird Musical Instrument Tournament!

This is a (albeit very late) Tournament dedicated to a select few instruments that are very, VERY weird. From the relatively tame pipe organ and steelpan, to the odd hurdy gurdy and theorbo, to the absolutely insane laser harp and musical saw! What's the weirdest instrument?

Tournament starts on the 22nd of June. Each poll lasts 24 hours and is released one day at a time.

ROUND 1

Hurdy gurdy vs Nyckelharpa

Theorbo vs Tonkori

Cristal Baschet vs Pipe Organ

Carnyx vs Cornu du Pomeii

Carillon vs Steelpan

Jaw Harp vs Musical Saw

Theremin vs Laser Harp

Sarangi vs Koto

ROUND 2

Hurdy gurdy vs theorbo

Cristal baschet vs carnyx

Carillon vs musical saw

Theremin vs sarangi

Round 3

Hurdy gurdy vs Cristal baschet

Musical Saw vs Theremin

Final Round

Cristal Baschet vs Musical Saw

#OCTAfan says stuff #OCTAfan's Obscure and Weird Musical Instruments Tournament #Musical instruments #Hurdy gurdy #Carnyx #Carillon #Pipe organ #Theorbo #Theremin #tumblr tournament #Tumblr polls #tournament poll

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90sdiablo · 6 months

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did something with an earthy color scheme. I'll probably have this gnoll be a barbarian/bard for a D&D campaign sometime. ^^

#art #my art #dnd #gnoll #barbarian #bard #carnyx

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octastims · 7 months

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A moodboard for a Ratatan oc I'm going to make, who's a thylacine-inspired Ratatan with a carnyx melodium and Cavalry-based cobuns! Already love this guy, even if they don't have any name as yet!

🐎 🐎 🐎

#OCTAfan's moodboards #Moodboard #My ocs: Unnamed Thylacine Ratatan #Ratatan #Ratatan oc #Thylacine #Carnyx #cavalry #Horse #Black #White #Grey #Brown #Tw horse #Tw dogs #tw scopophobia #Ask to tag

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philoursmars · 3 months

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Petite balade en Wallonie, il y a 15 jours, plus précisément l'Archéo-site d'Aubechies. Ici le petit musée avec des trouvailles locales et des fac-simile d'autres pièces.

Un fac-similé en argent du célèbre chaudron celte de Gundestrup - Jutland, Danemark, fin 2ème s. av. J-C., cette fois son intérieur.

On voit une déesse, peut-être, celle de la Lune, accompagnée d'éléphants et de griffons. Puis, d'après l'interprétation donnée dans ce musée, un dieu-père sacrificateur, des cavaliers pouvant représenter les équinoxes et les solstices et enfin des joueurs de carnyx.

Sur la 3ème, ce pourrait être Taranis et la foudre représentée par une roue dont le roulement rappelle celui du tonnerre. Il serait accompagnée à gauche de la constellations d'Hercule et par des griffons.

4ème : peut-être la constellation du Taureau dans ses trois phases avec le chasseur de la constellation d'Orion

Ensuite, tenant un serpent à tête de bélier et entourée de cerfs, bouquetins, et même un dauphin chevauché ! ..., c'est vraisemblablement le dieu Cernunnos.

Les 2 dernières photos montrent le fond du chaudron : sans doute la constellation du Taureau, accompagné de celles de la Petite Ourse, d'Orion, du Dragon, etc.

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cheddar-baby · 4 months

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since some anon called you a furry im gonan go ahead and say carnyx fursona

I just reblogged her she is alive and well and playing her tunes for everyone miles away to hear!!

#ask #gonna make a fursona and on the character sheet it just has a massive to scale carnyx at all times

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onlineviolence · 11 days

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carnyx’s head flame is mostly hell energy with traces of divine light

#if he had a terminal entry he’d register as a ???#not a prime soul. He’s not dead #but he isn’t a husk or angel either #also the flame cant be extinguished if you like put a bucket over it. it would burn though the bucket #carnyx #daybreak

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