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Bushman Survival

Viking Blowing Horn — Mammen Style Carving

Viking Blowing Horn — Mammen Style Carving

£50.00 GBP
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In 1868, a grave was opened in Mammen, Denmark. Inside was a warrior buried with his weapons, his tools, and an iron axe head decorated with some of the most intricate and celebrated artwork of the Viking Age. That axe — now in the National Museum of Denmark — gave its name to an entire style of Norse art: the Mammen style.

The carving on this horn is taken directly from that axe head.

Designed by Paul at Bushman Survival and crafted to his specification.

About the Mammen Style

The Mammen style flourished in the late 10th century — a period of Viking expansion, cultural confidence, and extraordinary craftsmanship. It is characterised by bold, flowing animal forms with intricate surface detail, often featuring a great bird or beast with tendrils and foliage winding through the composition. It appears on runestones, metalwork, and carved objects across Scandinavia and wherever the Norse settled. The Mammen axe is its defining masterpiece.

Details

  • Approximately 12–16" in length (natural variation)
  • Ethically sourced ox horn
  • Carved in the Mammen style — taken from the Mammen axe head, c. 970AD
  • Includes a free leather holder
  • Every horn is unique in size, shape and colour
  • Made in South Wales

How to Blow a War Horn

These are functional instruments and do require a technique — once you get it, the sound is extraordinary. I’ll be posting a YouTube tutorial shortly on how to get the best sound from yours.

Perfect For

  • Viking and Norse reenactment
  • Serious collectors and history enthusiasts
  • LARP and living history events
  • Display and heirlooms

Ethically sourced ox horn — every horn is unique.

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