Anglo Saxon Lyre / Germanic Lyre
One of the oldest musical instruments is the lyre. This instrument is well known as the Anglo Saxon Lyre in the UK, but also as the Germanic lyre. In German it is also known as the Alemannische Leier or Alamannische Leier. On the homepage of Paul Bultler (http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/aslyre.html) you can read: The Anglo-Saxon Lyre is …