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According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.
According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.


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* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=414 Atlantian A&S Links: Harp]



[[Category:Musical instruments]]
[[Category:Musical instruments]]

Latest revision as of 05:12, 10 September 2007

The harp is a musical instrument whose origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC. The instrument is defined as an open frame over which is stretched a series of graduated strings, set in vibration by plucking with the fingers.

The harp was one of the most important instruments of the Middle Ages; in particular the type of harp known as a Welsh Harp or "telyn". In Scotland, the small harp used as a solo instrument or to accompany singing was known as a "clàrsach". The harp remained almost exclusively a musical feature of the British Isles before it was exported to the Continent sometime before the ninth century.

According to the Laws of Wales, the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were his harp, his cloak and his chessboard.


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