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Triangle
Documented in the archive in connection with Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom).
Classification
Instrument
Origin / Scope
United Kingdom
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
Triangle is attested in the primary archival record for Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Every September on Wakes Monday, twelve performers collect six pairs of painted reindeer antlers from St Nicholas Church in Abbots Bromley and walk a ten-mile parish circuit across farms, lanes, and pub yards.
Radiocarbon testing of the antlers showed the reindeer lived in eleventh-century Scandinavia, making the horns the oldest surviving dance regalia in Britain.
Associated traditions
1Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbots Bromley Horn Dance — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (United Kingdom) | National Inventory | CC BY-SA 4.0 |