He’s made a harp of her breast-bane,
Whose sound wad melt a heart of stane.
He’s ta’en three locks o’ her yellow hair,
And wi’ them strung his harp sae rare.
~ Unknown, Binnorie, or The Two Sisters

Harps are a nearly ubiquitous stringed instrument found in medieval Europe.

• The Wire Harp Society
• How to play the medieval harp
• Early Gaelic Harp Info
• Wirestrung Harp- the complete resource

• The Robert ap Huw Manuscript

See Music