Who Invented Hammered Dulcimer?

The hammered dulcimer is traditionally held to have been invented in Iran/Persia roughly 5,000 years ago, and been brought to Europe from the Middle East during the Crusades.

Who created the hammered dulcimer?

The commonly accepted theory about the the hammered dulcimer's beginnings is that it originated in Persia; that it was brought into western Europe between 900 and 1200 by the Moors and by returning Crusaders; and that it was brought into eastern Europe by the Roma people.

Where did the hammered dulcimer originate from?

The hammered dulcimer is thought to have originated in Asia possibly as early as 800 B.C. (although this theory is disputed often), and perhaps traveled into Europe with the Crusaders.