Bowed lyres

See Rotte for the psaltery, or Rotte for the plucked lyre.

The jouhikko (Finnish: [ˈjou̯hikːo]) is a traditional, two- or three-stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th century but has been revived and there are now a number of musicians playing it.

thumb|Talharpa, by Charlie Bynum, Silver Spoon Music, Alkmaar NL, 2014 The talharpa, also known as a tagelharpa (tail-hair harp), hiiu kannel (originally hiiurootsi (which meant Vormsi island located on the halfway to Hiiumaa) kannel) or stråkharpa (bowed harp), is a two to four stringed bowed lyre from northern Europe. It is questionable whether it was formerly common and widespread in Scandinavia. Historically, it has been played in the Estonian-Swedish areas and in Western Estonia, particularly among Estonian Swedes who came to Estonia around the 10th century from the Swedish part of Finlan

thumb|"Eskimo violin" from Hudson bay area. The tautirut (Inuktitut syllabics: or tautiruut, also known as the Eskimo fiddle) is a bowed zither native to the Inuit culture of Canada.

type of bowed lyre