shown with the instrument (now in the National Museum, Stockholm) in a 1779 portrait by Per Krafft the elder.

Modern citterns

In Germany, the cittern survives under the names Waldzither and Lutherzither. The last name comes from the belief that Martin Luther played this instrument. Also, the names Thüringer Waldzither in Thüringer Wald, Harzzither in the Harz mountains, Halszither

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