The auditory experience of war played an integral role in its reception in the 14th and 15th centuries. During this period, written texts and images documented myriad sounds on and around the battlefield, offering rich information on musical performance practice at war and the semiotic value of sound in the context of violence. Yet, despite ample evidence in these sources, the auditory study of pre-modern war has been overlooked in favor of more traditional methodologies in musicology and historical sound studies. In response to this lacuna, this project proposes a case study on Valois Burgundy (1363-1477), which will investigate the use and interpretation of sound in a broad range of historical narratives and images. In doing so, it will deepen scholarly knowledge on the cultural history of sound in the context of violence and offer a more meaningful context in which musical compositions about war can be interpreted.