Busdorf

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BUSDORF

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Schleswig-Flensburg
Amt : Amt Haddeby

Wappen von Busdorf/Arms (crest) of Busdorf
Official blazon
German In Blau unter zwei goldenen Löwen hintereinander der goldene Busdorfer Runenstein.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 2, 1989.

The arms show the famous rune stone of Busdorf, one of the largest in Germany. The inscription reads : King Sveinn placed the stone in memory of Skarði, his retainer, who travelled to the west, but who then died at Hedeby.

Wappen von Busdorf/Arms (crest) of Busdorf

The two lions are taken from the arms of the Duchy of Schleswig and the Schleswig-Flensburg district.





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Literature: Reissmann, 1997; image of the stone from https://www.megalithic.co.uk; busdorf.de