Busdorf

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BUSDORF

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

Official blazon
German	In Blau unter zwei goldenen Löwen hintereinander der goldene Busdorfer Runenstein.
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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.