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Old 15th October 2006, 09:40 AM   #4
Jens Nordlunde
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The Buduh (can be spelled in different ways) is a talisman, which is supposed to protect the owner of the sword and make sure he is victorious. It can be seen with four, six or nine squares, but four squares are most common. In each square is a number, representing a letter. The use of the Buduh, as we know it now, is very old, some say it goes back to around 1300. In the first quarter if 1200 al-Buni tells about a Buduh, but he does not give any description of it. It is seldom, if ever, seen alone, always together with some other inscription. (Buduh – A Talisman, by Torben W. Flindt, 1968).
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