A nimcha that was not.... :-)

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams Ariel ~ Are the inscriptions linked to Hungarian mythology? I looked at Hungarian Mythology and saw various clues;

Turul (animal) The great bird resembling to a falcon that was sent forth by Isten to guide the creation and destiny of the Magyar people. The first kings after St Stephen I. were the hereditiary of Turul ("Turul nemzetség")

Griff (animal) Also known as griffin in Western Europe, but without special features. In Hungarian mythology, it is similar to turul. Featuring in some fairy tales (like Fehérlófia, The son of the white horse), it is a cruel, greedy bird eating humans, but its the only way to get back from Under World to Middle World.

The inscribed bird looks a Hungarian Partridge but could be amongst any of the 373 Hungarian bird species..

This is very interesting since this could be the source of the beak shaped (Falcon Head) Arabian/ Red Sea styles.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Thank you so much Ibrahiim!
Your tenacity and skill at research is remarkable! and these are excellent clues toward some of these interesting markings and invocations on Hungarian blades as well as the distinct birds beak pommel. It seems to me that in Arabia falcons are very important, and it is interesting to see the 'turul' you found information on.
I still want to discover more on the 'Transylvanian knot' and would like to get that over to the Trademarks thread once we have some better footing on detail.

All the best,
Jim