St Edmund and the Last of the Wuffings - with Dr Sam Newton FSA next Saturday (20th November 2021) On the day of St Edmund's death (20th November 869), we shall take a new look at the last of the Wuffing kings in history and legend. Title picture above: St Edmund Icon – an original painting by Helen McIldowie-Jenkins, 1997 http://www.elenisicons.co.uk/ei/
On the 1152nd anniversary of the martyrdom of St Edmund on 20th November, 869, we shall reassess the history of the end of the Wuffing kingdom of East Anglia and of its last and most well-known king. The near contemporary entries in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle provide our primary sources for events during these interesting times. They help us in places to get behind the later legends of Edmund the saint, which have tended to overshadow our understanding of the history of the Edmund the king. The entry for the year 869, for example, seems to imply that Edmund was killed in battle near Thetford, defending the kingdom against the formidable Micel Here, 'Great Army' of the Danes, led by Ivarr the Boneless and his brothers, the sons of Ragnarr Lothbrok. We shall assess the entries in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is in relation to the evidence of contemporary coinage and later legendary material, especially the stirring Old English version of Abbo’s Passio Sancti Edmundi.
Provisional Timetable 10.15 – 11.15: The Forgotten History of King Edmund. 11.15-11.45: Coffee-break. 11.45 – 12.45: The Coming of the Danes and their Great Army. 12.45-13.45: Lunch-break. 13.45-14.45: The Martyrdom of King Edmund
Dates for next term to be announced soon. Study-days will continue online for the time being, though note that I am running live Wednesday morning seminars for the rest of this term; also online on Monday mornings. For details click here.
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