Description
Wood carving depicting the wolf, that, according to legend, looked after the head of King Edmund after he was killed in 869 - instead of the head, his crown is depicted.
Annotation
The wolf is a central figure of the legend surrounding the death of King Edmund, who ruled East Anglia from AD 855 to 869 and was made a saint for refusing to renounce his Christian faith during the Danish invasion.
The story goes that after being killed with arrows and decapitated in Suffolk, the king's body was found but his head was missing. Supporters heard the wolf call them and they found him guarding the king's head, which was then reunited with his body.
Artist
- Ben Loughrill,
wood sculptor of Halesworth.
Sources & Information
Tags
Location (N 52°14'10" - E 0°43'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: gbee035; Photograph: 7 June 2014
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