Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund
ca. 1130
England, Bury St Edmunds
MS M.736 fol. 12v
Purchased by J. P. Morgan, Jr., 1927
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Edmund of England: Scene, led away by Danes -- Two Danes are armed with clubs, and one is about to strike Edmund. He is crowned and led by rope around his wrists by three more Danes, who are armed with spears and battleaxes. The illustration includes two trees, a patterned background, and a decorated frame.
Illustration of Abbo of Fleury, Passio Edmundi, chapter 10 (Edmund bound and mocked).