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MS M.736 fol. 12v

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Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund

England, Bury St Edmunds
ca. 1130
274 x 187 mm

Purchased by J. P. Morgan, Jr., 1927

MS M.736 fol. 12v
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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).