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Illustrations from
The Passion of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr
Passio Edmundi
by Abbo of Fleury
Sweyn, King of Denmark
Scene: Death
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Folio 023ra. Two attendants, one armed with halberd, the other with spear, raise left hands to faces and stand behind Sweyn, crowned, seated on bench. With his tongue protruding and his hands extended, his breast is pierced by spear held by Edmund of England, nimbed, as soldier, wearing helmet, holding shield.