Sverre Malling
St Edmund & the Wolf, 2023
Charcoal and oil-based pencil on paper
16 x 16 cm (Image Size)
6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in
67 x 49 cm (Framed Size)
26 3/8 x 19 1/4 in
6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in
67 x 49 cm (Framed Size)
26 3/8 x 19 1/4 in
Copyright The Artist
St Edmund was an Anglo-Saxon King and ruled East Anglia between 855AD and 869AD. He was killed by Norwegian pagan Viking raiders. They shot arrows into him until he bristled...
St Edmund was an Anglo-Saxon King and ruled East Anglia between 855AD and 869AD. He was killed by Norwegian pagan Viking raiders. They shot arrows into him until he bristled like a hedgehog, then they cut off his head and threw it deep into the briars in the forest. Edmund’s body was found by his followers, they heard a voice shouting “Hic,Hic, Hic» (Here,here,here) they followed the sound and found the head guarded by a wolf. When the head was put back with the body it miraculously become reattached. This was felt to be a sign of sainthood and many miracles were then attributed to Edmund and his shrine in Bury St Edmunds became a place of pilgrimage.
Exhibitions
Sverre Malling, At the Mistress' Request, Kristin Hjellegjerde, London - 9th January to 7th February 2026Black Shuck Festival Bungay, The Bell Gallery, Bungay, UK, 3 - 13 August 2023- invited by Stuart Pearson Wright
