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By LadyYakAlot

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition

Actually took this photo yesterday but the photo of choice for the day became the pre-wedding shoot ones! But this was too good to miss, especially since it was a rainy lunchtime with no chance to go out and take another photo!!
Twenty six wolves have been individually created by local artists and placed around the heart of Bury St Edmunds as part of the Wolf Trail this year.
 
St Edmund’s Wolf
Edmund, King of East Anglia, fought against the Danish invasion but on 20 November 869 he was captured. When he refused to give up his Christian faith the Danes tied him to a tree, shot him with arrows until he 'bristled like a hedgehog' and then decapitated him.
The King’s men came to find his body after the battle but they could not find his head. Hearing a cry of ‘Here, here, here’ from a nearby wood they discovered a wolf protecting the head of the King. The wolf allowed the men to take the head and, when placed with the body a miracle occurred and the head fused back.
Edmund’s final resting place was in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds where his shrine soon became one of the most famous and wealthy pilgrimage locations in England. St Edmund was the Patron Saint of England from 869 until 1350.
To celebrate the legend of St Edmund's Wolf the town is hosting a Wolf Trail around the town. The 26 wolves have been created by local artists from a variety of materials such as metal, willow, wood and topiary to wolves on a stained glass panel or displayed on walls. The wolves will be on display until St Edmund's Day November 20th.
More information about the wolves and the artists that created them can be found on the website www.ourburystedmunds.com/wolftrail
 
It is fascinating to see them as you shop in the town or wander through the gardens, and maybe in this instance the wolf changed his disposition …!
I’m  going to try and find them all before 20th November!!

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