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4: ST EDMUND’S CORONATION

Wolf trail marker (4) depicts the coronation of St Edmund. He was crowned King of the Northfolk (Norfolk) in 855 and king of the Southfolk (Suffolk) in the following year. At his coronation, St Edmund took an oath to protect his people from the Vikings and any threat from neighbouring small kingdoms. Under his Christian rule St Edmund’s small kingdom prospered

(Continue to along the cliffs until you reach the Wolf trail marker number 5)

Hunstanton Wolf Trail
  1. Introduction
  2. 1: ST EDMUND’S SHIELD
  3. 2: ST EDMUND LANDS AT HUNSTANTON A.D.855
  4. 3: HOLY WATER
  5. 4: ST EDMUND’S CORONATION
  6. 5: THE VIKINGS ARRIVE
  7. 6: THE MARTYRDOM OF ST EDMUND
  8. APPEARANCE OF THE WOLF