Who is depicted in our logo?

The logo depicts Edmund who, of course, gives his name to Bury St Edmunds. Thanks go to Ian Harper for the splendid artwork.

The following biographical details have been contributed by Frank Clark: 

In 869 Edmund, the last King of East Anglia, the future saint of Bury in Suffolk, was barbarously murdered and his kingdom taken by the heathen Danes.

The Passio Sancti Edmundi, written by Abbo of Fleury a century after the event, accords him a martyr's death strongly reminiscent of that of St Sebastian. He was placed with his back against a tree, as if on a rack, and used for target practice in archery until he bristled with arrows like a hedgehog.

He was eventually wrenched away from the tree trunk, half dead, then his back was ripped open, exposing his rib-cage. This was the terrible eagle which spread the lungs like wings and was a sacrifice to the Norse gods.

This should have been the end of native Christian kingship, but not quite. His body was recovered and his tomb became a shrine and gathering point for East Anglian Christians against the Danes, who were eventually overcome.