it is St. Edmund's, (national staint of the English) day on the 20th November.
What are you doing for it.
I am going out .
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ST. EDMUND
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Quote by duncanlondon
Is there a contention between St Edmund and St George?
None.
St Edmund was a King (granted of a relatively small area - East Anglia) but an English King, nonetheless. He was also fought against the Viking Hoards. He reigned in the second half of the 9th Century (850 - 900 AD). He was cononised after his martyrdom - although that might actually have been getting killed in battle against the Vikings - A perfectly good reason to be martyred in my eyes.
St george was some bloke from Turkey who a) never visited England, b) is 'used' as a saint by loads of other - unrelated - countries. Basically a cast-off. Not English and not OURS.
So, no contention - St George should be expunged from all English references and replaced by our very own ST EDMUND!!!!! yay Eddie
Oh, and it's St Edmund as in Bury St Edmunds - his final resting place.
Quote by foxylady2209
Is there a contention between St Edmund and St George?
None.
St Edmund was a King (granted of a relatively small area - East Anglia) but an English King, nonetheless. He was also fought against the Viking Hoards. He reigned in the second half of the 9th Century (850 - 900 AD). He was cononised after his martyrdom - although that might actually have been getting killed in battle against the Vikings - A perfectly good reason to be martyred in my eyes.
St george was some bloke from Turkey who a) never visited England, b) is 'used' as a saint by loads of other - unrelated - countries. Basically a cast-off. Not English and not OURS.
So, no contention - St George should be expunged from all English references and replaced by our very own ST EDMUND!!!!! yay Eddie
Oh, and it's St Edmund as in Bury St Edmunds - his final resting place.
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This Edmund fellow sounds a bit 'kick-arse' doesn't he?
I rather like him. British too... rare that!
Then again, I rather like our country's Viking heritage too.
Quite an interesting period that, the tenth century.
Didn't T-Rex have a song about our Viking-Slayer?
Tenth Century Boy, yeah yeah yeah!
Immortalised in Glam-Rock... he must have been brilliant.
lp
I rather like him. British too... rare that!
Then again, I rather like our country's Viking heritage too.
Quite an interesting period that, the tenth century.
Didn't T-Rex have a song about our Viking-Slayer?
Tenth Century Boy, yeah yeah yeah!
Immortalised in Glam-Rock... he must have been brilliant.
lp
Sorry but Edmund was the English staint. It was the Normans who change it.
Harold banner was a dragon, and George murder a dragon who was protecting a princess. St George was a bit Ye Olde propagandae.
Harold banner was a dragon, and George murder a dragon who was protecting a princess. St George was a bit Ye Olde propagandae.
Quote by Kaznkev
Sorry but if we have to change from st george,who was just a trendy saint when he got picked can i please propose St aiden
Not royal or rich,lived in gods own county(northumberland)and never fought anyone
He did get the wind to change wand save Bambrugh castle from fire and thus is the patron saint of firefighters
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Is there a patron-saint of fire-starters?
lp
st keith of flint!!!
You beat me to it
