O God of ineffable mercy, who didst give grace and fortitude to blessed Edmund the king to triumph over the enemy of his people by nobly dying for thy Name: Bestow on us thy servants, we beseech thee, the shield of faith, wherewith we may withstand the assaults of our ancient enemy; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Today is the feast of St Edmund, King of East Anglia, who was killed by a Viking army in 869. Edmund's story in Old English: https://t.co/KW8rSyc244 pic.twitter.com/lYZ8MVbMAL
— Clerk of Oxford (@ClerkofOxford) November 20, 2017