Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, was one of the first landing sites of the Vikings. Monasteries were places where monks lived and worshipped. Most people respected the monks and gave them ...

The first time Ragnar and Athelstan met was when the Viking raided the monastery at Lindisfarne. Before saving his life from the invasion, the monk tried to protect the writings of the Gospel of ...

When the Vikings first attacked Lindisfarne in Northumberland in 793 AD, it was to start a major upheaval that brought bloodshed, a new language and eventually the creation of England. The ...

Their target was a monastery, called Lindisfarne, and they decided to ... three of the most important places associated with the Viking invasion and settlement of Anglo Saxon England.