VIK: This is Lindisfarne. It's an island off the north-east coast of England. We Vikings came here in the 8th century. It was one of the first pieces of English land that we arrived at when we ...

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 ...

Famously, the Viking period is usually marked by the raid on Lindisfarne, a small island off the northeastern coast of England, in 793. But evidence shows that decades before this violent encounter, ...

On Lindisfarne the monks had to suspend their ... Just a few weeks later the dragons returned but now they were on the front of Viking longboats. This was the first recorded Viking Raid.

And, of course, the church centers and monasteries like Lindisfarne [a monastery in Northern England that Vikings pillaged in A.D. 793] constituted the major sources of wealth at that time.

must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell- bent on its capture.

Lindisfarne Festival is where music, magic, and mayhem collide, and this year, we’re going even bigger,” said spokesperson ...

The Road to Lindisfarne: An attack on a small religious community on the Holy island of Lindisfarne in AD 793 heralded the start of the Viking Age of conquest and ...

Lindisfarne Festival is gearing up for its ... an electronic music playground. The Viking Brewhouse will serve Northumbrian brews and music, while Dingle Dell will host a range of acts.