The first few months of 793 was a worrying time for the north of England. Great portents of impending disaster were seen across the heavens. On Lindisfarne the monks had to suspend their evening ...

There’s something of the Vikings about Reform. Just as the Norsemen raided Lindisfarne in 793, Nigel Farage and his band of ...

Durham Cathedral has been crowned in a Which? survey as the best historical attraction in the country with no entry fee and ...

All that you've heard about the Vikings may not be true.

Lars: John was curious about my connection to Lindisfarne, so I explained that ... DNA means there’s a bit of guilt about all the Viking raids that took place from 798 AD! Whenever I travel ...

On this day, Vikings attacked the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne off the coast of North England. “The heathens desecrated God’s sanctuary, ravaged our house of hope, and trampled on the bodies ...

EVIL portents in the year 793 preceded a seaborne raid of Lindisfarne, an island off the coast of the medieval Kingdom of Northumbria. It would mark the start of the Viking era in England.

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.

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, ...

The Viking Age saw the pillaging of the British Isles ... 793 when another team of warriors pillaged St. Cuthbert Church at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, England. What made this raid stand out in ...

In 793 C.E., Vikings attacked a monastery on Lindisfarne, an island off the English coast. This marked the beginning of the Viking Age — and, seemingly, the influx of Scandinavian DNA into Britain.