Northmen Raid Lindisfarne
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Scandinavian History
- Geographical Location: England, Britain, United Kingdom
- Date: June 7, 793
Article abstract: Northmen raid Lindisfarne and foreshadow the large-scale Scandinavian migrations that permanently alter the culture and politics of the British Isles.
Summary of Event
On June 7, 793, three ships beached on the small island of Lindisfarne, a few hundred meters off the east coast of northern Northumbria, just south of modern England’s border with Scotland. A band of warriors, about one hundred strong, disembarked and attacked the monastery at the southern tip of the island. They looted the church and surrounding buildings, killed the...
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