Location:
England
Coordinates:
55.6786, -1.8077
Events at Lindisfarne (2)
793
ID: 2918
Viking Age begins - raid on Lindisfarne shocks Christian Europe, Charlemagne strengthens coastal defenses
ID: 2918
793
ID: 2548
June 8, 793
Vikings raid Lindisfarne - 'dragons' seen in sky, monastery destroyed, beginning of Viking Age in England
ID: 2548