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 ...

T he Vikings series from History Channel became a television phenomenon by narrating the story of Ragnar Lothbrok and his ...

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 ...

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.

Study suggests tribes moved to Scandinavia centuries before raiders from the north attacked Lindisfarne in 793AD ...