π€π΅π’ Remains of Lindisfarne Priory, built by ancient monks, on "Holy Island", NORTHUMBRIA, north-east England, where a devastating Viking attack took place in 793.
Lindisfarne Priory was regarded as the sacred heart of Northumbria, the place where Christianity in England began. For this reason, the Lindisfarne raid is often cited as the beginning of the Viking Age in Europe.
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