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Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/figure>\nWhy This Place?<\/h2>\n
The raid on Lindisfarne monastery on 8 June 793 is regarded as the moment the Viking Age entered the consciousness of Christian Europe. The island had previously been a major center of Anglo-Saxon scholarship \u2013 the famous Lindisfarne Gospels were created here. A visit combines dramatic history with one of the most striking coastal landscapes in Northern England.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The monastery on Lindisfarne had been a spiritual center of European standing since the 7th century. The sudden raid by Scandinavian warriors in 793 \u2013 with plundering and violence against the monastic community \u2013 shocked contemporary chroniclers and is still often described as the symbolic beginning of the Viking Age in Europe, even though isolated contacts likely occurred earlier.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Right by the sea \u2013 an atmospheric place to trace the events of 793.<\/p><\/div>\n A striking viewpoint over the whole island and the North Sea.<\/p><\/div>\n Only passable at low tide \u2013 part of the experience that demands respect for the tides.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Current opening hours & prices \u2192 official website<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nHistorical Background<\/h2>\n
What Can You See Today?<\/h2>\n
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Hrafn Highlights<\/h2>\n
The Priory Ruins<\/h3>\n
Lindisfarne Castle<\/h3>\n
The Crossing Over the Causeway<\/h3>\n
Practical Information<\/h2>\n
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Map<\/h2>\n