Viking raid on Lindisfarne
793 · Event
Norse raiders sack the Holy Island monastery; conventional start of the Viking Age.
On these timelines: The Viking Age, Master, United Kingdom (combined), England, Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age
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