The Norse raid on Lindisfarne in 793: the beginning of the ‘Viking’ age in Britain?

Viking raid on Lindisfarne

Norse raiders attacked the holy island of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast in an event that is generally accepted as the start of the ‘Viking’ period of British history.

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