They came from the sea in a whirlwind of violence. In AD793, the Christian monastery of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast was ransacked by pagans. They plundered and raped; they showed no mercy. These were the Vikings and they came to dominate Europe for the next 200 years.
this year marked the beginning of the Viking Age. this year marked the beginning of the Viking Age.
St. Patrick came to Ireland.
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793 AD
June 8, 793 AD. Danish raiders sacked the monastery Lindisfarne.
The first recorded Viking raid occurred in the year 793 against the great monastery of Lindisfarne off the northeast coast of England.
the vikings stated raiding
The first ISLAND the vikings attacked was Lindisfarne
They began to raid because that was how they where raised and they thought it was normal. It was part of there culture.
The Viking era on Time Tangled Island goes from 793 AD to 1066 AD.
In 793 AD, the first recorded Viking raids, where 'on the Ides of June the harrying of the heathen destroyed God's church on Lindisfarne, bringing ruin and slaughter' (The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).
Circa 700 AD
The Vikings came from Norway, Denmark, and Scandinavia. They attacked the north-east coast of Britain. They invaded in AD 793 and then later in AD 1000-1060.
The Lindisfarne Gospels could best be described as an illustrated holy book, or Bible. It was created around 715 AD by monks at the Lindisfarne monastery.
Began their first attacks of England.