The Viking raid of Lindisfarne marked the dawn of a new age. An age when holy monasteries and coastal villages would be sacked, burned, and pillaged regularly. It is difficult to imagine the horror and shock felt by the Northumbrians, upon learning that the holiest place in western Europe had been totally desecrated.

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