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Lindisfarne

Also known as Holy Island

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is a tidal island off the coast of Northumberland in north-east England. In 635 the Irish monk Aidan founded a monastery there with the support of King Oswald of Northumbria, and it became a centre of Christian mission and learning, home of Saint Cuthbert and of the Lindisfarne Gospels. The Viking raid on the monastery in 793 is often taken as the start of the Viking Age.

Lindisfarne
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lindisfarne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lindisfarne
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